Information Systems Analysis and Design
COIT20248 Information Systems
Analysis and Design Assignment 1 -
About
Systems Development
Weighting:
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30%
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Length:
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1500 words (+/- 10%)
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The tasks
For the purpose of this assignment,
you are assumed to be one of the software consultants appointed to shoulder the
system analysis responsibilities in, the project outlined in the case study.
You will plan and manage the project
as well as investigate and document its system requirements. For your
Assignment 1 submission, you will produce a report that discusses this project
based on your understanding of it and the related investigation results through
the tasks below.
Task
1: (10 marks)
Approaches to Systems Development
• How would “Go Help Me” go about
developing its information systems? (5 Marks)
• Justify your choice of your selected
approach to systems development. (5 Marks)
Task
2: (15 Marks)
Systems Requirements
• What are the primary functional
requirements for the system in the case study? (10 Marks)
• What are the non-functional
requirements for the system in the case study? (5 Marks)
Project Cost Benefit Analysis
•
Discuss your Project Cost Benefit
Analysis. (7.5 Marks)
• Provide an excel spread sheet with
details in a Project Cost Benefit Analysis. (7.5 Marks)
Task
4: (20 Marks)
Project Schedule
•
Show
a work breakdown structure and a project schedule as a Gantt Chart. Explain
both of them and discuss how they relate to each other. (10 Marks)
• Given
the system goals, requirements, and scope as they are currently understood, is
the project schedule reasonable? Why or why not? (10 Marks)
Task
5: (25 Marks)
System Information Requirement Investigation Techniques
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Who are the stakeholders involved?
(5 Marks)
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Explain your choice of the 3 most
useful investigation techniques. (10 Marks)
•
Justify the usefulness of these 3
investigation techniques. (10 Marks)
The Report
(Important: The report makes up 100 marks - scaled to 30%)
You will produce a report that aims
to explain your systems analysis results as per the layout and submission
guidelines mentioned below.
Report
Layout and Submission Guidelines
In the template file “COIT 20248
Assessment1TemplateFile” (in MS Word) provided to you, the report for ‘Systems
Development’ has been organized using the following headings and guidelines.
Students are advised to observe the word count in each
section when developing the report.
• Title
Cover Page with clear details of course title/name, student number/name,
lecturer & tutor (Provided in template file)
• Introduction
(Provided in template file) *about 100 words o Introduction must clearly define the aims of the report. o Introduction must identify the project objectives.
• The Approach to Systems Development
- Task 1 *about 250 words
o How would “Go Help Me” go about
developing its information systems?
o
Justification for your chosen
approach to system development
•
Systems Requirements - Task 2.
*about 250 words
o List the primary functional
requirements for the system in the case study.
o
List the non-functional requirements
for the system in the case study.
•
Project Cost /Benefit Analysis –
Task 3 *about 200 words
•
Project Schedule - Task 4 *about 200
words
o Show work breakdown structure in the
project as well as the project schedule Gantt Chart? What are they and how do
they relate to each other?
o Given
the system goals, requirements, and scope as they are currently understood, is
the project schedule reasonable? Why or why not?
• System Information Requirement
Investigation Techniques - Task 5. *about 250 words
o
List the stakeholders involved.
o
Explain your choice of the 3 most
useful investigation techniques.
o
Justify the usefulness of these 3
investigation techniques.
•
Reflections and Conclusions *about
100 words
o Present your reflections about this
project (e.g. achievement and constraints).
o Provide a brief summary of your
findings
• References (must complete by showing
1 or more references with their related in-text citations)
Marks for Assignment 1 will be
allocated as follows:
TOPIC
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Weight
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Mark
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Introduction
(5 marks)
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2.5
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Clearly defines the aims of the
report
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2.5
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Identifies the project objectives.
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Approach
to Systems Development - Task 1 (10 Marks)
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How would Brisbane Multi
Faith Temple go about developing its
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5
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information systems?
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Justify your choice of approach to
systems development.
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5
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Systems
Requirements - Task 2 (15 Marks)
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What are the primary functional
requirements for the system in the
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10
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case study?
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• What are the non-functional requirements for the system in
the case study?
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5
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Project
Cost Benefit Analysis - Task 3 (15 Marks)
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7.5
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Discuss your Project Cost Benefit
Analysis
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• Provide an excel spread sheet with details in a Project
Cost Benefit
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7.5
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Analysis
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Project
Schedule - Task 4 (20 Marks)
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Provide the project work breakdown
structure & schedule - Gantt Chart
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10
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• Explain whether, given the system goals, requirements, and
scope as they
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are currently understood, is the
project schedule reasonable? Why or why
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10
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not?
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System
Information Requirement Investigation Techniques – Task 5 (25
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Marks)
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5
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• Who are the stakeholders involved?
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Explain your choice of the 3 most
useful investigation techniques.
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10
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• Justify the usefulness of these 3 investigation
techniques.
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10
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Reflections
and Conclusions (5 marks)
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Present your reflections about
this project (e.g. achievement
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2.5
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and constraints).
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2.5
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Briefly summarize your findings.
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References
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5
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TOTAL:
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100
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