ITC211 Systems Analysis (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Computing (COMPU)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
Systems analysis provides students with knowledge and skills in: feasibility analysis; requirements gathering; requirements writing; and requirements modelling of business problems and systems. Object oriented and structured modelling techniques are a major part of the subject content.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 1 | |
|---|---|
| Internal | CSU Study Centre Sydney | Session 2 |
| Internal | Albury-Wodonga |
| Internal | Bathurst |
| Internal | CSU Study Centre Melbourne |
| Internal | CSU Study Centre Sydney |
| Internal | Wagga Wagga |
| Distance | Wagga Wagga | Session 3 |
| Internal | CSU Study Centre Melbourne |
| Internal | CSU Study Centre Sydney |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: ITC211
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Assumed Knowledge:
Enrolment restrictions:
Not available to students who have completed ITC412
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to describe the context of an information system;
- be able to discuss and describe processes to systems analysis;
- be able to compare the range of requirements gathering techniques;
- be able to describe and apply feasibility study methods and approaches;
- be able to develop system requirements models;
- be able to use the tools and techniques of object oriented and structured systems modelling.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
- Introduction to information systems.
- Approaches to system analysis (object oriented and structured).
- Processes to systems analysis (i.e. SDLC, iterative, Rational Unified Process).
- Problem definition.
- Feasibility analysis.
- Requirements gathering.
- Requirements specification (i.e. functional and nonfunctional).
- Events, use cases and test cases.
- System requirements models (i.e. analysis of class diagrams and data flow diagrams).
- UML and Case tools.
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.