1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

various ways in which the total corporate computing
environment can be designed to meet corporate information
needs and support corporate goals.
0 bjedives
At the end of the subject the student will be able to
understand the way that managers think and work and
the need for computer systems to improve their
effectiveness in decision making;
justify the need for careful analysis, risk assessment and
control procedures suitable for different systems
development approaches;
describe the methodologies in use in organisations and
to determine the correct development approach for
different systems;
understand the need for different approaches to
computer systems development to ensure that corporate
information needs are met and computing productivity
is maximised.
Content
Information systems theory - information needs of
management, impact of information systems on strategic
corporate plans.
Traditional life cycle development.
Problems with traditional life cycle development.User
driven computing - elimination of the functions of user and
analyst, user abilities, quality assurance, private systems;
resource requirements - hardware, software and support
structures.
Life cycle variations - methodology and scope, variations in
roles, controls framework.
Management issues - management of maintenance, risk
assessment and control review, security and privacy, human
resource planning, use and misuse of methodologies.
Recommended Reading
To be advised.
IT609 Sohare Engineering 2
10 credit points 4 hours per week Hawthorn
Prerequisite: Software Engineering 1 Assessment:
examination/tests/assignment/project.
A third year subject in the Bachelor of Information
Technology. It builds on material covered in IT509
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3 Software Engineering 1.
a Objectives
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This subject aims to develop in more detail some of the basic
notions of the software life cycle as studied in IT509
Software Engineering 1.
A greater emphasis will be placed upon techniques for
managing and improving the process of large-scale software
development. Students should be able to apply their
understanding to the development of modern software
systems and become fully participating members of software
project teams.
Content
Peopleware, software process models, software cost and
schedule estimation, software risk management, software
standards, software configuration management, software
quality management, software metrics. Group project.
Recommended Reading
Humphrey, W.S., Managtng the Software Process, Reading,
Massachusetts, Addison-Wesley
IT701 Industry Based Learning 2
50 credit points-20 weeks full-time project work in industry
Prerequisite: satisfactory completion of the first six segments of
the course Assessment: assignment
Ob jedives
The objectives of the placement are threefold:
personal development;
learning first hand the environment and culture of
business/industry;
development of information technology skills
Specific objectives are:
To gain first hand experience of the operation of the
information technology environment
To extend the learning of the preceding segments of the
course.
To provide an opportunity for personal development and
social maturation of the student.
To address issues which can better be learned from within
the industrial environment, such as user liaison and systems
security.
To allow the student to obtain an understanding of the ways
in which business organisations function and the context in
which they operate.
To provide a practical basis for further Information
Technology and business related studies.
Content
Students will work as members of the information systems
environment to which they are assigned. Students will work
under the supervision of both an Industrial Supervisor and
an Academic Manager.
Projects and assignments and participation in the
professional activities of sponsors information systems and
information technology environments are assessed by the
student manager and industry supervisor.
Students will be expected to gain experience in the following
areas: Programming, User Liaison, Systems Design; and to
be closely involved with the application of some of the
following: Data Base, Communications, User Support,
Object Oriented Techniques, Imaging.
IT803 Emerging Information Technologies
30 credit points.6 contact hours per week or equivalent. (Note:
The subject may be delivered in intensive seminar style)
Hawthorn Prerequisite satisfactory completion of segments
one to seven Assessment: Team Case Study, Team Projects
A Bachelor of Information Technology subject studied at
the end of 3rd year, in Summer Semester.