1996 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

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Recommended Readins
Exploratory Data Analysis.
Stern, N. & Stern, R., Structured C~BOL Programming, 7th edn,
Basic statistical ideas such as probability and the John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1994
of probabilities, probability distributions and Grauer, R.T., Structured COBOL Programming, renti ice- all,
their applications, statistical measures (mean, variance), 1985 [or later]
Juliff, P., Program Design, Prentice-Hdl, 1986 [or later]
linear repression, introduction to simulation. Estimation and
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hypothesis testing.
Statistical applications through the use of sources of data, IT203 Business Applications & Systems 2
data collection and manipulation with ~ackagesuch as 10 credit points 4 hours per week Hawthorn
MINITAB. Forecasting and time series. Prerequisite: IT103 Business Applications and Systems 1
Financial analysis, the concept of interest, present value Assessment: Examination/Assignmats
methods, discounted cash flow, internal rates of return. A first year subject in the Bachelor of Informtion
Throughout the course, analysis and graphical presentations Technology.
by using packages such as LOTUS is emphasised. 0 bjectives
Recommended Reading
To train students to:
To be advised.
develop a simple business application using a
microcomputer package;
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specify the data inputs, file Contents and information
IT202 COBOL Programming
requirements for common production systems such as
10 credit points 3% hours per week Hawthom
job cost and bill of materials;
prquinte: znnOdUCto'YAogfamming Assasmt' specify data that needs to be used to integrate common
assignments, test, examination
business applications and to be able to achieve this on
A first year subject in the Bachelor of Informtion
the computer;
Technology.
explain how systems are justified, developed,
Objectives
implemented and maintained.
To train students to be able to:
Content
ready understand' modify and debug programs;
design, write, test and document attractive well-
Data base management concepts file concepts, reporting tool
Dbase III+, Dbase IV or related DBMS.
structured programs in COBOL, using the main features
Systems development concepts packages v. Bespoke, systems
of 1985 ANSI COBOL.
life cycle, prototyping, professional development v. user
Content
COBOL fundamentals COBOL structure, syntax, examples,
Internal controls developing effective internal controls and
simple vocabulary (PERFORM, MOVE, ACCEPT,
DISPLAY, etc.). Sequential files review file concepts, tape/
audit
disk, file verbs. Arithmetic ADD, SUBTRACT. MULTIPLY,
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DIVZDE, COMPUTE. Moves numeric, alphanumeric,
Systems implementation, operation and maintenance.
group, MOVE CORRESPONDING.
Types of application systems transaction - general purpose
Editing fixed insertion, floating insertion, replacement.
and vertical market, decision support and expert systems -
Reports layouts, headings, page control, page numbering.
examination of the necessary hardware, software and people
validation IF/ELSE, nested IF^, evaluate sign md class
resources required.
tests, range and limit tests, compound statements, 88 levels.
Data transportability micro-mainframe links, PC to PC
Control group reporting PERFORM v. IF group processing,
links, systems integration - including general ledger,
group totals, group indication, group headings, summary
integrated software.
reports.
Case study presentations.'
Testing and debugging testing strategies, test data, design.
Recommended Reading
Indexed files physical description of indexed files, VSAM V.
Gelinas, U.J., Jr., Oram, A.E., & Wiggins, W.P., Accounting
ISAM, random v. sequential access, environmenddata Information Systems, 2nd edn, South-Western Publishing Co.,
division entries, verbs. Cincinnati, Ohio, 1993
Tables REDEFINES, review table concepts, one-dimension Wilkinson, J.W., Accounting and Information Systems, 3rd edn,
tables, 2-dimension tables, PERFORM VARYING, binary John Wiley, 1992
search, SEARCH, SEARCH ALL.
S~M, J.A., Information Systems in Management, 4th edn,
Multiple file processing merges, merge/replace, master file Wadsworth, 1990
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update.
String processing INSPECT, STRING, UNSTRING. IT222 Mathematics
Sorts sort, merge, work file, key fields, SORT verb, input hours pw mk Assessment and examination
procedure, output procedure.
Content
Sub-programs P r og ram design and
Vectors and matrices; manipulation of vectors, linear
design, cohesion, coupling.
combination of vectors, linear independence and basis,
matrrix manipulation, inverse of a matrix, matrix solution
of equations.