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~~220 Data Analysis and Design
No. of hours per week: three and a half hours
Prerequisites: BT110 lnforrnation Technology or
both BT102 lnformation Technology 1A and
BT103 lnforrnation Technology 1 B
Instruction: lecture/laboratory
Assessment: examination/assignment
Subject aims and description
This subject extends the basicinformation technology user
skills aained in BT110 to the development of a simple
autoGated personal data base update and retrieval system to
solve a well-bounded business problem. Appropriate
automated tools will be used to assist in the design and
generation of a simple personal enquiry and update system.
The emphasis is on gaining an understanding of the problem
in its business context, and the need for adequate
documentation of the system and management of this data
to ensure that the information produced by the data base
z. system is relevant and accurate. Students will use conceptual
data analysis methods to produce a logical data model.
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No. of hours per week: three hours
Prerequisites: BT110 lnformation Technology or
both BT102 lnformation Technology 1A and
BT103 lnformation Technology 1 B
Instruction: lecture/tutoriaI/laboratory
Assessment: examination/assignment
Subject aims and description
The subject is specifically for students taking the business
computing major or minor or non-computing majors.
The subject aims to enable students to understand the
development process for business systems and to apply
techniques to the development of end-user systems. The
emphasis moves away from the 'BT110 lnformation
Technology' aim of understanding the technology, to an
identification and evaluation of the technological solutions
which may be applied to business problems. The subject also
aims to enhance skills in the verbal and written presentation
of system studies. The subject is structured for a study of
business computing from the user's point of view rather than
from that of the lnformation Systems Department.
Hands-on exercises are used to build upon the practical skills
gained in first year, with emphasis on the utilisation and
evaluation of business packages. Skills previously developed
with business software packages will be enhanced and
extended.
Textbooks
To be advised
References
A detailed reading guide will be issued for each topic and will include
articles from industry journals and newspapers.
Recent textbooks used:
Laudon, K.C. and Laudon, J.P. Management lnformation Systems, 3rd
edn, New York, Macmillan, 1994
O'Brien J.A., Management lnformation Systems, 2nd edn,
Homewood, 111. 1993
~~222 Business Computing Applications
No. of hours per week: three and a half hours
Prerequisite: BT221 Business Computing
Instruction: lecture (one hour), tutorial (one hour)
and laboratory (one and a half hours)
Assessment: a major group assignment, one final
exam
Subject aims and description
The subject builds on the knowledge and skills developed in
Business Computing. The aim is to give students skills and
understanding relevant to current business systems.
Specifically, typical business systems such as marketing,
manufacturing, finance, human resources systems are
examined. High level software solutions to management
problems are investigated.
References
Recent textbooks used:
McLeod, R. Management lnformation Systems, 5th edn, New York,
Macmillan, 1993
Schultheis, R.A. and Summer, M., Management lnformation Systems,
2nd edn, Homewood, Ill., Irwin, 1992
BT223 lnformation Systems 1
No. of hours per week: three and a half hours
Prerequisites: BTI 10 lnformation Technology or
BTI 02 lnformation Technology A and BT103
lnforrnation Technology B. BT220 Data Analysis
and Design must be taken prior to or
concurrently with this subject
Instruction: lecture/tutorial
Assessment: examination/assignment
Subject aims and description
This subject will extend the information technology user skills
gained in BT110 and complement the business information
analysis and personal data base design skills developed in
BT22O to the analysis, design and implementation of a
straightforward transaction processing system with more of
an emphasis on the procedural aspects. By the end of this
subject students should be able to:
analyse business and organisational information system
requirements of limited scope and complexity, e.g., up to
a work group or departmental level;
describe and recommend strategies for developing the
computer software components of a solution to such
requirements;
make appropriate use of automated software
development tools;
implement a simple system;
evaluate the successfulness of a system.
Topics include:
modelling organisational data
modelling organisational activities
setting implementation priorities
estimation
database design
forms, screen and reports design
process design
development strategies
implementation and installation
evaluation.