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At the end of the course 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 system
development approaches;
understand the strategic role of information technology
and the need to achieve alignment between IT and
corporate strategy.
Topics covered:
information systems theory
decision support systems
information systems issues for management
information systems planning network
the organisational role of end user computing
E! aligning IT with business strategy
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~~635 Business Software Engineering
No. of hours per week: four hours
Prerequisites: BT506 Information Analysis with
BT523 Systems Analysis 1 or either BT524 or
2. BT527
r~ Instruction: lecture/tutorialllaboratory
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In this subject, students are introduced to design concepts,
8 principles and methods relevant to the design of software for
u-, information systems.
c. Although the main emphasis is on techniques in widespread
use, other approaches and requirements are also covered. In
particular, design methods suited to projects where
Computer-Aided Software Engineering (CASE) will be used
are studied and applied.
Because students are expected to acquire competence in
choosing and applying design techniques the subject includes
a project component in which CASE software will be used.
8~636 Advanced Application
Development
No. of hours per week: four hours
Prerequisites: BT506 lnformation Analysis, BT524
Programming 1 or BT527 Programming 2
Instruction: lecturellaboratory
Assessment: assignments
Subject aims and description
This subject provides students with the opportunity to work
in a formal project team environment on the development
and implementation of an information system.
The objective is to employ the practical skills learned in other
subjects, such as:
software engineering techniques
project control
standards development
programming
testing
migrationlchange control
By doing so, to deepen and broaden the understanding of
practical computing, and to reinforce the theory learned in
other subjects.
References
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~~637 Advanced Programming B
Please refer to BT337.
~~703 Introduction to Business Software
No. of hours per week: twenty hours
Prerequisites: nil
Subject aims
The aim of this subject is to:
introduce students to information technology concepts
with particular emphasis on decision support systems;
enable students to appreciate, and gain practice in the
application of a range of PC-based analysis methods as a
means of providing information for management
decision making;
enable students to confidently use a number of key
software packages which can be utilised in other areas
of the course.
Subject description
Software and hardware components of decision support
systems
Decision support system concepts
Recent software developments
Hardware facilities available
Specific application software available for decision
support analysis
Recent developments in decision support software
Mainframe vs PC based decision analysis
Decision support software
Spreadsheets
An appreciation of the nature and role of modelling in
the decision making process, e.g. financial, forecasting,
simulation.
Choosing the right type of decision analysis tool for a
specific application.
Using Lotus 1-2-3 for decision analysis.Students will be
expected to acquire the necessary skills needed to build
their own models.
Graphics
The presentation of information in a graphic format,
including output from modelling packages.
Using presentation graphics software for effective
communication.
Data bases
Using corporate data as source material for micro-based
decision support tools.
Data base packages as a decision support
facility.Students will be expected to acquire the
necessary skills needed to build and query their own data
bases.
Availability and accessing of public data bases.