This unit introduces students to the key principles which underlie the analysis and design of information systems to support business and other organisational undertakings. It covers design and design thinking, requirements elicitation, consulting skills and conceptual and logical systems modelling.
Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:
(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:
(b.) Study schedule for off-campus students:
(c.) Additional requirements (all students):
See also Unit timetable information
FIT9030, FIT5130
Mark Creado
Luba Torlina
Esyin Chew
To be advised
To be advised
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As a result of the unit review of the unit in Semester 1, 2015, the portfolio assignment has been changed to include face-to-face feedback for some of the tasks. This will allow for richer feedback to improve skills in the practical aspects of the unit.
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| Week | Activities | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | No formal assessment or activities are undertaken in week 0 | |
| 1 | Introduction to Systems and Design | Assignment 2 due various dates throughout the semester, with no task due after Week 11 |
| 2 | The Design Process and Development Lifecycle Models | |
| 3 | Requirements Elicitation | |
| 4 | Conceptual Modelling and the Design Specification | |
| 5 | Conceptual Modelling for Information Structures | |
| 6 | Conceptual Modelling for Processes | Assignment 1a due 4pm, Friday 4 September 2015 |
| 7 | Unified Modelling Language 1: Activity Diagrams and Use Cases | Portfolio Feedback Session 1 |
| 8 | Unified Modelling Language 2: Class Diagrams | |
| 9 | Unified Modelling Language 3: Use Case Realisation and System Architecture | Assignment 1b due 4pm, Friday 25 September 2015 |
| 10 | User Interface Design | |
| 11 | User-Centred Design | Portfolio Feedback Session 2 |
| 12 | Verification and Validation, and Unit Review | Assignment 1c due 4pm, Friday 23 October 2015 |
| SWOT VAC | No formal assessment is undertaken during SWOT VAC | |
| Examination period | LINK to Assessment Policy: http://policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/ academic/education/assessment/ assessment-in-coursework-policy.html |
*Unit Schedule details will be maintained and communicated to you via your learning system.
Examination (3 hours): 50%; In-semester assessment: 50%
| Assessment Task | Value | Due Date |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment 1a - Draft Design Specification Introductory Section | 5% | 4pm, Friday 4 September 2015 (Week 6) |
| Assignment 1b - Completed Draft Design Specification | 15% | 4pm, Friday 25 September 2015 (Week 9) |
| Assignment 1c - Final Design Specification | 20% | 4pm Friday 23 October 2015 (Week 12) |
| Assignment 2 - Portfolio | 10% in total | Portfolio Feedback Session 1 due Week 7 and Portfolio Feedback Session 2 due Week 11, with no task due after Week 11 |
| Examination 1 | 50% | To be advised |
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1. Narrative overview:
a. Completeness of discussion of the project background
b. Completeness of understanding of the design problem
2. Conceptual models:
a. Quality of the design solution and support for the business requirements
b. Correctness of technique execution
3. Quality and professionalism of presentation, including layout, structure and grammar.
As per Assignment 1b.
The assessment criteria for each item of work differs depending on the category of task.
For critiques of readings:
For design models:
The overall grade for the portfolio will be the average grade of the four submissions.
Weekly readings will be specified on the unit's Moodle site.
Monash Library Unit Reading List (if applicable to the unit)
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