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INFO5001: System Analysis and Modelling (2014 - Semester 2)
Unit: | INFO5001: System Analysis and Modelling (6 CP) |
Mode: | Normal-Day |
On Offer: | Yes |
Level: | Postgraduate |
Faculty/School: | School of Computer Science |
Unit Coordinator/s: |
Dr Chung, Vera
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Session options: | Semester 2 |
Versions for this Unit: | |
Site(s) for this Unit: |
http://learn-on-line.ce.usyd.edu.au |
Campus: | Camperdown/Darlington |
Pre-Requisites: | None. |
Prohibitions: | ELEC3610 OR ELEC5743 OR INFO2110. |
Brief Handbook Description: | This unit provides a comprehensive introduction to the analysis of complex systems. Key topics are the determination and expression of system requirements (both functional and non-functional), and the representation of structural and behavioural models of the system in UML notations. Students will be expected to evaluate requirements documents and models as well as producing them. This unit covers essential topics from the ACM/IEEE SE2004 curriculum, especially from MAA Software Modelling and Analysis. Note: The lectures of this unit are co-taught with INFO2110. |
Assumed Knowledge: | experience with a data model as in COMP5212 or COMP5214 or COMP5028 or COMP5138 |
Lecturer/s: |
Dr Chung, Vera
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Tutor/s: |
Feng Sha - [email protected] Angus Ma - [email protected] Felix Lo - [email protected] |
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Timetable: | INFO5001 Timetable | ||||||||||||||||||||
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T&L Activities: | Lecture: Lectures include presentations, demonstrations of how to carry out analysis and related activities and active-learning participation by students. Summaries available on the UoS web site. Tutorial: Students will work in groups to practice systems analysis activities, and the discuss how the concepts can be applied. |
Attributes listed here represent the key course goals (see Course Map tab) designated for this unit. The list below describes how these attributes are developed through practice in the unit. See Learning Outcomes and Assessment tabs for details of how these attributes are assessed.
Attribute Development Method | Attribute Developed |
Problem investigation and analysis. Identifying and evaluating alternative solutions. | Design (Level 3) |
Requirements Capture, and conceptual Data and Process modelling - essential skills in the ICT disciplines. | Engineering/IT Specialisation (Level 3) |
Identifying information needs. Gathering and evaluating information from varied sources. | Information Seeking (Level 3) |
Producing clear well-constructed technical documents and diagrams. Undertaking an oral presentation. | Communication (Level 3) |
Appreciation of the organisational context of information systems development. Awareness of professional responsibilities for systems analysts. | Professional Conduct (Level 3) |
Working in project teams with clearly differentiated roles and responsibilities. Awareness of planning issues and methods. Ability to work with project planning methods and documents. | Project and Team Skills (Level 3) |
For explanation of attributes and levels see Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table.
Learning outcomes are the key abilities and knowledge that will be assessed in this unit. They are listed according to the course goal supported by each. See Assessment Tab for details how each outcome is assessed.
Design (Level 3)Assessment Methods: |
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Assessment Description: |
Assignment: Assignment 1: System Requirements (in teams). Elicit and document system requirements; deliver/explain these in oral presentation. Quiz: Mid-session Quiz. Knowledge of UML and other notations, project management techniques, interface design. Assignment: Assignment 2: System Modelling. Following on from the previous assignment, will assemble descriptions of the system using appropriate notations, design the mobile interface using HTML & Android simulator. Final Exam: Written Examination. Covering all aspects of the unit. Duration two hours. |
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Grading: |
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Policies & Procedures: | IMPORTANT: School policy relating to Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism. In assessing a piece of submitted work, the School of IT may reproduce it entirely, may provide a copy to another member of faculty, and/or to an external plagiarism checking service or in-house computer program and may also maintain a copy of the assignment for future checking purposes and/or allow an external service to do so. Other policies See the policies page of the faculty website at http://sydney.edu.au/engineering/student-policies/ for information regarding university policies and local provisions and procedures within the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies. |
Prescribed Text/s: |
Note: Students are expected to have a personal copy of all books listed.
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Recommended Reference/s: |
Note: References are provided for guidance purposes only. Students are advised to consult these books in the university library. Purchase is not required.
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Online Course Content: | available in WebCT: http://learn-on-line.ce.usyd.edu.au |
Note that the "Weeks" referred to in this Schedule are those of the official university semester calendar https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
Week | Description |
Week 1 | Reading: Dennis Ch 1 |
Course Introduction; Overview of SDLC. | |
Week 2 | Reading: Dennis Ch 2 |
Project Proposal (Business Need and Value); Introduction to Project Planning and Management. | |
Week 3 |
Project Management & Emerging trends in IT Warren Raynor: Guest Lecture from IBM |
Reading: Dennis Ch 2 | |
Week 4 | Requirements (Functional & Non-functional). |
Reading: Dennis Ch 3-4 | |
Week 5 | Reading: Dennis Ch 11 |
Physical & System Architecture Design | |
Week 6 | Reading: Dennis Ch 10 |
Human Computer Interaction layer design Ronnie Taib: Guest Lecture from NICTA HCI team |
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Assessment Due: Quiz 1 | |
Week 7 | Modelling of Rule based system |
Introduction to HTML | |
Week 8 | Structural Models in Analysis; Class and object diagrams. |
Reading: Dennis Ch 8 | |
Assessment Due: Quiz 2 | |
Week 9 | Reading: Dennis Ch 5 |
Structural Models in Analysis, using CRC cards in analysis. | |
Week 10 | Reading: Dennis Ch 6 |
Behavioral models (interaction diagram) | |
Assessment Due: Quiz 3 | |
Week 11 | Reading: Dennis Ch6-7 |
Behavioral models (state diagram) | |
Validation of models | |
Week 12 |
Construction (Testing and documentation) The Professional, Ethics and Professionalism |
Reading: Dennis Ch12 | |
Week 13 | Review |
Exam Period | Assessment Due: Final Exam |
Course Relations
The following is a list of courses which have added this Unit to their structure.
Course | Year(s) Offered |
Course Goals
This unit contributes to the achievement of the following course goals:
Attribute | Practiced | Assessed |
Design (Level 3) | Yes | 11.15% |
Engineering/IT Specialisation (Level 3) | Yes | 58.84% |
Information Seeking (Level 3) | Yes | 0% |
Communication (Level 3) | Yes | 4.64% |
Professional Conduct (Level 3) | Yes | 14.25% |
Project and Team Skills (Level 3) | Yes | 11.15% |
These goals are selected from Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table which defines overall goals for courses where this unit is primarily offered. See Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table for details of the attributes and levels to be developed in the course as a whole. Percentage figures alongside each course goal provide a rough indication of their relative weighting in assessment for this unit. Note that not all goals are necessarily part of assessment. Some may be more about practice activity. See Learning outcomes for details of what is assessed in relation to each goal and Assessment for details of how the outcome is assessed. See Attributes for details of practice provided for each goal.