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Courses Handbook 2012

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2012.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2011.

308528 (v.1) Com 102 - Introduction to Systems Analysis

Area: Curtin Business School
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 4.0
Tuition Patterns: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Syllabus: Systems: data information, information systems and information flow, different categories of information systems (IS), including management information systems (MIS), decision support systems (DSS), enterprise solution services (ESS), office automation systems (OAS), enterprise information systems (EIS) and computer-based IS, distributed IS and data communications. Systems analysis: methods of analysis, phase of analysis and design. Systems design and development: design techniques, focused on systems life cycle (six-phase model) and prototyping, representations of IS (logical flow diagrams, structure charts, data dictionaries), topdown v. bottom-up development, project management and team planning, documentation, end-user evaluation models and systems maintenance.
Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Field of Education: 020300 Information Systems (Narrow Grouping)
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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