Module Delivered in
| Short Title: | IS Analysis & Design 1 |
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| Full Title: | IS Analysis & Design 1 |
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| Description: | To provide students with a comprehensive description of the types of Information Systems used at different levels within an organisation.
identify the database solutions most appropriate to various business situations.
To successfully use a properly designed database for the retrieval of business information. |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
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| On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to | - Describe how different information systems are applied at different levels within an organisation.
- Determine the appropriate software development method in particular business circumstances.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the Feasibility Study Process
- Conduct analysis of a business process and apply tools to document findings.
- Construct a relational database from and Entity Relationship Diagrams and Data Dictionary
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Module Content & Assessment| Content |
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Different Levels of Information Systems: (10%) Operational information Systems; Management Information Systems; Decision Support Systems; Executive Information Systems; Features of each type of systems, users, information requirements, outputs, value to the organisation; strategic implications. Business Applications for Databases: (40%) File organisation and access methods, problems with traditional filing systems; components of a DBMS, advantages and obstacles for a DBMS, databases models - hierarchical, network, relational, object-oriented; relational database design, structured query language, Date warehouse/mining. Entity Relationship Diagrams. Sources of Information Systems: (10%) Develop a solution to fulfill requirements, Software packages vs. Custom built systems, Internal sources – IS Department, end-users, External sources – package suppliers, software houses, Outsourcing issues. Database Development: (40%) Database creation, table design, establishing relationships, resolving many to many relations and basic forms design. Implement ERDs in a relational database.
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
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| Course Work | 60% | | End of Semester Formal Examination | 40% |
| | Outcome addressed | % of total | Assessment Date |
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| Formal End-of-Semester Examination | 1,2,3,4,5 | 40% | Semester End |
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| Coursework Breakdown |
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| Type | Description | Outcome addressed | % of total | Assessment Date |
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| Other | 1. Continuous assessment will take the form of several individual assessments. These can be in-class, time constrained format or lapsed format. | 4,5 | 60 | n/a |
IT Tallaght reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment Module Workload & Resources| Workload | Full-time |
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| Type | Description | Hours | Frequency | Average Weekly Learner Workload |
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| Lecture | Class Based Instruction | 3 | Every Week | 3.00 | | Total Weekly Learner Workload | 3.00 | | Total Weekly Contact Hours | 3.00 |
| Resources |
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| Required Book Resources |
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- Bocij, Chaffey, Greasley & Hickey 2006, Business Information Systems, Technology, Development & Management for the e-business, Prentice Hall
| | Recommended Book Resources |
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- Curtis, Cobham, 2006, Business Information Systems, Analysis, Design and Practice, Prentice Hall
- Marakas 2006, Systems Analysis & Design, an active approach, Mc Graw Hill
- Laudon, Laudon 2003, Essentials of Management Information Systems, Prentice Hall
- O’Brien 2005, Introduction to Information Systems, Mc Graw Hill
- Haag, Cummings, Mc Cubbrey 2005, Management Information systems for the Information Age, Mc Graw Hill
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