Objectives This assessment relates to course learning outcomes 1, 2, 3 and 4 stated in the e-course profile. Assessment 1 is an individual assessment. In assessment 1, you are assigned tasks which...

Objectives

This assessment relates to course learning outcomes 1, 2, 3 and 4 stated in the e-course profile.

Assessment 1 is an individual assessment. In assessment 1, you are assigned tasks which assess your course knowledge gained between weeks 1 and 5 about different facets of systems development. All students will have to write a report showing the answers to the questions in tasks 1-5 below.

Please note that ALL submitted A2-reports are passed through a computerized copy detection system and it is extremely easy for teaching staff to identify copied or otherwise plagiarised work.


•    Copying (plagiarism) can incur penalties ranging from deduction of marks to failing the course or even exclusion from the University.


•    Please ensure you are familiar with the Academic Misconduct Procedures, available from:

http://policy.cqu.edu.au/Policy/policy_file.do?policyid=1244


The tasks

For the purpose of this assignment, you are assumed to be one of the software consultants appointed to shoulder the system analysis responsibilities in, Global Business Systems in the project outlined in the case study.

You will plan and manage the project as well as investigating and documenting its system requirements. For your Assignment 1 submission, you will produce a report that discusses this project based on your understanding of it and the related investigation results through the tasks below.



Task 1: (10 marks)

Approaches to Systems Development

•    How would Data Science School go about developing its information systems? Which approach would Data Science School take? (5 Marks)

•    Justify your choice of your selected approach/ methodology to systems development. (5 Marks)


Task 2: (15 Marks)

Systems Requirements

•    List all the critical primary functional requirements for the system in the case study. (10 Marks)

•    List all the non-functional requirements for the system in the case study and justify why would you like to have these non-functional requirements. (5 Marks)

Task 3: (15 Marks)

Project Cost Benefit Analysis

•    Discuss your Project Cost Benefit Analysis. (7.5 Marks)

•    Provide an excel spread sheet with details in a Project Cost Benefit Analysis. (7.5 Marks)

Task 4: (20 Marks)

Project Schedule

•    Show a work breakdown structure which follows your choice of approach/ methodology and a project schedule as a Gantt Chart. Explain both of them and discuss how they relate to each other. (10 Marks)

•    Given the system goals, requirements, and scope as they are currently understood, is the project schedule reasonable? Why or why not? (10 Marks)

Task 5: (25 Marks)

System Information Requirement Investigation Techniques

•    Who are the stakeholders involved? (5 Marks)

•    Explain your choice of the 3 most useful investigation techniques. (10 Marks)

•    Justify the usefulness of these 3 investigation techniques. (10 Marks)