Information Systems 12 (E238)
Info. Sys. Timetable 2005

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Information Systems: Lesson By Lesson

Term 1

Week 1: Your textbook is your best source of reference
Definitions: data, information, system
Lookup: carriers; service providers

Week 2:

Week 3: Compare and contrast Distributed with centralised information systems

Week 4: MIS

Draw LDFDs.

Week 5: Top-down vs bottom up design and development

Week 6: Apply Life-Cycle approach to systems development

Week 7: Do 1997 TEE, Question 27

Week 8: Compare computer systems and computer-based information systems.

Week 9: Find five examples of distributed processing that use the internet.

Week 10: Project planning: Gantt Charts, other examples.

Term 2

Week 1: MIS revisited.

Week 2: Compare and contrast open vs closed information systems.

Week 3: Compare information systems with communication systems.

Week 4: Revision

Week 5: Semester 1 exams

Week 6: Semester 1 exams

Week 7: Draw LDFDs

Week 8: Apply analysis techniques

Week 9: Time management for group work

Week 10: Project management: details.

Term 3

Week 1: MIS revisited YA.

Week 2: Compare and contrast SDLC and Prototyping.

Week 3: Teams, groupware, etc.

Week 4: RDBMS

Week 5: RDBMS

Week 6: Apply analysis techniques.

Week 7: Draw LDFDs

Week 8: Apply analysis techniques.

Week 9: Draw LDFDs

Week 10: Revision

Term 4

Week 1: Semester 2 exams

Week 2: Revision TEE 2003

Week 3: Revisiion TEE 2003

Total Time: 35 hours (Only 30 hours shown here so far!)


Information Systems 12 (E238)
Information Systems
(35 hours)

1. Define:

  • datum
  • data
  • information
  • system

2. Describe:

  • information systems
  • communications systems

3. Define:

  • carriers
  • service providers

4. Describe:

  • management information systems
  • computer systems
  • computer-based information systems

5. Describe:

  • centralised information systems
  • distributed information systems

6. Describe:

  • open information systems
  • closed information systems

7. Apply logical data flow diagrams.

8. Apply analysis techniques.

9. Apply design techniques including ‘life cycle’ and ‘prototyping’.

10. Define and compare:

  • ‘top down’ design
  • ‘bottom up’ development

11. Define project management including:

  • teams
  • planning
  • progress reports
  • time management
  • work assignment (work breakdown structure)

Note: Students are expected to develop skills in the analysis and design
of information systems in association with other sections of this subject.


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