International
Advanced Diploma in Computer Studies (IADCS)
Syllabus - IAD202 - Business Systems
Development
Introduction
The
purpose of this module is to provide the student with the technical, interpersonal
and management skills required by the systems designer. The student
will be able to select and use appropriate systems design techniques and tools,
introduce
controls to ensure availability, integrity and privacy of systems,
and plan the implementation of systems.
| # | Topic Area | Weighting |
| A |
Introduction – systems, organisations, changing organisations,
functional areas, data, information, information systems, documentation,
benefits of structured methods, features (e.g. SSADM, OO), costs and
justifications |
5% |
| B |
The systems development life cycle, stages and models,
roles of people involved in systems development, ergonomic principles
for systems design |
5% |
| C |
Logical data storage and access requirements, file organisations,
optimisation of access paths |
10% |
| D |
Program specifications, timing of procedures (on-line,
batch), response times and run times, performance testing and tuning |
15% |
| E |
Screen design, layouts, dialogues, forms design, human/computer
interface, ergonomic techniques |
15% |
| F |
Relate system requirements to constraints (technology,
organisation), input/output media |
10% |
| G |
Data entry procedures, coding and user documentation, system
documentation standards |
10% |
| H |
Security – threats, failure, causes, responsibilities,
risk analysis, countermeasures, control procedures, contingency plans,
recovery, audit trail, data protection, disaster recovery planning |
15% |
| I |
Implementation plans, training requirements,
test data, systems testing, acceptance testing, changeover options,
data conversion, file creation, changeover documentation, system review
– cost/user effectiveness |
15% |
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