1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

Content
The following topics are included:
Operating systems characteristics, operating systems history,
kernel mode, interrupts, distributed systems, layers,
microkernel architecture, layered architecture, open
systems, standards, UNM history and character, UNIX
commands, command line syntax, job control, pipes,
backgrounding, file management, text processing, paged
virtual memory, booting procedure, process management
system calls, logical file system organisation, UNM file
types, architecture of Windows, flow of control by message
passing, cooperative multitasking, segmented paged memory
management, memory protection and sharing, DLLs, clientserver
communication, TCP/IP, network addressing,
Internet services, Novel1 LAN.
Textbook
To be advised
References
Glass, G. UNIXfor Users and Programmers, Prentice-Hall 1993
Tanenbaum, A.S. Modern Operating Systems, Prentice-Hall, 1992
Dunphy E. The UNIXIndustry and Open Systems in Transition,
Wiley-QED, 1994
King, A. Inside Windows 95, Microsoft Press, 1994, Chaps 2-4
Krol, E. The Whole Internet, O'Reilly & Associates, 1992
Comer, D. The Internet Book, Prentice-Hall, 1995
Tsai T.C. A Network of Objects, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1995
BT333 Information Systems 2
12.5 credit points Duration: 3.5 hoursper week
Prerequisities: Bl223 Information Systems I and BT339
Database Management Systems I Instruction: lecture/
tutorial Assessment: examination (70%) and assignments
(30%)
Aims
Information systems which meet the business needs of
organisations must be based on a thorough understanding of
the information needs (what needs to be known?) and the
business processes (whit needs to be done?). ~raditional
methods of analysis, design and implementation (covered in
earlier units) are perceived by many to be inadequate to
handle the large and complex systems of the future. Instead,
object oriented methods are seen to be more likely to
succeed with these types of systems. However, object
oriented methods require a completely different way of
modelling and implementing thd business requirements.
This unit examines one of these obiect oriented methods (as
oer Rumbaueh et al.) in detail and demonstrates how to '
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analyse and transform the business requirements into an
object oriented model for system design. Other approaches
by Jacobson et al. and Coleman et al. will also be included.
By the end of this unit, students will be expected to be able
to apply correctly these approaches to analysis to produce
an object oriented model for a given case study.
Content
Introduction, object oriented paradigm, object modelling;
Dynamic modelling;
Functional modelling;
Rumbaugh's object oriented method with user cases;
The fusion method;
Case studies.
Textbook
Rumbaugh, Blaha, Premerlani, Eddy and Lorensen, Object
Oriented Modelling and Design, Prentice Hall International, 1991.
References
Booch, G. Object Oriented Analysis and Design, 2nd ed., Benjamin
Cummings, 1994
Jacobson, I., Ericsson, M. and Jacobson, A. The Object Advantage,
Addison Wesley, 1994
Coleman, D., Arnold, P., Bodoff, S., Dollin, C., Gilchrist, H.,
Hayes, F., Jeremaes, P. Object Oriented Development - The Fusion
Method, Prentice Hall, 1994
BT334 lnformation Technology Strategies
12.5 credit points Duration: 3 hours per week
Prerequisities: any two stage 2 computing subjects
Instruction: lecture/tutorial Assessment: research paper
(100%)
Aims
This subject examines the relationship between information
technology and its organisational context. Students will
study the ways in which information technology can be
used for competitive advantage and planning methods which
integrate information systems and business strategies. The
role of an information system as part of an overall business
plan will be examined and associated costs, benefits and risks
will be considered.
At the end of the course the student will be able to:
understand the way that managers think and work and
the need for computer systems to improve their
effectiveness in decision-making;
justify the need for careful analysis, risk assessment and
control procedures suitable for different system
development approaches;
understand the strategic role of information technology
and the need to achieve alignment between IT and
corporate strategy.
Content
information systems theory
decision support systems
information systems issues for management
information systems planning network
the organisational role of end user computing
aligning IT with business strategy
quality and risk strategies
Textbook
Gray, P., King, W.R., McLean, E.R., Watson, H.J., Management
of Infonnation Systems FOIs), 2nd ed., The Dryden Press, 1994.
References
To be advised.