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~~521 User End Computing
No. of hours per week: three hours
Prerequisites: BT504 lntroduction to lnforrnation
Technology
Instruction: lecture/tutoriaI/laboratory
Assessment: examination/assignment
Subject aims and description
The subject aims to enable students to understand the
development process for business systems and to apply
techniques to the development of end-user systems. The
emphasis moves away from the 'BT504 lntroduction to
lnformation ~echnolo~~' aim of understanding the
technoloav, to an identification and evaluation of the
technolo~jcal solutions which may be applied to business
problems. The subject also aims to enhance skills in the
verbal and written presentation of system studies. The
subject is structured for a study of business computing from
the user's point of view rather than from that of the
lnformation Systems Department.
Hands-on exercises are used to build upon the practical skills
gained in first year, with emphasis on the utilisation and
evaluation of business packages. Skills previously developed
with business software packages will be enhanced and
extended.
Textbooks
To be advised
References
A detailed reading guide will be issued for each topic and will include
articles from industry journals and newspapers. Also included will be:
Cushing, B.E. and Fomney, M.B. Accounting lnformation Systems.
6th edn, Reading, Mass., Addison Wesley, 1994
Shore, B. Introduction to Computer lnformation Systems. New York,
Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1988
Wilkinson, J.W. Accounting and lnformation Systems. 3rd edn, New
York, John Wiley, 1991
~~522 Business Computing Applications
No. of hours per week: three and a half hours
Prerequisite: BT221 Business Computing
Instruction: lecture (one hour), tutorial (one hour)
and laboratory (one and a half hours)
Assessment: a major group assignment, one final
exam
Subject aims and description
The subject builds on the knowledge and skills developed in
BT221 Business Computing. The aim is to give students skills
and understanding relevant to current business systems.
Specifically, typical business systems such as marketing,
manufacturing, finance, human resources systems are
examined. High level software solutions to management
problems are investigated.
References
To be advised
~~523 Systems Analysis 1
No. of hours per week: three and a half hours
Prerequisites: BT504 lntroduction to lnformation
Technology
Assessment: exarnination/assignment
Subject aims and description
This subject will expand on the skills learnt in BT506
lnformation Analysis and relate them to the analysis, design
and implementation of a straightforward transaction
processing system with more of an emphasis on the
procedural aspects.
By the end of this subject students should be able to:
analyse business and organisational information system
requirements of limited scope and complexity, e.g., up to
a work group or departmental level;
describe and recommend strategies for developing the
computer software components of a solution to such
requirements;
make appropriate use of automated software
development tools;
implement a simple system;
evaluate the successfulness of a system.
Topics include:
modelling organisational data
modelling organisational activities
setting implementation priorities
estimation
database design
forms, screen and reports design
process design
development strategies
implementation and installation
evaluation
References
To be advised
BT524
Programming A
No. of hours per week: four hours
Prerequisites: BT504 lntroduction to lnforrnation
Technology
Instruction: lecture/tutoriaI/laboratory
Assessment: examination/assignment
Subject aims and description
To give siudents an understanding of the principles and
practice of commercial programming.
By the end of the course, the student will be able to:
describe the programming process, from problem
definition through to program testing;
discuss the principles of structured programming;
explain the importance and philosophy of testing;
design a logical structured solution to a problem using
various algorithm techniques;
read, understand, modify, and debug COBOL programs;
design, write, test, and document attractive, wellstructured
programs in COBOL.