CO2811 - Business Information Systems Development 2A

[Offered in odd-numbered years]

Credit points:	03
Year:	2005
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:

Developing business information systems in a database context. Topics include systems design, relational database theory, systems implementation, systems testing/support/maintenance, systems evaluation and user training.

Learning Outcomes

• demonstrate ability to implement a business information system in a database context;
• describe what a database management system is and how it organises data;
• design a business information system in a database context conforming to the principles of data analysis and data modelling;
• develop implementation plans including testing, change-over, user-training, evaluation and systems maintenance activities.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
• The ability to calculate, produce, interpret and communicate numerical information;
• The ability to select and use appropriate IT tools;
• The ability to access and employ online technologies effectively;
• The ability to use and interpret different media;
• A coherent and disciplined body of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to use a variety of media and methods to retrieve, analyse, evaluate, organise and present information;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning processes and products;
• The ability to learn independently and in a self-directed manner;
• A commitment to lifelong learning and intellectual development.

Prerequisites:	CO2801
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	CP1500 and CP3010 and CO3811

Availabilities
, , Study Period 2
Census Date 31-Aug-2005
Coord/Lect:	afjmr.
Contact hours:	26 hours 12 hours 12 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (15%); (35%).
, , Study Period 2
Census Date 31-Aug-2005
Coord/Lect:	afjmr.
Contact hours:	26 hours 12 hours 12 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (15%); (35%).

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