Systems Analysis

Overview

Framework:
Access to HE 2024
Level:
Level 3
Unit No:
Not available
Credits:
3
Guided learning hours:
Not available

Qualification Grading Type

Graded

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Unit Learning Outcomes

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1. — Understand the Systems Development Life Cycle.

Assessment Criteria

  • 1.1.

    Compare and contrast two systems’ development life cycles. 

  • 1.2.

    Evaluate fact finding methods for a given model.

2. — Be able to carry out investigation by using fact-finding techniques.

Assessment Criteria

  • 2.1.

    Produce a context diagram.

  • 2.2.

    Produce a level 1 Data Flow Diagram (DFD) by expanding the context diagram.

  • 2.3.

    Decompose a level 1 DFD into a level 2 DFD.

3. — Know the requirements of a feasibility study.

Assessment Criteria

  • 3.1.

    Evaluate the features of a feasibility study.

  • 3.2.

    Produce a comprehensive feasibility study for a given problem domain.