Lesson on 17th December - Requirement Analysis

Hello IS Folks ,

We have been talking about Requirements Gathering didnt we ?
(God Bless the absentees !) GRRRRRR..... ( Angry Face ) 😈

Just Kidding folks ,

We need to recap what we did, try doing these questions  ,

• What is a requirement ?
• What is the difference between a user requirement and a system requirement ? 
• who are the people involved in requirements gathering process ?
• what are functional requirements ? what are nonfunctional requirements ? 
• can you provide an example of those from an ATM system ? 
• what are the typical non functional requirements expected from a hospital management system ? 
• list the functional requirements of a supermarket management system ? 
• what are the  data gathering techniques we learnt ? 

Remember the Koombiyo Teledrama episode I was talking about ? just watch if you like ;) 

• and we have been talking about Multimedia 

here is a good introduction about multimedia 

Now try these past paper questions

what about the advantages and disadvantages of multimedia ?
read this article before completing my homework
http://smallbusiness.chron.com/advantages-disadvantages-using-multimedia-pages-46642.html
https://www.cincopa.com/blog/why-multimedia-content-is-so-good-for-your-website-and-blog/
http://smallbusiness.chron.com/5-components-multimedia-28279.html

2017 March A1-c) 
Briefly describe the role and skills of the following:
i) System analyst/designer (3 marks)
ii) Programmer (3 marks)

some supportive material : 
http://www.w3computing.com/systemsanalysis/roles-systems-analyst/
http://www.exforsys.com/career-center/career-tracks/the-role-of-a-computer-programmer.html

2017 March A2 b) 
Briefly describe FIVE different fact finding methods giving advantages and
disadvantages of each (5 x 3 marks)

here is a good resource for reading : 
http://www.cse.dmu.ac.uk/UMLISAD/chapter5/1_5_2.html

2017 March B7
Discuss THREE different types of multimedia that could be used to enhance a web page that a school wishes to use for advertising and promotion of the school. (3 x 4 marks)


2017 March B12
Without reference to cost or time, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of a prototyping technique of your choice. (12 marks)

2016 September A1 - a)
What is the purpose of system analysis and what skills are required by a system analyst? (8 marks)

2016 September A2 - b) 
Identify FOUR fact finding techniques, giving one different advantage and one different disadvantage of each (8 marks)

2016 September B11
a) Discuss briefly what it meant by the term Evolutionary Prototyping. (4 marks)
b) Discuss briefly the advantages and disadvantages of this technique. (8 marks)

2016 March B8
The use of multimedia is often seen as essential to the success of many websites. Discuss the guidelines you would recommend for the use of THREE different types of multimedia. (3 x 4 marks)

2016 March B6
Questionnaires are a fact finding technique used during the early stages of analysis.
a) Discuss what is meant by open ended questions by use of examples
b) Discuss what is meant by closed ended questions by use of examples
c) Where else in the project may questionnaires be used? (3 x 4 marks)

2016 March B5
SSADM recommends the use of Throwaway Prototypes.
a) Discuss what a throwaway prototype is
b) Discuss the advantages of throwaway prototyping
c) Discuss the disadvantages of throwaway prototyping (3 x 4 marks)

What an inspiration - Never Give Up

Hello my kids ,
Just spend few minutes to check this video ...
It tells a great story

https://www.facebook.com/MotivationForSmartPeople/posts/723224771201011

Cheers
Ms.Dilshara

lesson on 10th december - SSADM

dear girls and boys ,

we learned the following today

1. what is a method and what is a methodology 
2. what is SSADM and what sections does it cover in SDLC ? 
3. What is feasibility study / 
4. areas of feasibility 
1. Technical feasibility 
2. economical feasibility
3. schedule feasibility
4. operational feasibility
5. legal feasibility
6. cultural feasibility

we looked at different past paper questions after that . 

read this and understand what includes in a feasibility report 

http://www.mymanagementguide.com/feasibility-study-reporting-steps-to-writing-a-feasibility-study-report-fsr/

here are some good resources to study feasibility study &  report 

https://www.slideshare.net/abhijeetbhosale102/feasibility-report-basic-concepts

https://www.rowan.edu/home/sites/default/files/Rohrer%20College%20of%20Business/feasibility-study.pdf

https://www.slideshare.net/marsmfyam/project-planning-and-feasibility-study

here is a good elaboration of SSADM

can you explain what SSADM is ?
(write in comments section)

Organizations - Objectives, structures & Stakeholders - (Section 3)

Hello everyone

This week and last week we were discussing facts about organizations ;

- what is an organization
- what is an organization hierarchy
- what is meant by operations and management
- what are their key activities
- what are the layers of management



here are some responsibilities





then we learnt

- classifications of organizations

- stakeholders of organizations



- types of organization structures

Read extra : https://www.slideshare.net/vibhugorintla/organizational-structure-ppt?next_slideshow=1


Download the material : https://drive.google.com/open?id=1zKznJQR0asEl9wYe3gxx7puyR_j7hhFn

Try these past paper Questions as Homework

March 2017 - B9
Describe what is meant by the following management structures
a) Matrix (6 marks)
b) Hierarchical (6 marks)

March 2017 - B10
By providing examples relevant to a small retail company, define what is meant by the
following terms:
a) Data (2 marks)
b) Information (2 marks)
c) Strategic data (4 marks)
d) Operational data (4 marks)

September 2016 - B7
Discuss the typical management structure for a computing department within a company. (12 marks)

September 2016 - B8
Discuss the following terms, giving examples
a) Operational data
b) Strategic data
c) Tactical data    (3 x 4 marks)

September 2016 - B10
What is meant by the following terms and provide examples
a) Structured data - 3 marks
b) Un-structured data - 3 marks

March 2016 - A3
a)Describe the type of information and typical software used at the three major different
levels of management and draw a diagram illustrating your answer. (12 marks)

Cheers
Ms.Dilshara

Data Gathering (Section: System Analysis & Design)

Dear Students ,
We have been learning about various data gathering methods an analyst would use for eliciting user requirements.

Here are a few

1. Interviewing the End Users
   interviews can be either (Structured ,Semi Structured or Unstructured) or (formal or informal) or (Individual or panel )
   Questions can be asked - Open ended or closed ended
2. Conducting Surveys with Questionnaires
   click here to view a sample questionnaire
   questionnaires too can have open ended questions or closed ended questions
   closed ended questions can be - Yes/No , Multiple choice , Checkboxes
   download this questionnaire -
3. Observing the Operational Environment of your client
   observations can be covert or reported
4. Inspecting current documents
   Documents such as Logs , Worksheets, Meeting minutes , Reports , current website , letters , forms , notices
5. Researching on similar systems on the web or similar orgnizations
6. Prototyping
   thro away , evolutionary
7. Asking expert opinion - sometimes we call it Delphi technique
8. JRP

Here is a good note for those who study extra :) 

http://misprivate.boun.edu.tr/bozanta/MIS321/AnalysisOfSystemRequirements.pdf

Download the material taught on 26th November - Data Gathering Powerpoint Presentation 

https://drive.google.com/open?id=11W8F-OuBZBCbFlX9AEG5oG5eN7hOpUNa