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Introduction to Information Systems

SWE 115 · Semester 1

4 credits · 15 learning units

Lessons

12 of 15 learning units provide interactive tutorials with worked examples, diagrams, knowledge checks and subject mastery questions. Each check draws five questions from the available bank; question counts vary by unit. The remaining units provide preparation, guided practice or an independent project.

Subunit titles retain the curriculum’s original language.

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  1. Lesson 1Organizations, data and information flows

Curriculum topics

  1. Lesson 2What an information system isInteractive tutorial
  2. Lesson 3Modelling an information system: the four families of modelsInteractive tutorial
  3. Lesson 4Data models: entity-relationship and relationalInteractive tutorial
  4. Lesson 5Processing models: SADT and Petri netsInteractive tutorial
  5. Lesson 6MERISE: a method and its modelsInteractive tutorial
  6. Lesson 7Object models and UMLInteractive tutorial
  7. Lesson 8Studying the existing systemInteractive tutorial
  8. Lesson 9Representing data and processing, and judging qualityInteractive tutorial
  9. Lesson 10Critique, opportunities and auditInteractive tutorial
  10. Lesson 11Design: the conceptual data model and normalizationInteractive tutorial
  11. Lesson 12Design: processing, architecture and dynamicsInteractive tutorial
  12. Lesson 13Design: communication diagrams and the object conceptual modelInteractive tutorial

Put it into practice

  1. Lesson 14Guided laboratory and troubleshooting

Work independently

  1. Lesson 15Independent project and review
Curriculum source

HND Computer Engineering Software Engineering Curriculum.pdf · SWE 115 · Course table: p. 8 · Outline pages: 15