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Semester 1 2021
INF60010 Assignment 1 Current System Analysis and Modelling (Individual)
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Assignment 1 submission details
All pages should include your name and student number in the document footer.
All references should be appropriately cited using the Harvard style
Submit your report as ONE Microsoft Word document, Turnitin doesn’t accept ‘zip’ file.
Save your file as follows: [student numberA1.filetype] e.g. 1234567A1.doc
Submit your final report via INF60010 Canvas> Assessment > Assignment 1 Specification and Submission
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o DO NOT email the assignment.
o If you have any queries, you may discuss it with the teaching staff during the workshop or post
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Assignment overview
This assignment aims to produce a requirements
document that captures the functional and non-functional
requirements for an information system that supports the
current needs of the Swinburne Guru Consulting (SGC)
management system as described in the Case Study
Description.
Note: This assignment covers the traditional approach.
Your tasks
Information system development projects incorporate
several key milestones. This assignment will require you
to complete
Milestone 1 – problem analysis which includes
understanding the business in general, their
challenges, current system issues/problems, key
functional/nonfunctional requirements and
limitations.
Milestone 2 – Data Modelling which uses some of the
models of a Structured Approach, such as Event table,
Data fragments, a context diagram, DFDs, ERD and
DFD documentation to illustrate the current system
features.
Case Description
Swinburne Guru Consulting (SGC) is a small business in
Hawthorn in January of 2012 and currently operates
from an office in the Hawthorn area. Emily is ambitious
and would like to expand the business even further. First,
she wants to expand the coaching work the business
handles across the entire Melbourne area. However, she
can see that she and her permanent staff are very busy
at times and wants to streamline the way they operate.
Currently, the business is facing some issues/problems.
Emily decided to hire BAs to help analyse and move her
business to the next level. Ultimately, the dream is to
operate a coaching business across all the major cities
and towns in Australia. So, any potential solutions need
to align with her long-term strategic plan. Your job in the
first stage is to understand their business and current
system, such as what they are facing, what the
issues/problems of their current system, what are some
of the challenges.
More details of the case and specific problems
can be found in a separate file ‘INF60010
Assign1&2_case_S1 2021.pdf’ on the same site.
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The Report Components
Create a word-processed business report with:
Cover page
Document Title
Author(s) information
Executive Summary
What this assignment is about and what you want to achieve (should be about 100 words, ES is
differed incomparison to the Introduction).
Table of contents
You have to use Microsoft Word built-in function to create a Table of Contents.
Introduction
Why conduct system analysis and design for a business? (You should write a brief literature review on
the topic of system analysis and design, why this is important, the development trends, what are some
of the key aspects that should be considered, what are the roles of requirement analysis in the system
analysis and design process?).
Business or system analysts need to have a “big picture” view of any business and their information
systems. You are required to list the major responsibilities which you should take on to help the
business. What is your basic plan, where you start, what you do and what you want to achieve?
The purpose of your work.
Business Background
What is the business, and what does this business do? (A brief description of their current business
operation and services. Please note that you should read the case description, understand it and
provide a summary. You shouldn’t copy the case description provided directly to your report. Max,
100 words.)
What are some of the challenges (internal and external) that the business current faces and how they
will impact on overall business future development?
In your opinion, what are the three major problems which you consider are the most important for the
business and explain why they are important. What are some of the opportunities when these
problems are solved? How would the organisation be better off by solving this problem or taking up
this opportunity? You are welcome to add on problems/issues which not currently listed, but which
you consider are essential to address. You should provide reasoning.
Clearly explain the current system’s objectives and constraints. Please note: you need to read the
case description to understand what the current system does.
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Scope (Current system)
A written statement of functional/non-functional requirements (you are required to list them all with a
brief explanation for each of them).
Discuss the techniques of identifying the use cases.
Documentation
Data dictionary
o Complete at least THREE (3) key data flow descriptions (Logical data dictionaries)
o Data element descriptions (Physical data dictionaries, at least 1 of the key data entities)
Process Descriptions
o A brief description for each of the key processes (top-level processes in level 0 DFD) written in
plain English
o Write at least ONE lower-level process description in structured English
Conclusion
*Reference list
List all references used in the report. You have to follow the newest Harvard referencing system. Please check
the Swinburne website for details.
This is a business report and should be written accordingly, i.e. directed to the customer. It should reflect your
understanding of the tasks required.
*Appendices (Ensure your pages are numbered for easy reference)
You should include the following information in appendices:
Events table, DFD fragments, context diagram, levels 0 & 1 DFDs and ERD (Please see below modelling
requirements for the current system).
The appendices should also contain any other documents that might be useful for reference or too
detailed or lengthy to put into the main part of the document.
Modelling requirements for the current system
Provide a structured analysis of the functional requirements of the system presented as a set of logical data
flow diagrams and prepare a data model represented as an entity-relationship diagram for the current system.
The set of data flow diagrams should include:
Identify 12 key events, please note that
o for each key function, you must have, at least one event link to it;
o ‘cancellation’ or ‘updating’ related events shouldn’t more than one (there are many conditions
which cancellation and updating required, because we only ask you to write 12 events, you
shouldn’t include more than one);
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o You should have at least one state, and one temporal event included in your list of events.
You should create an event table to list all these identified events, and each event should be matched
with a DFD Fragment.
A Context Diagram: This must be for the entire Coaching Arrangement management system. You need
to show relevant external agents together with data flows between the system and the external
agents.
A set of levelled data flow diagrams which includes:
1) Level 0 DFD which includes all top-level processes, key data stores, key data flows and key external
entities.
2) At least 1 top-level process from this Level 0 DFD is decomposed to level 1 DFD.
You will be assessed on your application of data flow diagrams according to the following criteria:
o DFD syntax
o DFD data conservation (also commonly known as “balancing” or data consistency in some
textbooks)
o Quality of names
o Logical, not physical discription
o Quality of modelling is more important than quantity
Consistency – not only should each view (data flow, process, data store) be accurate and readable, but
also the views must be consistent with each other, so the whole analysis makes sense.
An Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD): It should be a high-level data model (many to many
relationships is acceptable in this unit).
Diagrams should preferably be generated by using Visio Pro, but students may use the drawing
capabilities of other drawing packages subject to the approval of tutors.
Notes on formatting and structure
It is expected that all work submitted will have been edited for spelling, grammar and clarity.
Your report needs to follow our standard format. Pages need to be numbered, and your name must also appear
on each page, not just the cover page. Evidence of attention to layout and structure needs to be present. The
written submission is to be formatted as a report, word-processed in 12 point font and 1.5 line spacing. The
word count does not include the cover sheet, executive summary, table of contents, references and appendices.
Please respect the word count.
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Warning
Any evidence of plagiarism (click on to read in detail) will result in a Fail. Collaborative
discussion with other members in the unit around concepts and additional examples is
highly recommended, but don’t copy.
We have adopted the Turnitin facility for assessment submission. This facility provides a
matching service which will compare Draft and Final submissions with a significant
database of web-published resources, including online databases and journals. In the case of a Final submission,
this will also be compared with other Swinburne and other universities items submitted previously. By making
use of the draft option and receiving reports back from Turnitin, it is expected students will be able to self-assess
and correct submissions. In the case of a Final Assignment Submission, no such report will be made available to
students. It is the student’s responsibility, however, to familiarise themselves with how to avoid plagiarism.
Please ask if you are not sure.
Don’t forget to keep a backup. If your assignment goes astray, whether your fault or ours, you will be required
to re-produce it. Lack of back-up will not be taken as an excuse for lost materials.
Late assignments may result in a lower grade for the assignment in terms of the Swinburne assessment
guidelines.
How are you assessed?
Click on a separate file ‘INF60010 Assignment 1 Marking Guide S1 2021.pdf’ on the Canvas.