Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
This course introduces the information system development process to the students. During course the students will learn about the main development frameworks (E.g. waterfall, agile) and different ways of defining the system requirements as well as modeling the data flows and their organization in an information system. After the course, the students know the basics of the main tasks in the information systems development processes. They will also understand the multidisciplinary nature of this work and how the different tasks may be orchestrated to work together. Students will also learn to apply the knowledge they have learned to real-world problems.
Credits: 6
Schedule: 12.01.2021 - 25.02.2021
Teacher in charge (valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022): Riitta Hekkala
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Riitta Hekkala, Virpi Tuunainen
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (applies in this implementation):
Language of instruction and studies (valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022):
Teaching language: English
Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
Must know: Software development processes: Waterfall model, iterative development models, Agile methods in software development, Determining system requirements, Data flow model(s), Object oriented analysis (OOA), Entity-relationship model, Relational model, Normalization, System architectures and data structures, and Outsourcing.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
Spring 2021:
30% personal learning journals from
the selected lectures (5)
50% group work (9‐12 pages),
20% personal presentation (video
presentation, 4‐7min)Spring 2022:
80% Exam
20% assignments/ a project work in 2-3 person groups (Grading follows Bachelor's Capstone Evaluation Rubric).
Workload
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
Spring 2021:
Lectures
personal learning journals/diaries (5) + a personal
video presentation
a group‐work/ essaySpring 2022:
Lectures 24h (Obligatory classroom presence)
- Exercise lectures 12h (Obligatory classroom presence)
- Assignments 76h (e.g. case studies; a project work)
- Exam preparation 44h
- Exam 4h
- Total 160h (6 ECTS)
DETAILS
Study Material
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
Avison, D. and Fitzgerald, G.: Information systems development. Methodologies, techniques & tools., 2006
Hoffer, J.A., George, J.F. ja Valacich, J.S., Modern Systems Analysis and Design, 4. edition, 2005; 5. edition 2008; Pearson Prentice-Hall.
- Teacher: Hekkala Riitta
- Teacher: Tuunainen Virpi