Learning Partnerships, Unit Catalogue 2011/12 |
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 Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Certificate (FHEQ level 4) |
| Period: |
Semester 1 at City of Bath College Semester 1 at Weston College Semester 1 at Wiltshire College (Chippenham Campus) Semester 1 at Wiltshire College (Salisbury Campus) |
| Assessment:
| CW60EX40 |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
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| Description:
| Aims: To equip the student with the necessary knowledge and skills to apply appropriate techniques to analyse and document a system. Learning Outcomes: At the completion of the unit, learners should be able to: * Understand current system lifecycle models * Apply appropriate methodologies * Conduct a systems investigation * Model a system. Skills: Practical skills - use of CASE tools,(T and A) Personal skills - time management, personal organisation, working with others, independent research, problem solving - (F) Communication skills - interviewing, email, written reports (T and A). Content: Understand current system lifecycle models * Software and software development. Stages in system lifecycle. Prototyping. Iterative and incremental models. RAD. Apply appropriate methodologies * Structured and/or object-oriented methodologies. Conduct a systems investigation * Requirements gathering and fact-finding techniques: interviews, observation, questionnaires, document gathering. Model a system * Using appropriate methods and tools. |
| Programme availability: |
AS10381 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Learning Partnerships
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