WEEK12 POST SID: s0113833

The skills required for a good system analyst in system design needs the following disciplines they are

Good communications skills

Good team management

Sound knowledge in technical requirements for the business system

Management skills for the project management

Selection of cost effective business solution for projects

Experienced knowledge in some of available CASE tools

In concern the two most important skills that a system analyst should require is good team management and be a technical expertise. As these two are the most core issues that an organization faces when a system design is incorporated. So as far a successful project to emerge it should be laid a good foundation as most appropriate team leadership and sound technical assistance.

For the next term if the course was taken charge then I would prefer two important changes that can be helpful to improve the course modules. The introduction of case study in the system design modeling and implementation based on companies profiles can resolves changes in the study of system development overview fields. The proper analysis of the various system design approaches can improvise the knowledge of business reengineering methods.

Secondly various analytical solution for the business management skills in the course module can figure out the acquiring of knowledge based on the analysis of business management issues. In the system process the success factor depends on the challenges that the organization faces in the current system business processes. The redundancy in the system function can produce cost effective return on investment.

Reference:

Gary B. Shelly, Thomas J. Cashman and Harry J.Rosenblatt 2006, 'Systems analysis and design', 6th edn, Thomson Course Technology, Boston Mass.

WEEK10 POST SID: s0113833

The four maintenance tasks that are implemented when the academic misconduct management system is in operation are as follows:

Corrective maintenance

The corrective maintenance can be used when we face some errors while the Academic misconduct management system is in operation. While in some online process when the online form is entered which errors so in some steps procedures has to be adopted to re-check the process of entry. By this way this task can be implemented.

Adaptive maintenance

This task is to add new features to the current AMMS system. So this can be implemented with some add-on features or extra fields in filling the forming online so that the possibility of manual errors can be reduced to maximum extent. Thus generating all the information for the first level of process to the last in the system.

Perfective maintenance

In this method the I.T staffs are more likely to be in operation for all the changes in the system’s operation. Like when they make any changes in the system so they have to train the user who are really in operation in the Academic Misconduct Management System. By doing so they can perform the current system to produce good results and feedbacks from the users.

Preventive maintenance

In the preventive maintenance task the I.T staff can involve themselves to track and monitor while the system in s in real time execution. They can the analyze the some practical scenarios and can rectify the small difficulties or blocks that happens in the system operation .by doing so they avoid prone errors to occur in the system operation .Finally y this task can be more essential in avoiding cost effective output to the management in the system operation.

References:

Gary B.Shelly, Thomas J.Cashman and Harry J.Rosenblatt 2006, 'Systems analysis and design', 6th edn, Thomson Course Technology, Boston Mass.

week blog 9 student id: s0113833

WEEK BLOG 9

Based on the article (Shelly, Cashman, Rosenblatt, 2006) post discusses the four change over methods mentioned in the textbook in relation to with the Academic Misconduct Management System (AMMS). The purpose of this blog to suggest more improved approaches for the Academic Misconduct Management System. The four methods are

1. Direct cut-over
2. Parallel operation
3. Pilot and
4. Phased approach

This post discusses the benefits and drawbacks of the approach that can influence the AMMS when it undergo changes in the system.

Direct cut over

This method is more complex in implementation the result of failure are maximum. In this method the time of implementation can be quick and can be executed with minimum modifications , but the loss over the result cannot be predicted. Though it has negative impacts the introduction of this method is more suitable in carrying out the new system for the CQU’s new launch of AMMS information system.

Pilot

In this pilot method the approach for the new system is carried as a part of system integration which cannot be more suitable in the implementation of new AMMS. Because the approach will be in action for a part , based on the results the changes in the approaches are restructured for further processing the new system. So this system cannot be recommended for CQU new information system.


Parallel operation

This method finds to be more expensive in implementation for the new system. As it involves a duplication of the all the process that are carried during the execution of the steps that are required for the new system. The AMMS relies on the system for processing the functions and not based on the value of storage of data. So this will not fit the cost effective information system method.


Phased approach

This approach is represented in a step by step procedures in the implementation for the new system for the CQU Academic Misconduct Management System. In every phases the method is tested as a part which is out of our scope for AMMS. Because AMMS is a integrated system supporting for the whole system in academic system in all campus network. So this method of approach cannot be sufficient for the CQU’s information system.

Reference:

Gary B. Shelly, Thomas J. Cashman and Harry J.Rosenblatt 2006, 'Systems analysis and design', 6th edn, Thomson Course Technology, Boston Mass.