Systems Analysis & Design

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ASSESSMENT 1 BRIEF
Subject Code and Title MIS300 – Systems Analysis & Design
Assessment Requirements Analysis
Individual/Group Individual
Length 1500 words (± 10%)
Learning Outcomes The Subject Learning Outcomes demonstrated by successful
completion of the task below include:
a) Analyse and explain how systems analysis techniques can
enhance the ability of the organisation to address their
information systems’ needs.
b) Develop requirements for a variety of organisation
information systems’ needs and communicate how thesecan
secure the success of system design.
d) Reflect upon the importance of user centricity when working
in systems design.
Submission Due by 11:55 pm AEST last Sunday of Module 3.1.
Weighting 30%
Total Marks 100 marks

Task Summary
For this assignment, students need to individually write a 1500-word business report in response to
the case study provided by your lecturer. There are two components:
1. Conceptual questions about the role of business analysts and the tasks they undertake to
support the systems analysis and design process.
2. Practical questions in response to the case study provided by your lecturer.
Please refer to the Task Instructions for details on how to complete this task.
Context
Requirements analysis is one of the primary roles of a business analyst; the business analyst helps
stakeholders identify their needs. You will be expected to support users by eliciting their
requirements of a system that is being built or modified and document these requirements in a way
that is clear to stakeholders, ensuring user needs can be understood and met.
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Task Instructions
To complete this task, you must:
1. Carefully review the case study provided to you by your lecturer.
2. Review your subject notes, essential readings and learning activities to ensure that you are
well prepared for the assignment.
3. Create a report plan and identify all the key components required in your report.
4. Follow the outlined report structure:
Note: The report is brief and therefore will not require an executive summary or abstract.
Title page: should include subject ID, subject name, assignment title, student’s name,
student number and lecturer’s name.
Table of contents: include all key components of this assessment.
Introduction (75–100 words): This serves as your statement of purpose. You will tell the
reader what you are going to cover in your report. You will need to inform the reader about:
• your area of research and its context
• the key concepts you will be addressing
• what the reader can expect to find in the body of the report.
Body of the report (800–850 words):
Conceptual questions:
• What is your understanding of the role of a business analyst?
• Why is requirements analysis important for the success of a system build or
modification?
Practical tasks:
• Identify the stakeholders for this project
• Identify the actors in this system?
• Identify and list 2 major functional requirements for the system.
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• Identify and list 4 non-functional requirements of the system. Include the reasons
why you identified these particular requirements.
• Build a set of use case diagrams for the system using Lucidchart or any other
diagramming app, such as app.diagrams.net.
• Based on the use case diagrams, develop and document two elaborated use cases.
Each use case documentation must include:
– use case name
– ID
– priority
– actor
– description
– trigger
– precondition
– normal course
– alternative courses
– post conditions
– exceptions.
Layout:
• The report should use Arial or Calibri 11-point font and should have 1.5 line spacing
for ease of reading. A page number must be inserted on the bottom of each page.
• With the required diagrams, due attention should be given to pagination to avoid
loss of meaning and continuity by unnecessarily splitting information over two
pages. Diagrams must carry the appropriate captioning.
Conclusion (75–100 words): summarise any findings or recommendations that the report
puts forward regarding the concepts covered in the report.
Referencing
It is essential that you use appropriate APA style for citing and referencing research. Please see
more information on referencing in the Academic Skills webpage.
Submission Instructions
Please submit ONE Word document (.doc or .docx) via the Assessment 1 section located in the main
navigation menu of the subject’s Blackboard site. The Learning Facilitator will provide feedback via
the Grade Centre in the LMS portal. Feedback can be viewed in My Grades.
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Academic Integrity

When submitting their assessment task, students will be asked to declare the academic
integrity of their assessment by completing and signing an assignment cover sheet. You can
find the assignment cover sheet here

All students are responsible for ensuring that all work submitted is their own and is appropriately
referenced and academically written according to the Academic Writing Guide. Students also need
to have read and be aware of Torrens University Australia Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
and subsequent penalties for academic misconduct. These are available at
https://www.torrens.edu.au/policies-and-forms.
Students also must keep a copy of all submitted material and any assessment drafts.
Special Consideration
To apply for special consideration for a modification to an assessment or exam due to unexpected
or extenuating circumstances, please consult the Assessment Policy for Higher Education
Coursework and ELICOS and, if applicable to your circumstance, submit a completed Application for
Assessment Special Consideration Form to your Learning Facilitator. These documents are available
at https://www.torrens.edu.au/policies-and-forms.
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Assessment Rubric

Assessment
Attributes		 Fail
(Yet to achieve
minimum standard)
0–49%		 Pass
(Functional)
50–64%		 Credit
(Proficient)
65–74%		 Distinction
(Advanced)
75–84%		 High Distinction
(Exceptional)
85–100%
Knowledge and
understanding
Understanding of the
key concepts of
business and
requirements analysis.
25%		 • Lack of understanding
of the required
concepts and
knowledge.
• Key components of
the assignment are
not addressed.
• Lack of application
and analysis of
information to
provide clear
recommendations.		 • Limited understanding of
required concepts and
knowledge.
• Some of the key
components of the
assignment are not
addressed.
• Limited application and
analysis to provide clear
recommendations.		 • Adequate knowledge
or understanding of the
required concepts.
• A reasonable capacity
to explain and apply
key concepts.
• Supports opinion and
information is
substantiated by
evidence from research
to provide
recommendations.		 • Thorough
understanding of the
required concepts.
• Discriminates between
assertion of opinion
and information
substantiated by robust
evidence from the
research/course
materials and extended
reading.
• Well-demonstrated
capacity to apply and
analyse relevant
information to provide
clear
recommendations.		 • Highly developed
understanding of the
field or discipline/s.
• Systematically and
critically discriminates
between assertion of
opinion and
information
substantiated by
robust evidence from
the research/course
materials and
extended reading.
• Recommendations are
clearly justified, based
on the application and
analysis of information.
Analysis and application
with synthesis of new
knowledge.
Demonstrates a sound
application of
requirements analysis		 • Limited synthesis and
analysis.
• Limited application
and/or
recommendations
based upon analysis.		 • Demonstrated analysis
and synthesis of new
knowledge with
application.
• Shows the ability to
interpret relevant		 • Well-developed
analysis and synthesis
with application of
recommendations
linked to
analysis/synthesis.		 • Thoroughly developed
and sound analysis and
synthesis. Application
of pretested models
and/or independently
developed models and
justified
recommendations		 • Highly sophisticated
and creative analysis
with synthesis of new
knowledge.
• Strong application of
pretested models
and/or independently

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Assessment
Attributes		 Fail
(Yet to achieve
minimum standard)
0–49%		 Pass
(Functional)
50–64%		 Credit
(Proficient)
65–74%		 Distinction
(Advanced)
75–84%		 High Distinction
(Exceptional)
85–100%
concepts and
techniques.
35%		 information and
literature.		 linked to
analysis/synthesis.		 developed models.
Recommendations are
clearly justified, based
on the
analysis/synthesis.
Knowledge is applied
to new
situations/other cases.
Effective
Communication
(Written).
20%		 • Presents information.
• Specialised language
and terminology are
rarely or inaccurately
employed.
• Meaning is
repeatedly obscured
by errors in the
communication of
ideas, including errors
in structure,
sequence, spelling,
grammar,
punctuation and/or
the acknowledgment
of sources.		 • Communicates in a
readable manner that
largely adheres to the
given format.
• Generally employs
specialised language and
terminology with
accuracy.
• Meaning is sometimes
difficult to follow.
Information, arguments
and evidence are
structured and
sequenced in a way that
is not always clear and
logical.		 • Communicates in a
coherent and readable
manner that adheres to
the given format.
• Accurately employs
specialised language
and terminology.
• Meaning is easy to
follow. Information,
arguments and
evidence are
structured and
sequenced in a way
that is clear and logical.		 • Communicates
coherently and
concisely in a manner
that adheres to the
given format.
• Accurately employs a
wide range of
specialised language
and terminology.
• Engages audience’s
interest. Information,
arguments, and
evidence are structured
and sequenced in a
way that is clear and
persuasive.		 • Communicates
eloquently. Expresses
meaning coherently,
concisely and
creatively within the
given format.
• Discerningly selects,
and precisely employs,
a wide range of
specialised language
and terminology.
• Engages and sustains
audience’s interest.
Information,
arguments and
evidence are insightful,

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Assessment
Attributes		 Fail
(Yet to achieve
minimum standard)
0–49%		 Pass
(Functional)
50–64%		 Credit
(Proficient)
65–74%		 Distinction
(Advanced)
75–84%		 High Distinction
(Exceptional)
85–100%
• Some errors are evident
in spelling, grammar
and/or punctuation.		 • Occasional minor
errors present in
spelling, grammar
and/or punctuation.		 • Spelling, grammar and
punctuation are free
from errors.		 persuasive and
expertly presented.
• Spelling, grammar and
punctuation are free
from errors.
Use of academic and
discipline conventions
Formal tone.
Meets the assignment
brief regarding
introduction, body and
conclusion.
No use of first-person
perspective.
Appropriate use of
credible resources,
Correct citation of key
resources using APA 6
style of referencing.
20%		 • Poorly written with
informal tone using
first person pronouns
(I, my, we, me, us)
and does not adhere
to the assignment
brief of the
requirements for a
short business report.
• No introduction
attempted.
• Conclusion not
attempted.
• Demonstrates
inconsistent and
inadequate use of
good quality, credible
and relevant		 • Written according to
academic genre as per
the assignment brief.
Minor errors in the use
of first-person pronouns
(I, my, we, me, us).
• Introduction attempted,
but very generic. Does
not clearly state the
purpose of the report
and what the reader
should expect to find in
the body of the report.
• Conclusion attempted
but does not include
summation of key
concepts discussed in the
report and/or key
conclusions or
recommendations.		 • Written according to
academic genre as per
the assignment brief.
• Demonstrates
consistent use of
credible and relevant
research sources to
support and develop
ideas.
• Sound use of the
introduction but does
not clearly state either
the purpose of the
report or what the
reader should expect
to find in the body of
the report.
• Sound use of the
conclusion and		 • Well-written and
adheres to the
academic genre as per
the assignment brief.
• Consistently
demonstrates expert
use of good quality,
credible and relevant
research sources to
support and develop
appropriate arguments
and statements. Shows
evidence of reading
beyond the key
reading.
• Good use of the
introduction, which
clearly states the
purpose of the report
and what the reader		 • Expertly written and
adheres to the
academic genre as per
the assignment brief.
• Demonstrates expert
use of high-quality,
credible, and relevant
research sources to
support and develop
arguments and
position statements.
Shows extensive
evidence of reading
beyond the key
reading.
• Excellent use of the
introduction, which
secures the attention
of the reader, clearly
states the purpose of

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Assessment
Attributes		 Fail
(Yet to achieve
minimum standard)
0–49%		 Pass
(Functional)
50–64%		 Credit
(Proficient)
65–74%		 Distinction
(Advanced)
75–84%		 High Distinction
(Exceptional)
85–100%
resources to support
and develop ideas.
• No use of in-text
references, or no
reference list at the
end of the report.
There are many
mistakes in using APA
6 style.		 • Demonstrates consistent
use of credible and
relevant research
sources to support and
develop ideas, but these
are not always explicit or
well developed.
• Little use of in-text
referencing, or
inadequate references
consulted and added to
references at the end of
the report. There are
some mistakes in using
APA 6 style.		 succeeds in either the
summation of key
concepts discussed, or
key conclusions or
recommendations, but
not both.
• Good use of in-text
referencing and
appropriate number of
references used and
listed in the reference
list. There are only
minor errors in using
APA 6 style.		 should expect to find in
the body of the report.
• Good use of the
conclusion and
succeeds in summation
of key concepts
discussed and key
conclusions or
recommendations.
• Very good use of in
text referencing. All in
text references match
with references listed
in the reference list.
There are no mistakes
in using APA 6 style.		 the report and what
the reader should
expect to find in the
body of the report.
• Excellent use of the
conclusion, which
succeeds in confident
summation of key
concepts and
conclusions and gives
the reader a clear
sense of next steps
required.
• Excellent and
meticulous use of in
text referencing with
all in-text references
matching with
references listed in the
reference list. There
are no mistakes in
using APA 6 style.

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The following Subject Learning Outcomes are addressed in this assessment
SLO a) Analyse and explain how systems analysis techniques can enhance the ability of the organisation to address their information systems’ needs.
SLO b) Develop requirements for a variety of organisation information systems’ needs and communicate how these can secure the success of system design.
SLO d) Reflect upon the importance of user centricity when working in systems design.

 

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