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Course Catalog 1998/99


Business Adm and Social Science

IED301 AII Introduction to Computer and Systems Science 15.0 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
Q II

LANGUAGE:Swedish

EXAMINER
Guohua Bai Univ adj


PREREQUISITES
Administrative Data Processing Systems A1, 15.0 credits or equivalent.

COURSE AIM
The aim of the course is to give the student knowledge on General Systems Theory, in context of Information Systems Construction and Development, and Methodologies, techniques, and programming in design an Administrative Information Systems.

CONTENTS
Part 1: General Systems Theory, Administrative Information Systems Construction and Development deals with (40%)
- Theories on systems, construction and development
- Historical view of different constructions of Administrative Information Systems, e.g Artificial Intelligence(AI), Decision Support Systems(DSS), Human Computer Interaction(HCI), Informatics

Part 2: Methodologies of developing Administrative Information Systems(60%):

1. Traditional Systems Development (40%)
- Systems analysis and requirements definition
- Projects design and modelling
- Programming (C)
- Documentation
- System testing and implementation
- Systems maintenance
- Systems evaluation and redesign
2. Prototyping and user-oriented Systems Development (20%)
- Different types of prototyping approaches in information systems development
- Human factors in human-computer interactive (HCI systems design)
- Scandinavian tradition -Participatory design (PD) approach


TEACHING
Teaching will take the form of lessons/lectures and laboratory work.

EXAMINATION
Examination will be in the form of required project assignments, participation in seminars, lab. work and written examination.
COURSE GRADE SCALE:

ITEMS/CREDITS

Individual exam 10.50ECTS
Exam 0.00ECTS
Exam 0.00ECTS
4.50ECTS

COURSE LITTERATURE
ADB AII- Röda Tråden, IES/DSV Högskolan i Luleå, 1996.
Andersen Erling S:, Systemutveckling - principer, metoder och tekniker, Studentlitteratur, 1994, 526 s.
Agrawal, Kumar: Programming in ANSI C, West Publishing Company, 1992, 452 sid.
Skyttner, Lars: General Systems Theory - an introduction, Antony Rowe Ltd Chippen-ham, Wiltshire, 1996.
References:
Newman, W. M. & Lamming, M. G.: Interactive Systems Design, Addison Wesley, 1992, 801 s.
Pressman, R.: Software Engineering, McGraw Hill, 1992, 801 s.
Preece, Jenny: Human-Computer Interaction, Addison Wesley, 2nd ed., 1995, 775 s.
Willoch, B-E.: Business Process Reengineering, Docendo Läromedel, Kista, 1994, 190 s.
Bilting, U., Skansholm, J.: Vägen till C, senaste upplagan, Studentlitteratur




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