assignment 2

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SMB4201 Systems Analysis and Design

Semester 2, 2017

Assignment 3 Portfolio This case study assesses students’ ability to apply theoretical learning to practical, real world situations. In this assessment students, each student must prepare a report answering the questions related to the case study tasks.

Date due: Week 13

Value:

Group/individual:

55%

Individual

The Tasks

You have to read the High Quality Institute (HQI) case study and answer the followings:

1. Determine the functional and non-functional requirements for TLS.

2. Develop a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) description supported with a table for the TLS

project explaining the ID, description, and duration for each task.

3. Develop PERT/CPM chart explaining the early and late start for each task. Identify the critical

path and the total time to finish the project.

4. Use the class diagram to represent the student registration by drawing the data model

diagram.

5. Use the information in table 1, calculate the net present value, the payback period, and the

return on investment by using a discount rate of 6 percent. The development costs for the

project were $20,000. Do a five-year return on investment.

6. Develop a poster to provide a visual summary of your ideas related to the High Quality

Institute (HQI) and its project. Your poster must include all the answers of tasks (1-5) above.

Case Study: High Quality Institute (HQI)

High Quality Institute (HQI) is a technological educational institute provides different courses in

information technology. The institute wants to develop and deploy new Teaching and Learning

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System (TLS). The TLS required to install and configure email, web, database and management

servers to provide the required services such as emails for staff and students, web page and

database management system. In addition, the IT infrastructure must be established to provides

the communication and networking facilities with the required security and system availability.

Different types of network devices and supporting servers including switches and routers must be

installed and configured with all the required cabling services. Security devices and backup services

must be used to improve the system performance.

The institute wants to use two online learning systems, Undergraduate Learning System (ULS) and

Postgraduate Learning System (PLS). The software developer staff at the IT department assigned the

task of developing both learning systems from scratch.

The head of the institute wants to conduct a complete testing procedures to the whole system to

find any bug and problem prior to the final system deployment.

The database system of the new system must allow each student in each semester to be assigned

with an advisor. The advisor help student to register for units. Each student should register for the

units with the support of an advisor. Hoverer, if the student’s advisor is not available, the student

can register with the support of any other available advisor. The system must keep track of

students, the assigned advisor for each, by recording the name of the advisor that support student

registrations for each semester.

The institute uses several methods to evaluate the investments is this project. Table 1, shows the

information the accountant provided to the system analyst to calculate Net Present Value (NPV),

Payback Period and Return on Investment (ROI).

Report Layout

The analysis report should be organised using the following headings and guidelines:

1. A Cover Title Page 2. Introduction

a. Should clearly define the aims and objectives of the project in the report b. Explain what contents will be covered in the report

3. List of functional and non-functional requirements for the TLS.

Year

No. Category 0 1 2 3 4 5

1 Value of benefits $ 7,000.00 $ 7,000.00 $ 7,000.00 $ 7,000.00 $ 7,000.00

2 Development Cost -$ 20,000.00 0 0 0 0 0

3 Annual expenses -$ 2,000.00 -$ 2,000.00 -$ 2,000.00 -$ 2,000.00 -$ 2,000.00

4 Net benefit/costs $ 10,000.00

5 Discount factor 1.00

6 Net present value -$ 10,000.00

7 Cumulative NPV -$ 10,000.00

Table 1: Five-year investment evaluation

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4. Discussion on the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) table 5. Development PERT/CPM chart. 6. Class diagram to represent unit registration. 7. System analyst using:

a. Net Present Value (NPV) b. Payback Period c. Return on Investment (ROI)

8. Poster repressing the High Quality Institute (HQI) and its project. 9. Conclusions and Recommendations

a. A summary of your findings and your recommendations as to whether or not the project should continue/ how to continue

10. References

Assessment criteria

Marks for Assessment 3 will be allocated as follows:

Assessing the quality and completeness of response to the report topic as follows:

SBM4201 System Analysis and Design

Semester 2, 2017

(report) Worth 70%

Marking Guide

Student Name: ___________________ Student ID ___________________

TOPIC: Quality and completeness of response to the report topic (70%) Mark Result

Title cover page (with course title/name, student number/name, lecturer, tutor)

- for all above needed information clearly produced.

2.5

Introduction

- aims and objectives of report clearly defined

2.5

Functional and non-functional requirements 5

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) 10

PERT/CPM chart. 10

Class diagram to represent unit registration. 10

System analyst using: Net Present Value (NPV), Payback Period and Return

on Investment (ROI).

10

Poster 10

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Conclusions and Recommendations

- A summary of your findings - Recommend whether or not the project should continue/ how to

continue

5

References 5

TOTAL: 70

Assessment Criteria HD

Excellent

D

Very

Good

C

Good

P

Satisfactor

y

F

Poor

Marks

Obtained

Quality and completeness of

response to the report topic

(70%)

Clarity of expression (20%)

• the writing is fluent,

exhibiting grammatically

correct sentences that are

appropriately punctuated

• there is no spelling or

typing errors and due

regard is given to rules of

capitalisation and

abbreviation, gender

neutral expression etc.

Correct presentation (10%)

• the response conforms to

the requirements of the

specified format (report

format)

• Complied with word count

• Complete cover page information with signature

• in-text citations and direct quotes follow referencing guide rules (correct and complete)

• correct and complete

reference list

TOTAL MARKS: 100% Total Marks

Obtained:

Comments:

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