Assignment 2: the Individual Report

INF6110 – Information Systems Modelling

Individual Report Tutorial
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Objectives of the Tutorial

• To clarify points about the assignment and its requirements
• Preparation must be done in advance:
Reading the case study
Assignment of individual options A, B, C, D or E in your groups
Preparatory work on the modelling techniques

• To address general queries about the modelling techniques required for

the assignment
• A discussion board is also available for coursework Q&A
• A separate f2f Q&A session will be given in Week 12

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From the Coursework Brief I

Coursework Brief - September 2022
Aim
The purpose of this coursework is to provide you with an opportunity to engage with various IS modelling techniques which will be
taught in the module. The criteria for marking will be made available in Blackboard and discussed in practical and tutorial sessions
and the discussion boards.
Assessment Instructions
The assessment is split into two components. To complete the assessment, you will be grouped into teams of 4 to 5 students.
Each group will represent a team of consultants and will be given the task of carrying out a thorough systems analysis of the
existing business processes and systems of ElYee Enterprises presented in the case study documents. Your work will determine
weaknesses and potential areas for improvement which will lead to the requirements and high-level design for a new information
systems solution.
You will be provided with a case study description. The case study represents the outcomes of an initial investigation of the
information- and data-related issues and challenges facing the organisation. Your brief is to use the case study material to carry
out your systems analysis. This analysis will result in a set of separate deliverables as outlined below. Base your analysis on the
information that is available to you. There is no totally 'right' answer to this exercise, although there are clearly some wrong
answers.

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From the Coursework Brief II

The second component (Individual Report) is an individual effort where each member of the
group develops an analysis based on three of four systems development approaches that are
presented in the module (RUP, SSADM, Object Oriented Analysis & Design, Agile
Methodologies), together with a set of requirements for the new information system and
design elements for that new information system. Each group member must choose their
systems development approaches for this component from one of the options given below
(A, B, C, D or E) in Table 1. While this is an individual effort, groups can continue to meet and
discuss their solutions and compare and contrast their ideas. They should also ensure that
each group member’s submission is their own original work and differentiated from the
other group members. The report must be submitted by 10.00 am, Thursday 15th December
2022.

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The Individual Report…

• Will bring together all of the modelling topics that you cover in
weeks 4, 7, 8 and 9
• Allows students to demonstrate their knowledge of modelling
at these levels:
• Business
• System
• Software

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Types of IS modelling
• Business models – Representation of a business/enterprise

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Item

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Business modelling- Business process

models allow us to represent the main
functions of a business and to understand
how these work together to produce
outcomes. Considered a process-
based technique

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Types of IS models
• Systems models – Representation of information or aspects of an information
system
• Software models – Representation of the software in an information system

Systems modelling – Models like data flow

diagrams allow us to explore the movement of Software modelling – UML allows
information in an organisation. Considered a us to explore the design of software.
process-based technique. Considered an object-based technique.
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The Individual Report

• Allows students to practice techniques relevant to the dominant
information systems development methodologies:
• Rational Unified Process (RUP)
BPMN (Week 4)
• Object Oriented Analysis and Design
UML Use Cases, UML Class Diagrams (Week 7)
• Structured Systems Analysis and Design Method (SSADM)
DFDs (Week 8)
• Agile Methods
Personas, User Stories, Acceptance Criteria (Week 9)

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The Individual Report Options I

Option Process Process-based
Requirements Object-based Modelling
modelling technique
modelling
A Sales Office – BPMN (Business Level) or
Personas/ User UML Modelling (Use Cases
Purchasing Process DFD (Systems Level)
Stories/ Acceptance OR Class Diagrams)
Criteria
B Sales Office - Customer BPMN (Business Level) or Personas/ User UML Modelling (Use Cases
Orders Process DFD (Systems Level) Stories/ Acceptance OR Class Diagrams)
Criteria
C Sales Office – Menu BPMN (Business Level) or Personas/ User UML Modelling (Use Cases
Service Process DFD (Systems Level) Stories/ Acceptance OR Class Diagrams)
Criteria
D Warehouse and BPMN (Business Level) or Personas/ User UML Modelling (Use Cases
Distribution – Inbound DFD (Systems Level) Stories/ Acceptance OR Class Diagrams)
Logistics Process Criteria

E Warehouse and BPMN (Business Level) or Personas/ User UML Modelling (Use Cases
Distribution – Outbound DFD (Systems Level) Stories/ Acceptance OR Class Diagrams)
Logistics Process Criteria

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What is the process?

1. Each member of the group must choose ONE unique option from A, B, C ,D or E
2. Group members discuss among themselves which member of the group will take which
option
3. The group members decide and split up the options within the group
4. Group members then work separately on the modelling techniques in their chosen options
5. Group members may keep discussing their solutions and sharing solutions with team
members in their own groups as a means of peer support
6. Groups attend the Individual Report tutorial session in Week 10 for additional support
7. Each group member then individually submits their own individual report on the
submission date

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Example 1
• Mila, Xueli, Peter, Dev and Jan are members of group X – group of 5
• The group meets and does the following allocation:
• Mila – Option A, Peter – Option B, Dev – Option C, Xueli – Option D, Jan – Option E
• Mila has chosen Option A
• She will concentrate on the Sales Office – Purchasing Process of the ElYee Case Study
• Peter has chosen Option B
• He will concentrate on the Sales Office - Customer Orders Process of the ElYee Case Study
• Dev has chosen Option C
• He will concentrate on the Sales Office – Menu Service Process of the ElYee Case Study
• Xueli has chosen Option D
• She will concentrate on the Warehouse and Distribution – Inbound Logistics Process of the ElYee Case Study
• Jan has chosen Option E
• He will concentrate on the Warehouse and Distribution – Outbound Logistics Process of the ElYee Case Study
• All the group member options are explained further in the next 5 slides

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Mila’s Option A Choices Explained

OR
OR
BPMN

BPMN diagram(s) of the DFD diagram(s) of the Requirements modelling Systems design of new
current workflow of the current workflow of the using Agile methods of proposed system using
Sales Office – Purchasing Sales Office – Personas, User Stories & UML use case modelling
Process Purchasing Process Acceptance Criteria or class diagrams

All based on the Sales Office – Purchasing Process

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Peter’s Option B Choices Explained

OR
OR
BPMN

BPMN diagram(s) of the DFD diagram(s) of the Requirements modelling Systems design of new
current workflow of the current workflow of the using Agile methods of proposed system using
Sales Office - Customer Sales Office - Customer Personas, User Stories & UML use case modelling
Orders Process Orders Process Acceptance Criteria or class diagrams

All based on the Sales Office - Customer Orders

Process

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Dev’s Option C Choices Explained

OR
OR
BPMN

BPMN diagram(s) of the DFD diagram(s) of the Requirements modelling Systems design of new
current workflow of the current workflow of the using Agile methods of proposed system using
Sales Office – Menu Sales Office – Menu Personas, User Stories & UML use case modelling
Service Process Service Process Acceptance Criteria or class diagrams

All based on the Sales Office – Menu Service

Process

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Xueli’s Option D Choices Explained

OR
OR
BPMN

BPMN diagram(s) of the DFD diagram(s) of the Requirements modelling Systems design of new
current workflow of the current workflow of the using Agile methods of proposed system using
Warehouse and Warehouse and Personas, User Stories & UML use case modelling
Distribution – Inbound Distribution – Inbound Acceptance Criteria or class diagrams
Logistics Process Logistics Process

All based on the Warehouse and Distribution –

Inbound Logistics Process

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Jan’s Option E Choices Explained

OR
OR
BPMN

BPMN diagram(s) of the DFD diagram(s) of the Requirements modelling Systems design of new
current workflow of the current workflow of the using Agile methods of proposed system using
Warehouse and Warehouse and Personas, User Stories & UML use case modelling
Distribution – Inbound Distribution – Inbound Acceptance Criteria or class diagrams
Logistics Process Logistics Process

All based on the Warehouse and Distribution –

Inbound Logistics Process

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The Individual Report Structure

Required Document Document Format and Structure
● Introduction (~100 words)
Individual Report (1200
words + models) ● Problem Analysis Section using Option A, B, C, D OR E:
○ BPMN Workflow Diagram(s) OR
○ DFD(s) – Context model and Level 1 diagrams
60% of the total ○ Problem Analysis (~400 words)
coursework assessment ● Requirements Analysis Section:
grade ○ Personas/ User Stories/ Acceptance Criteria
○ Explanation of how the requirements address the problems of the current system (~150 words)
● Design Elements:
○ UML System Use Case Diagram and Formal Use Case Description OR
○ UML Class Diagram
○ Explanation of how the design elements address the requirements (~150 words)
● Individual Reflection
○ A reflection section (~300 words), using option (i) or (ii) below, that:
■ (i) compares holistic modelling approaches like SSM with process-based approaches (BPMN
or DFDs) in modelling the case study situation; OR
■ (ii) discusses how object-oriented modelling tools can complement requirements modelling
using agile methodologies in representing how a user’s needs from a system can be met
● Summary and Conclusions (~100 words)
● References (not included in word count)

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Marking Scheme
Individual Report
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Guide
Report Template
Individual
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Plagiarism, Collusion & Unfair Means

• Suspected cases of plagiarism and collusion will be referred to the Unfair Means
Officer
• To avoid potential plagiarism issues:
• Refer to the sections entitled “Referencing” and “Cheating (Unfair Means)” in your Student
Handbook for information on the standard APA Referencing style and on plagiarism
• Review the Understanding Plagiarism tutorial in the Information and Digital Literacy Tutorials
hosted by the University Library
• Read the University’s guidelines on Unfair Means
• Copying content in another language and translating it to English it is counted as unfair means
and will be detected

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Timeline to Submission in Week 12

Week 10
– Work on Individual Report and consult with group members
–Tutorial on Individual Report
- GTAs review work-in- progress

Week 11
– Final f2f/online lecture reviewing module and providing assessment information
- GTAs give feedback on work-in-progress

Week 12
- Extra face to face General Q&A session
- Individual Report assignment submission

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How can I get more information?

• Ongoing Q&A Discussion Forum
• The tutorial in week 10
• The f2f/ lecture in Week 11
• Your GTAs (feedback) and the module coordinator
• Extra f2f Q&A session in Week 12

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