Objective: This is a group case study (Maximum four students in each group) aimed to give the student an overview of an Information System environment and to apply analysis and designing techniques during system development.
Outcomes:
1. Understand and define information systems requirements
2. Discuss the need for initial investigation and information requirement analysis
3. Apply the tools of structured analysis within a process of systems development
4. Describe the different phases of systems design
5. Evaluate appropriate input and output design considerations
Tasks: Read the following scenario, understand and present your response in a document not more than 15 pages.
ABC Consultants are starting a new company and they have hired your project team to develop an Information System which will automate one or more business functions. You will conduct all activities and prepare all deliverable products associated with the System analysis and design process. At the conclusion of your study, you will prepare a comprehensive, high-quality assignment report containing your results. You will also design a working prototype model (Design only) of your proposed system using a suitable interface of your choice.
Case Study- Game Store Oman
Game Store LLC is a small Game rental store. The store lends Xbox/PSP games to customers for a fee, and purchases its games from a local supplier. A customer wishing to borrow a game provides the empty box of the game they desire, their membership card, and payment - payment is always with the credit card used to open the customer account. The customer then returns the game to the store after watching it. If a loaned game is overdue by a day the customer's credit card is charged, and a reminder letter is sent to them. Each day after that a further card is made, and each week a reminder letter is sent. This continues until either the customer returns the game, or the charges are equal to the cost of replacing the game. New customers fill out a form with their personal details and credit card details, and the counter staff gives the new customer a membership card. Each new customer's form is added to the customer file. The local game supplier sends a list of available titles to Game Store LLC, who decide whether to send them an order and payment. If an order is sent then the supplier sends the requested games to the store. For each new game a new stock form is completed and placed in the stock file.
The assignment is to be carried out by teams (Maximum 4 students in a team).
I. Doing the Assignment
Assume that the report is being prepared for management. This means that you need to be clear and concise about your recommendations and that you should present the basic ideas and recommendations in the report simply and with no extraneous information. Other relevant information and supporting evidence is to appear in appendices.
Your write-up should include information on the following items:
1. An introduction describing the organization you chose to study, the problem you identified and the process you followed during your study. Choose how small or large a problem you will tackle during your feasibility study. Try to gather more information for such scenarios from Books/Internet. You can also collect information from organization having similar types of system. These may include your contacts, others with responsibilities related to the feasibility study.
2. The basic alternatives you considered and the criteria you used to evaluate them. Define alternatives for conducting business and for automation. Define the criteria you will use to evaluate and choose among these alternatives. Your criteria should include cost/benefit analysis, where applicable. Conduct an evaluation of the alternatives and choose the one that looks most promising. Conduct an assessment of unusual circumstances or special attention items. This may involve special requirements for particular employees or customers of the organization.
3. Explain different Input/output designs of the system and the processes involved in them. Study relevant documents. This may involve reading online documents, memos, documentation on similar systems and new objectives/needs understanding the functional and non-functional requirements of the proposed system. Context Diagrams / DFDs.
4. A recommendation to proceed or not to proceed with an information system development project, with supporting arguments.
5. A conclusions section that summarizes the contents of your report and reiterates your recommendation.
6. One or more appendices which describe in more detail (i) the organization for which the study was conducted, (ii) the process used to gather information (interviews, review of written material, etc.), (iii) the names and phone numbers of people you talked to, details of any analyses you conducted, and the like.
Case study
Which must include:
- Selecting the team member
- What team member will do - Identifying minimum three tasks each team member will do and the dates by when they will be completed
- Understanding of deliverables - brief information on deliverables
- General overview of proposed plan - initial understanding of solution to all the tasks
- Resources identified
- Only one team member must submit the Case Study work proposal in the form of word document in Moodle. Each team member will get the same marks for work proposal.