bman 10690 integrative team project professor linda a macaulay
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Course Unit Information
Credit Rating20 credits ( 2 semesters)Method DeliveryLecture hours: 20Tutorial hours: 20 Practical work hours: 60Private study hours: 100-------------------------------------Total study hours: 200
Aims
To practice enquiry based learning projectTo work as business IT teamsTo deliver a systemic solution to a problem. Students will play both technical and business roles and seek to deliver systemic solutions that meet the combined needs of business, people and technologyTo practice planning and management over a year long projectTo put into practice learning from co-requisite modules
Learning Outcomes (1)
Intellectual SkillsProblem analysisEvaluation and critical assessment
Subject Practical SkillsInvestigation into client requirementsSolution designPractice in the development of a database driven websitePractice in user requirements and user interface designPractice in user evaluation techniques
Transferable SkillsIT supported team workGlobal team working Group facilitation skillsSystem investigation skillsReport writing
Learning Outcomes (2)
Co-requisites
BMAN 10641 Human Computer InteractionCOMP 17510 Business Application Design and DevelopmentBMAN 10701 Business Database Design and DevelopmentBMAN 10680 Guru Lectures and Professional Development
IntegrativeTeam
Project
Guru Lectures and Professional
Development
Business Database
Design and Development
Business Application Design and
Development
Human Computer Interaction
Nature ofInformation
Systems
The Modern
Corporation
IntroductionTo
ComputerSystems
Fundamentals of
Management
IntroductoryManagementAccounting
SyllabusIntroduction to group and team-working skillsIntroduction to project planning and management approachIntroduction to clients and business problemInvestigation of the problemUser requirements documentationSolution designPrototype developmentTesting User evaluationReport writing and group presentation of results
Assessment methods
Examination: 0%Coursework: 100%Coursework description: one group report and one presentation each semester
Schedule (cont.)Week
commencing
Labs and Tutorials(Tuesday 11.00-13.00 /
14.00-16.00)
Student Preparation for tutorial
Lectures(Thursday, 13.00-14.00) (Room B8)
Student assignments
24/09 25/09: Lab: Introduction to ThinkTank (1) / ThinkTank practice (1): Free brainstorm - individual introduction
27/09: Introduction to module; Introduction to project; Group and Team working skills;
01/10 02/10: Lab: ThinkTank group exercise:Problem definition
Get together with your group and prepare a problem definition
04/10: Investigation into client requirements (1); problem definition
04/10:Hand in problem definition
08/10 09/10:Lab: ThinkTank group exercise: User requirements
Get together with your group and prepare a user requirements document
11/10: Investigation into client requirements (2); User Requirements Documentation
Schedule (cont.)Week commencing
Labs and Tutorials(Tuesday 11.00-13.00 / 14.00-
16.00)
Student Preparation for tutorial
Lectures(Thursday, 13.00-14.00) (Room B8)
Student assignments
15/10 16/10: Lab: ThinkTank group exercise: User requirementsTutorial: Groups meet with their team project tutor and discuss any issue of user requirements
Get together with your group and prepare a user requirements document
18/10: Project planning and management: project, product, process and people
18/10: Hand in initial user requirements document
22/10 23/10: Lab: ThinkTank Group Exercise:Problem definition, user requirements and solution ideasTutorial: Groups meet with their team project tutor and discuss the poster (problem, requirements and solutions)
Get together with your group and prepare a poster for 6th November event.
25/10: Facilitation and facilitation skills
25/10: Poster (problem definition, requirements and solution ideas)
29/10 NO TUTORIALS NO LECTURES READING WEEK
Schedule (cont.)Week commencing
Labs and Tutorials(Tuesday 11.00-13.00 / 14.00-
16.00)
Student Preparation for tutorial
Lectures(Thursday, 13.00-14.00) (Room B8)
Student assignments
05/11 06/11: Lab: ThinkTank Group Exercise Tutorial: Discuss presentation with tutors
Get together with your group and prepare a PowerPoint presentation on user requirements
8/11:Solution Design (1):
06/11: Poster presentation (Feedback from Employers)
12/11 13/11: Lab: ThinkTank Group Exercise Tutorial: Discuss solution design with tutor.
Get together with your group and discuss a solution design
15/11:Solution Design (2):
19/11 20/11: Lab: ThinkTank Group Exercise Tutorial: Discuss solution design and Power Point Presentation with tutor.
Get together with your group and discuss the solution design and Power Point presentation for user requirements and solution design
22/11: Group and Team Facilitation Skills: Basic processes for facilitators
Schedule (cont.)Week commencing
Labs and Tutorials(Tuesday 11.00-13.00 / 14.00-
16.00)
Student Preparation for
tutorial
Lectures(Thursday, 13.00-14.00) (Room B8)
Student assignments
26/11 27/11: Lab: ThinkTank Group Exercise :User requirement and solution design (Finalised)Tutorial: Discuss Power Point presentation with tutors.
Get together with your group to finalise your PowerPoint presentation
29/11:Group presentations on client issue and solution designTutors to assess and recommend prize entry
29/11:Group Presentation
03/12 04/12: Lab: Introduction to ThinkTank Session Leader facilityTutorial: Discuss Power Point presentation with tutors
Selected student presentations and Prize for best groups
06/12: Group presentations on client issue and solution designEmployers to asses and recommend for best groups
06/12: Group Presentation
10/12 11/12: Lab: ThinkTank Session Leader Group ExerciseTutorial: Discuss any issues related to completion of the assignment.
Complete User Requirement and solution design Documentation
13/12:Review Session
Hand in group report Before12 noon 15th December
Software Development Cycle (1)
The position of requirements in the standard waterfall lifecycle model
Software Development Cycle (2)
The position of requirements in the standard V model
This Module
Problem Definition
UserRequirements
Scope Of
Solution
Nov 6th
High LevelDesign
Christmas Break
DetailedDesign
Implementation
TestingAnd
Evaluation
Demo Report
Semester 1 Semester 2
Contribution of other modules
Problem Definition
UserRequirements
Scope Of
Solution
Nov 6th
High LevelDesign
Christmas Break
DetailedDesign
Implementation
Testingand
Evaluation
Demo Report
Semester 1 Semester 2
Business ApplicationDesign andDevelopment UML DreamWeaver
Database Design andDevelopment
HumanComputerInteraction
Guru Lectures and Professional Development Presentation skills, team skills, report writing, project planning
Area of Investigation
The concept: A knowledge portal for MBS: a pathway
to knowledge
The problem:MBS has around 250 academic staff and hundreds of full time researchers generating knowledge
Very difficult to access through the website
The Idea of a Knowledge Portal
Shop Window
ExhibitionAreas
Marketplace for KnowledgeExchange
• Who is the user?• What do they want?• What is available / need?
• Look and see• Demos• Case studies• Simulations
• Consultancy• Training• Sales of reports/ books etc
This week: Problem definition
One report per group by next Thursday (04/10) lecture
To include:Group Number + group nameNames of group members
1. CritiqueWhat is wrong with the current site – in terms of access to knowledge and competition sites etc.
2. VisionWhat is your vision, ideally, without any resources restriction
3. Areas for actionRealistically what are the potential areas where action could be taken in the next 1 to 3 years
Style:- No more than 4 sides of A4- Free style- Include reference sources
Task/Action Plan
Before Tuesday: Research to MBS and other knowledge portal websites
On Tuesday (02/10): Future workshop and outline report
Thursday (04/10): Edited/revised/formatted report hand in.