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| Lecture | Topic/Skill |
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| 1 | Systems design - significance of the design stage in relation to the cycle and systems analysis in particular. Design objectives, constraints, models. Response times - performance improvements. Logical & physical design:
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| 2 | Retrievals Catalogue. Required Physical Data Modelling |
| 3 | VDU screens, forms and reports - input/output fields, format & layout. Design guidelines & HCI - use of colours, fonts & sizes. Data verification - type, length, context; validation - domain, age 0-120, alphabet a-z|a-z |
| 4 | Input and output devices and methods VDUs, printers, mouse, scanners, plotters, voice-recognition technology, HDs, floppies, tapes & CDs. Input and output design - barcode scanners, OCRs, scanners, voice-recognition, physical location, custom keyboards, flat screen technology, printers, robotic control |
| 5 | Relational databases. Mapping ERD & information models to database structures. Database administration. Object-oriented & shared databases |
| 6 | Backups, privacy, data protection. |
| 7 | System development methodologies - Rapid Application Development/prototyping. Importance of user involvement in the development process - user requirements, training needs |
| 8 | Choice of media and processing mode - on-line, overnight batch; |