Systems development and modeling

- The subject's history
- ICT-based information systems and corporate use of information
- Critical challenges in information management
- Different perspectives on systems development related to philosophy and practice
- Leadership and management of ICT projects
- System Development Strategies
- The Software Development Process
- System modeling
- Basic techniques for good interaction design
- Evaluation techniques in different phases of a development project
- Documentation, system and user manual
- Newer needs and trends

Learning outcomes - Knowledge:
- show understanding of the subject's history
- show understanding of various software development strategies, approaches and perspectives with respect to the system development process (evolutionary system development, prototyping, structured system development, etc.)
- be able to understand what is means to lead and manage ICT projects
- be able to reflect about roles, methods, goals and policies of the IT professional
- be able to prepare documentation as part of the system development process, system and user manual
- have insight into the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
- System modeling
- have insight into recent needs and trends

Learning outcomes - Skills:
- be able to perform problem analysis
- be able to plan activities in a project and prepare the necessary documentation to different project phases
- have skills in IT project implementation according to different system development methodologies
- have skills in system modeling


Learning outcomes - Competence:
- be able to plan and implement an ICT project in accordance with good practice
- be able to communicate orally and in writing of the course, both with academic and non-technical audience
- be able to discuss and reflect on the subject topics and share the knowledge with others
- be able to model a system

Pedagogical methods:

Lectures, exercises and project work. The subject requires great personal effort.     

Mandatory requirements:

A given number of exercises and projects must be submitted and approved within an announced deadline in order to be registered for the examination.