BMAN Integrative Team Project Professor Linda A Macaulay

2 Course Unit Information Credit Rating 20 credits ( 2 semesters) Method Delivery Lecture hours: 20 Tutorial hours: 20 Practical work hours: 60 Private study hours: Total study hours: 200

3 Aims To practice enquiry based learning project To work as business IT teams To 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 technology To practice planning and management over a year long project To put into practice learning from co-requisite modules

4 Learning Outcomes (1) Intellectual Skills Problem analysis Evaluation and critical assessment Subject Practical Skills Investigation into client requirements Solution design Practice in the development of a database driven website Practice in user requirements and user interface design Practice in user evaluation techniques

5 Transferable Skills IT supported team work Global team working Group facilitation skills System investigation skills Report writing Learning Outcomes (2)

6 Co-requisites BMAN 10641Human Computer Interaction COMP Business Application Design and Development BMAN Business Database Design and Development BMAN Guru Lectures and Professional Development

7 Integrative Team Project Guru Lectures and Professional Development Business Database Design and Development Business Application Design and Development Human Computer Interaction Nature of Information Systems The Modern Corporation Introduction To Computer Systems Fundamentals of Management Introductory Management Accounting

8 Syllabus Introduction to group and team-working skills Introduction to project planning and management approach Introduction to clients and business problem Investigation of the problem User requirements documentation Solution design Prototype development Testing User evaluation Report writing and group presentation of results

9 Assessment methods Examination: 0% Coursework: 100% Coursework description: one group report and one presentation each semester

10 Schedule (cont.) Week commenci ng Labs and Tutorials (Tuesday / ) Student Preparation for tutorial Lectures (Thursday, ) (Room B8) Student assignments 24/0925/09: 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; 01/1002/10: 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 08/1009/10: 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

11 Schedule (cont.) Week comm encing Labs and Tutorials (Tuesday / ) Student Preparation for tutorial Lectures (Thursday, ) (Room B8) Student assignments 15/1016/10: Lab: ThinkTank group exercise: User requirements Tutorial: 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 requiremen ts document 22/1023/10: Lab: ThinkTank Group Exercise: Problem definition, user requirements and solution ideas Tutorial: 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 6 th November event. 25/10: Facilitation and facilitation skills 25/10: Poster (problem definition, requiremen ts and solution ideas) 29/10NO TUTORIALSNO LECTURESREADING WEEK

12 Schedule (cont.) Week comm encing Labs and Tutorials (Tuesday / ) Student Preparation for tutorial Lectures (Thursday, ) (Room B8) Student assignments 05/1106/11: 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) 12/1113/11: 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): 19/1120/11: 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

13 Schedule (cont.) Week comm encing Labs and Tutorials (Tuesday / ) Student Preparation for tutorial Lectures (Thursday, ) (Room B8) Student assignments 26/1127/11: 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 design Tutors to assess and recommend prize entry 29/11:Group Presentation 03/1204/12: Lab: Introduction to ThinkTank Session Leader facility Tutorial: Discuss Power Point presentation with tutors Selected student presentations and Prize for best groups 06/12: Group presentations on client issue and solution design Employers to asses and recommend for best groups 06/12: Group Presentation 10/1211/12: Lab: ThinkTank Session Leader Group Exercise Tutorial: Discuss any issues related to completion of the assignment. Complete User Requirement and solution design Documentation 13/12: Review Session Hand in group report Before 12 noon 15 th December

14 Software Development Cycle (1) The position of requirements in the standard waterfall lifecycle model

15 Software Development Cycle (2) The position of requirements in the standard V model

16 This Module Problem Definition User Requirements Scope Of Solution Nov 6th High Level Design Christmas Break Detailed Design Implementation Testing And Evaluation DemoReport Semester 1 Semester 2

17 Contribution of other modules Problem Definition User Requirements Scope Of Solution Nov 6th High Level Design Christmas Break Detailed Design Implementation Testing and Evaluation DemoReport Semester 1 Semester 2 Business Application Design and Development UML DreamWeaver Database Design and Development Human Computer Interaction Guru Lectures and Professional Development  Presentation skills, team skills, report writing, project planning

18 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

19 The Idea of a Knowledge Portal Shop Window Exhibition Areas Marketplace for Knowledge Exchange 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

20 This week: Problem definition One report per group by next Thursday (04/10) lecture To include: Group Number + group name Names of group members 1. Critique What is wrong with the current site – in terms of access to knowledge and competition sites etc. 2. Vision What is your vision, ideally, without any resources restriction 3. Areas for action Realistically 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

21 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.