SYSTEM DESIGN

Course Outline

Course duration:  1 day

System Design Procedures

·    Develop System Design Options from business requirements specification

·    Consider design options and system architectures for both business and technical impact

Data Analysis

·    Data Analysis techniques including Data Flow Modelling, Elementary Process Descriptions, Logical Data Modelling, Entities and Relationships

·    Diagrammatic techniques including Context Diagrams, Document Flow Diagrams and Resource Flow Diagrams

·    Relational Data Analysis including Codd’s Laws, Normalisation and Logicalisation

Software Design Process

·    Evolution of system design and development of individual component specifications

·    Techniques for estimation of software development

The course includes practical exercises based on generic examples or client-supplied data.