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MODULE NAME: MODULE CODE:

SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN SAND6221/d
SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN SAND6211/d

ASSESSMENT TYPE: TAKE-HOME EXAM (PAPER ONLY)

TOTAL MARK ALLOCATION: 120 MARKS
TOTAL TIME: 21 Hours (midnight to 9PM on the same day)
By submitting this assessment, you acknowledge that you have read and understood all the rules
as per the terms in the registration contract, in particular the assignment and assessment rules in
The IIE Assessment Strategy and Policy (IIE009), the intellectual integrity and plagiarism rules in
the Intellectual Integrity Policy (IIE023), as well as any rules and regulations published in the
student portal.

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Please adhere to all instructions. These instructions are different from what is normally
present, so take time to go through these carefully.
2. Independent work is required. Students are not allowed to work together on this
assessment. Any contraventions of this will be handled as per disciplinary procedures in The
IIE policy.
3. No material may be copied from original sources, even if referenced correctly, unless it is
a direct quote indicated with quotation marks.
4. All work must be adequately and correctly referenced.
5. You should paraphrase (use your own words) the concepts that you are referencing, rather
than quoting directly.
6. Marks will be awarded for the quality of your paraphrasing.
7. This is an open-book assessment.
8. Assessments must be typed unless otherwise specified.
9. Ensure that you save a copy of your responses.
9.1. Complete your responses Excel.
9.2. Create a folder in the following format: StudentNumber_ModuleCode_Exam and
save all your work in this folder.Once you have completed the assessment, upload
your document under the submission link in the correct module in Learn.
Additional instructions:
• Answer All Questions.

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Referencing Rubric

Providing evidence based on valid and referenced academic sources
is a fundamental educational principle and the cornerstone of high-
quality academic work. Hence, The IIE considers it essential to
develop the referencing skills of our students in our commitment to
achieve high academic standards. Part of achieving these high
standards is referencing in a way that is consistent, technically
correct and congruent. This is not plagiarism, which is handled
differently.
Poor quality formatting in your referencing will result in a penalty of
a maximum of ten percent being deducted from the percentage
awarded, according to the following guidelines. Please note,
however, that evidence of plagiarism in the form of copied or
uncited work (not referenced), absent reference lists, or
exceptionally poor referencing, may result in action being taken in
accordance with The IIE’s Intellectual Integrity Policy (0023).
Markers are required to provide feedback to students by indicating
(circling/underlining) the information that best describes the
student’s work.
Minor technical referencing errors: 5% deduction from the
overall percentage – the student’s work contains five or more
errors listed in the minor errors column in the table below.
Major technical referencing errors: 10% deduction from the
overall percentage – the student’s work contains five or more
errors listed in the major errors column in the table below.
If both minor and major errors are indicated, then 10% only (and
not 5% or 15%) is deducted from the overall percentage. The
examples provided below are not exhaustive but are provided to
illustrate the error

Required: Minor errors in technical correctness of Major errors in technical correctness of referencing
Technically correct referencing referencing style style
style Deduct 5% from percentage awarded Deduct 10% from percentage awarded
Consistency Minor inconsistencies. Major inconsistencies.
• The referencing style is generally • Poor and inconsistent referencing style used in-
• The same referencing format consistent, but there are one or two text and/or in the bibliography/ reference list.
has been used for all in-text changes in the format of in-text • Multiple formats for the same type of referencing
references and in the referencing and/or in the bibliography. have been used.
bibliography/reference list. • For example, page numbers for direct • For example, the format for direct quotes (in-text)
quotes (in-text) have been provided for and/or book chapters (bibliography/ reference
one source, but not in another instance. list) is different across multiple instances.
Two book chapters (bibliography) have
been referenced in the bibliography in
two different formats.
Technical correctness Generally, technically correct with some Technically incorrect.
minor errors. • The referencing format is incorrect.
• Referencing format is • The correct referencing format has been • Concepts and ideas are typically referenced, but a
technically correct throughout consistently used, but there are one or reference is missing from small sections of the
the submission. two errors. work.
• Concepts and ideas are typically • Position of the references: references are only
• The correct referencing format referenced, but a reference is missing given at the beginning or end of large sections of
for the module’s discipline has from one small section of the work. work.
been used, i.e., either APA, OR • Position of the references: references • For example, incorrect author information is
Harvard OR Law. are only given at the beginning or end of provided, no year of publication is provided,
every paragraph. quotation marks and/or page numbers for direct
• Position of the reference: a • For example, the student has incorrectly quotes missing, page numbers are provided for
reference is directly associated presented direct quotes (in-text) and/or paraphrased material, the incorrect punctuation is
with every concept or idea. book chapters (bibliography/reference used (in-text); the bibliography/reference list is
list). not in alphabetical order, the incorrect format for
• For example, quotation marks, a book chapter/journal article is used, information
page numbers, years, etc. are is missing e.g. no place of publication had been
applied correctly, sources in provided (bibliography); repeated sources on the
the bibliography/reference list reference list.
are correctly presented.
Congruence between in-text Generally, congruence between the in- A lack of congruence between the in-text
referencing and bibliography/ text referencing and the bibliography/ referencing and the bibliography.
reference list reference list with one or two errors. • No relationship/several incongruencies between
• There is largely a match between the the in-text referencing and the
• All sources are accurately sources presented in-text and the bibliography/reference list.
reflected and are all accurately bibliography. • For example, sources are included in-text, but not
included in the bibliography/ • For example, a source appears in the in the bibliography and vice versa, a link, rather
reference list. text, but not in the bibliography/ than the actual reference is provided in the
reference list or vice versa. bibliography.
In summary: the recording of In summary, at least 80% of the sources In summary, at least 60% of the sources are
references is accurate and are correctly reflected and included in a incorrectly reflected and/or not included in
complete. reference list. reference list.

Overall Feedback about the consistency, technical correctness and congruence between in-text referencing and bibliography:
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Take-Home Assessment Outcomes

Learning Unit/s Objectives covered in this test:

At the end of this assessment, students should be able to:

• LU1 - LO1: Describe the purpose of system analysis and design in the development of
information systems;
• LU1 - LO3: Explain the core processes of the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC);
• LU1 - LO4: Identify key documents used when planning a project;
• LU1 - LO5: Identify key diagrams used in systems analysis and design;
• LU2 - LO2 Explain the difference between functional and non-functional requirements;
• LU2 - LO5: Develop UML activity diagrams to model activity workflows;
• LU2 - LO7: Apply the event decomposition technique to identify use cases;
• LU2 - LO11: Develop use case descriptions;
• LU3 – LO2: Explain each major design activity;
• LU4 - LO2: Describe a system development methodology;
• LU4 - LO4: Describe the knowledge areas in the project management body of knowledge
(PMBOK);
• LU5 - LO4: Define class responsibilities and collaborations using CRC cards.
• LU5 - LO5: Design a relational database schema based on a class diagram;
• LU5 - LO9: Explain the importance of integrity controls for inputs, outputs, data, and
processing;
• LU5 - LO10: Discuss various types of software tests;

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Question 1 (Marks: 15)

Consider the following short scenario, then answer the questions that follow:

You are an IT intern working for a small accountancy firm. During the COVID hard lockdown
period, the firm realised that it has to be more adaptable if it is to survive and as such have
decided to develop an application that will allow clients to make use of the firm’s services via an
online platform. The IT department of the accountancy firm will be developing this new online
platform.

Q.1.1 List six things that you, as a developer, will be able to accomplish as a result of (6)
properly engaging in the process of Systems Analysis and Design.

Q.1.2 Describe the activities you will perform as part of the first core process of the (6)
Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

Q.1.3 Which two documents will be created when planning the project? (2)

Q.1.4 Which diagram will you create to represent what the clients of the accounting (1)
firm’s application will need to do with the new online platform being developed?

Question 2 (Marks: 45)

Answer all questions in this section based on the information provided below.

When a user enters their details on the home page of the application, the client management
subsystem will confirm whether they are a registered user or not. If they are a registered user,
their identity will be verified and they will be able to select a service action such as a statement
request or a tax filing request from the services subsystem. If they are not a registered user, the
system will register a profile for them based on the information they provided, verify their identity
and allow them to select a service action. As yearly tax submissions are time sensitive, the
platform should be available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Q.2.1 From the background information provided at the beginning of this question, (4)
identify one functional requirement and one non-functional requirement.

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Q.2.2 Draw an activity diagram that will illustrate the workflow described at the (12)
beginning of the question.

Q.2.3 In a step-by-step manner, show how you will use the Event Decomposition (14)
Technique to identify use cases for the accounting firm’s application. Relate your
answer to the information presented at the beginning of this question.

Q.2.4 Create a fully developed use case description for a use case identified during the (15)
completion of Q.2.3.

Question 3 (Marks: 10)

All systems analysis activities have been concluded for the application to be developed for the
accounting firm. It was decided that the application will run through a web browser to ensure
greater portability of the application. It will only interact with the company’s internal databases
for the time being. All data inside the database will be encrypted.

Q.3.1 Identify the five activities that will form part of the Design phase and provide a (10)
brief overview of the tasks you will be performing during each activity.

Question 4 (Marks: 25)

Answer all questions in relation to the development of the application for the accounting firm.

Q.4.1 Write a report in which you recommend and motivate the following for the (13)
development of the application:
- Methodology to be used
- Tools to be used
- Techniques to be used

Q.4.2 A project manager will be appointed to manage the development of the (12)
application for the accounting firm. The PMBOK is organized into 10 knowledge
areas. Identify and describe four knowledge areas that the project manager to be
appointed will need to have mastered to successfully manage the application
development project. Show how the knowledge area relates to the development
of the application.

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Question 5 (Marks: 25)

When a client registers a profile using the application, they provide their name, surname, address,
ID number, tax number.

Q.5.1 Create the front and back of a CRC card for a class called Client. Indicate at least (10)
five responsibilities and attributes for the class.

Q.5.2 Explain how you will convert class Client to a table that will form part of a (6)
relational database.

Q.5.3 Explain the purpose of transaction logging and its potential role in the accounting (7)
firm’s application.

Q.5.4 Identify two types of tests that will be performed in order to assist with the quality (2)
control of the application developed for the accounting firm.

END OF PAPER

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