UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT

TEST NO: Assessment 1

Year Course

ISE3701

INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR ENGINEERS

Examiner: Mr BN Mdlolo Internal Moderator: Dr Phuluwa

External Moderator: Dr Dube Marks: 65
Weight of Assessment: 10%
INSTRUCTIONS TO ALL STUDENTS:
1. Duration of ISE3701 is 48 hours.
2. The test (ISE3701) will open on 8th of April 2024 and will close on 10 April 2024. This will
give you time to deal with unforeseen circumstances of load shedding and Covid-19 as
required.
3. You are allowed consult any books, training videos, lecture notes as well as Internet
resources during the test but copy and paste is not allowed.
4. You are not allowed request a third party (i.e. another human, for direct help with a test)
YOUR SCRIPT MUST BE SAVED WITH STUDENT NO, SUBJECT CODE AND
UPLOADED ON ASSESSMENT 6 PLATFORM. EXAMPLE 72111985QAS401I
• Honesty Declaration must be completed
• The module is IRIS invigilated
Additional student instructions
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password protected or uploaded as “read only” files)
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correct answer script file has been uploaded.
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unsatisfactory.
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opportunity for resubmission will be granted.
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academic dishonesty.
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time. Submissions made after the official examination time will be rejected.
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QUESTION 1
1. Discuss in detail the following terms with an aim of differentiating them:
- System implementation and system maintenance
- Physical model and logical model
- Data structure and data record
NB: Provide examples of each
(15)
2. A communication diagram is an extension of an object diagram as it shows
messages exchange along with the objects. Study the diagram below and answer
the following questions.

Figure 1: Communication diagram

a) Tell us whether the given communication diagram above is in good order to be
classified as data flow diagram and why? (5)
b) What are the three goals of Work breakdown structure (WBS)? (3)
c) What is the importance of using communication diagram? (2)
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QUESTION 2

1. Develop master detail form screen layout following the necessary logic within
information system such as:
- Data type
- Input mask
- Lockup check
- Range check
 - Cross check
- Batch check
(20)
2. Develop a decision tree of your organisation from the client to final production (8)

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QUESTION 3
Planned value (PV) is simply R55 300. To calculate the planned value (PV) we need
to multiply the earned value (EV) by the percentage of the project that is complete of
85%. If the actual cost (AC) is R76 920, how would you determine the following?
a) The earned value (EV) (3)
b) The cost variance of that month. (3)
c) Cost performance index (3)
d) Discuss the outcome of your calculated cost performance index to give us what
does it tells the stakeholders. (3)
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