Final year projects are an
important feature of most undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in the fields of Business
Information Technology, Information Systems, Software Engineering and Business
Computing.  These projects usually involve students in the practical application of
theory together with a critical analysis or evaluation of the excecution of their project
or of the theory applied. 
  - This book is the first to
    provide detailed guidance and support for students in preparing for, conducting and
    evaluating a system development project, independent of the development methodology or
    technical tools to be used.
 
Structure of the book is
chronological, covering project preparation, project execution and project completion. 
Examples of each key product
and activity are included as are examples of different types of project, using the three
main system development methodologies, SSADM, UML and DSDM. 
A website with templates and
examples is available for students.
Table of Contents
Part 1
- Project preparation and set-up 
Chapter 1 - Introduction to
student projects 
What is a project? 
Types of projects 
Business and information
systems strategy 
Feasibility Studies 
Complex software development
Multi-media projects 
Technical infrastructure
projects 
Research projects and case
studies 
Hybrid projects 
Group projects 
Critical success (and
failure) factors 
Assessment criteria (what
makes a great project)
  - Chapter 2 - Identifying and
    selecting a project
 
Sources of projects 
Generating ideas 
Selection criteria 
Short-listing and modifying
ideas 
Examples of past projects 
Making the final selection
  - Chapter 3 - Overview of
    project approaches and structures (and when to use them)
 
The System Development Life
Cycle (SDLC) 
Project phases and
organisation 
Structured methods 
Object-oriented methods 
Rapid Application
Development (RAD) 
Other methodologies 
Package implementations
  - Chapter 4 - Setting up the
    project
 
Getting organised 
Project objectives (academic
and business) and scope definition 
Project deliverables 
Selecting the development
method 
Research questions 
Initial planning 
The roles of the project
supervisor, student and client 
Producing a project proposal
  - Part 2
    - Project execution
 
Chapter 5 - Project
Management. 
Detailed planning 
Time management 
Record keeping and good
housekeeping 
Project tracking and control
Tools and techniques 
Risk and issue management 
Common problems and their
management 
Controlling change 
Progress reporting 
Using the project supervisor
Managing the client 
Project teams
  - Chapter 6 - Research. 
 
Types of research 
Literature sources and
searches 
Writing a literature review 
Research methods 
Primary and secondary data,
and its collection 
Analysing data
  - Chapter 7 - Systems
    Requirements. 
 
Fact finding 
Workshops 
Recording requirements 
Modelling requirements 
Early prototypes 
Package research and
selection 
Technical requirements 
Feasibility Studies 
Project management and
reporting
  - Chapter 8 - Systems Design
 
Identifying, evaluating and
selecting system solutions 
Conceptul design 
Data analysis 
Physical design 
Human-computer interaction 
Prototyping 
Data management design 
Technical design 
Design prototypes 
Project management and
reporting
  - Chapter 9 - System
    construction and implementation
 
Program or component
specification 
Software production and
programming 
Incremental delivery 
Package configuration 
Testing and de-bugging 
Data conversion and
preparation 
User and system
documentation 
Software installation 
Technical infrastructure
implementation 
Maintenance 
Project management and
reporting
  - Part 3 - Project completion 
 
(50-60 pages)Chapter 10
- Critical analysis and evaluation 
Review of objectives and
theory 
Analysis of the development
process 
Evaluating alternative
approaches 
Evaluating the final
deliverables and research results
  - Chapter 11 - Final report
 
Poster presentations 
Preparing and presenting
papers 
Draft reports 
Report structure, content
and presentation 
Report writing 
Common errors 
Referencing 
Plagiarism and data
protection 
Software demonstrations 
Viva voce examinations
  - Appendices
 
(20-30 pages)Appendix A
- Glossary
Appendix B - Bibliography
Appendix C - Checklist
290 pages
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