TASK 3 – Analysis of a database Developmental Methodology Analyses one of the following database developmental Methodology: Structured Systems Analysis and Design Methodology (SSADM) A methodology can be defined as “a system of methods used in a particular area of study or activity” (http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/methodology, 09/11/14). In our case a methodology is a method of systems analysis and application design. One of the popular methods which is widely used in the United Kingdom, particularly by government bodies, is Structured Systems Analysis and Development Methodology (SSADM). There are six parts to SSADM; • The project initiation and feasibility study. • Investigation and Analysis. • Design. • …show more content…
• System scope: - Identifying what part of the projects considered developing or avoiding. • Problem and Requirement: - way of investigation using some key people for the project. • Constrains:-Key aspects of each project phase should be identified • Recommendation: - This section must identify a number of possible solution with enough information to allow managers make decision. • Investigation: - This stage is a means of gathering information for both current/existed and new system. Investigation has 4 basic methods. • Interview:- Typically, the analyst will start by interviewing managers and decision makers in order to: Get an overall picture of the issues, Gain understanding of the organisation structures, The people involved and any areas of sensitivity • Questionnaire: - is used to obtain information more quickly and cheaply from a larger selection of people. Questionnaires allow assessment of the general feeling/opinion • Observation:- Watching & working with the system in different departments to see varying use of it • Document analysis:-collecting all types of documents and reports to examine the current system. An analyst would normally not carry out only one technique and would choose the techniques appropriate to the situation. Once all information has been collected, it must be analyses to create a Requirement Specification which is the initial contract. It will signed by the software
One of the first steps involved in carrying out a preliminary investigation include understanding the problem or opportunity in sight. The analyst must first identify which department, users and business processes the system request is involved in to evaluate and assess the causes and effects related in the proposed system. Defining the project scope and constraints is the second step. With clear indications of the projects boundaries or extent the project scope is determined, while the requirements or conditions the system must confer to or achieve determine the projects constraints. The third step in a preliminary investigation consists of fact finding techniques, that involve the analyses of charts, interviews with users, managers and review of documents , observing operations and finally user surveys. Followed by the fourth step that includes the process of evaluating feasibility. This step consists of evaluating the feasibility of the proposed projects operational, technical, economical and
Micronics are now on board with your proposal and would like you to proceed to the next stage in systems analysis.
Questionnaires are “a series of questions asked to individuals to obtain statistically useful information about a given topic” (Bryant, L, 2014). There are different types of questionnaires that include face to face, phone, post and online.
A questionnaire is research which involves a number of different questions to gather information from the people who are filling it in. Questionnaires are designed as a way to find out what people are thinking. An advantage of questionnaires is that it is very practical because it is quick to collect information from the people filling out the questionnaire. Another advantage of questionnaires is that the same questions is asked to everyone filling the questionnaire out so easy to sum up. The final advantage to questionnaires is that large information can be collected. There are also some disadvantages to questionnaires which is that there is no way of telling how much though someone who is filling the questionnaire out has put it. Another disadvantage is that the person filling it out may forget what has happened to fill it out so it won’t be reliable. The final disadvantage to questionnaires is that there is no way to tell how truthful a respondent is being.
A questionnaire is a list of a research or survey questions asked to respondents, and designed to extract quantitative date. Questionnaires are easily distributed to the community and can be completed and collected on the spot or be emailed or posted back to the researcher. Self completed questionnaires are the most common survey as they are cheap and can be passed to a lot of people. Some sociologists tend not to use questionnaires because of their low response rate and lack of validity. Also, some people may give false information so some researchers like to stick to interviews and experiments for increased accuracy. I will explore why sociologists shy away from using questionnaires.
Observational methods involve an investigator viewing users as they work and taking notes on the activity which takes place. Observation may be either direct, where the investigator is actually present during the task, or indirect, where the task is viewed by some other means such as through use of a video camera.
The strength of questionnaires is it can give an insight into respondent’s thoughts and opinions and also cost efficient as it is inexpensive.
A questionnaire is a technique that used for collecting data in a survey. It is a series of questions to which the respondent provides answers. During the interviews and in person surveys one must stay within the bounds of the designed protocol. Observational research solely involves the researcher(s) making observations. There are numerous positive
These approaches and elements are closely related in the design of research. Initial step in research is to assess the what kind of knowledge claims brought to use, what kind of strategy of inquiry to consider, and to identify specific methods to be used. Using these three elements, a researcher can then identify either the quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods approach to inquiry.
In the system documentation phase there will be a number of detailed records compiled. The eight phases of the project life cycle will be recorded in the system documentation category. The records derived from the system analysis and the system design phase of the project will be critical during the installation of the project. This will provide a detailed design of the project during the implementation stage. During the test phase of the project it is also important to document all test specifications and procedures. The test report will be
A methodology can be defined as “a system of methods used in a particular area of study or activity” (http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/methodology, 09/11/14). In our case a methodology is a method of systems analysis and application design. One of the popular methods which is widely used in the United Kingdom, particularly by government bodies, is Structured Systems Analysis and Development Methodology (SSADM).
The questionnaire is defined as "a document containing serious of questions and other types of items designed to solicit information appropriate to analysis" (Babbie, 1990, p. 377). In our daily work we used the questionnaire as a tool for collecting information to justify and explain cases, knowledge, and behaviors on target group. Questionnaire design is very crucial and important part of the research because inappropriate questionnaire will misleads the research result. Indeed, we used questionnaire in our daily life to satisfy our queries in in another format. For example, we ask questions in different events like when we want to pay something. The use of questionnaire in research is somehow similar to that in our daily life. It constructed to collect information or answers related to the research issue for
At the same , I found a lot of advantages of doing a questionnaire survey.For example, practical and large amounts of information can be collected from a large number of people in a short period of time and in a relatively cost effective way, ant it can be carried out by the researcher or by any number of people with limited effect to its validity and reliability.
In technostructure, staff is analysing the operators who get affected by others works and serving those with planning and training with standardizations in the organisation. The analyst can be divided into three main parts. Firstly, a work - study analyst who regulates the work process; secondly is planning and control analyst who controls the accounts with production unit and finally, personnel analyst to standardize skills which occurs outside the organisation.