615-370 Information Systems Project

Students enrolled in the BSc, BASc or a combined BSc course (except for the BSc/BIS) will receive science credit for the completion of this subject.

Students cannot receive credit for both this subject and 615-373.

This subject differs from 615-373 in that a generic IS project may be offered, with a member of the department playing the role of client.

615-372 Project Management and 50 points of 200-level information systems subject including 615-245 Systems Analysis and Design.

This subject is based around the completion of a significant information systems project. Clients of the project will normally be internal to the University. Students may work in teams, depending on the size of the project. Regular meetings of the entire group of students in the subject will be the occasion for students to provide progress reports. There will be lectures and discussions on such topics as project selection, the project process, documentation and writing reports.

At the completion of this subject, students should have gained experience in:

• applying the tools and techniques covered in the course;

• selecting, planning, executing, managing, reporting on, documenting and completing a substantial information systems project; and

• working alone and using a support group of fellow students and an academic staff member.

In addition to the business-related skills, students should acquire and extend other valuable, generic skills through solving the problems encountered throughout the project. These include:

• analytic and problem-solving skills;

• application of theory to practice in information systems management;

• collaboration in group-work;

• written and oral communication skills; and

• confidence to tackle unfamiliar problems.

Progress reports (15%); project planning and management (30%); end-of-semester reports and presentations (55%). Students may be assessed on individual contributions to group work.