COURSE RUBRIC

COURSE RUBRIC: FIS 432 - Design of Financial Systems

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course involves the design and construction of computer information systems, using information engineering (IE) methodology and a Model-Oriented-Tool-Enhanced (MOTE) approach to FIS development. Designs will be implemented using advanced software development toolsets. A large portion of this course will be project-based. The purpose of the project is to allow students to actively participate in the full systems development life cycle.

PREREQUISITES: FIS 431 or MIS 316

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

To implement advanced activity (process) models
To transform data models into Data Definition Language
To design and implement user interfaces
To design and implement financial reporting systems

MAJOR TOPICS: Design Overview of global enterprises
                                  Dialog Design
                                  Graphic User Interface Design
                                  Web User Interface Design
                                  Layout Design
                                  Process Logic Analysis
                                  Dialogue Flow Diagrams
                                  Pseudo-Coding
                                  Construction - Generating Applications
                                  Construction – Testing
                                  Report Design

COURSE INCLUDES:

Information Technology: The students make use of information technology throughout this course, which is conducted in a computer laboratory. Each student has a computer. Students use an integrated software development toolset to design and construct business systems.

Oral Communication: All students are required to participate in class discussions in each class. This is an essential component of learning with cases. Students also present their case findings to the class.

Writing Skills: Students complete weekly assignments, which sometimes contain written components

Critical Thinking: The case-based approach builds critical thinking skills. Each week, students sift through a lot of information. They are required the extract the information that is important for solving the case questions.

Problem Solving: Students use the information they believe is relevant to make decisions about cases and other assignments. Students are required to justify their solutions.

Team Building: Students work in groups of two or three on a semester-long case project.

Globalization: As the focus of Design is to implement enterprise systems, and these systems are global, globalization issues are an inherently addressed. Specifically, cultural and legal differences, among countries where the global enterprise conducts commerce, and reflecting different business rules, are discussed.