IT6103 Final Year Project INTRODUCTION

PROJECT OVERVIEW PROJECT OBJECTIVES TIME TO BE SPENT ON THE PROJECT PROJECT SCOPE EXAMPLES OF PROJECTS HOW TO SELECT A PROJECT SELECTING A CLIENT PROJECT SUPERVISOR

PROJECT OVERVIEW

PROJECT OBJECTIVES

TIME TO BE SPENT ON THE PROJECT

PROJECT SCOPE

EXAMPLES OF PROJECTS

HOW TO SELECT A PROJECT

SELECTING A CLIENT

PROJECT SUPERVISOR

PROJECT OVERVIEW The individual project is by far the most important single piece of work in the BIT degree programme. Project also aims to assess the candidate’s ability to communicate his/her ideas and work. It is equivalent to three (3) Modules in the BIT degree programme from the end of the second year through to the end of the third year covering over 300 hours of work.

The individual project is by far the most important single piece of work in the BIT degree programme.

Project also aims to assess the candidate’s ability to communicate his/her ideas and work.

It is equivalent to three (3) Modules in the BIT degree programme

from the end of the second year through to the end of the third year covering over 300 hours of work.

IS design & development skills Construct a project from initial ideas, via a thorough analysis of the problem; Use references Apply theories, tools and techniques from taught courses; Report Writing Skills Formal report writing. Summarising and Presenting Skills Demonstrate the solution to the problem through developed software; Defend ideas in discussions and presentations;

IS design & development skills

Construct a project from initial ideas, via a thorough analysis of the problem;

Use references

Apply theories, tools and techniques from taught courses;

Report Writing Skills

Formal report writing.

Summarising and Presenting Skills

Demonstrate the solution to the problem through developed software;

Defend ideas in discussions and presentations;

A project in business and science is a collaborative enterprise, frequently involving research or design, that is carefully planned to achieve a particular aim. Software is a collection of computer programs, procedures and documentation that perform some tasks on an operating system.

A project in business and science is a collaborative enterprise, frequently involving research or design, that is carefully planned to achieve a particular aim.

Software is a collection of computer programs, procedures and documentation that perform some tasks on an operating system.

Business software is generally any software program that helps a business increase productivity or measure their productivity. The term covers a large variation of uses within the business environment, and can be categorized by using a small, medium and large.

Business software is generally any software program that helps a business increase productivity or measure their productivity.

The term covers a large variation of uses within the business environment, and can be categorized by using a small, medium and large.

Small size The small business market generally consists of home accounting software, and office suites such as Microsoft Office and OpenOffice.org.

The small business market generally consists of home accounting software, and office suites such as

Microsoft Office and

OpenOffice.org.

Medium size The medium size, has a broader range of software applications, ranging from accounting, groupware, customer relationship management, human resources software, outsourcing relationship management, loan origination software

The medium size, has a broader range of software applications, ranging from

accounting,

groupware,

customer relationship management,

human resources software,

outsourcing relationship management,

loan origination software

Large Size The last segment covers enterprise level software applications, such as those in the fields of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Enterprise Content Management (ECM) Business Process Management and Product Lifecycle Management

The last segment covers enterprise level software applications, such as those in the fields of

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Enterprise Content Management (ECM)

Business Process Management and

Product Lifecycle Management

Types of Applications - Examples Library University Banking Credit Card Transactions Billing Stock Broker Sales Manufacturing Payroll Inventory Insurance Airlines Rental Employment Transportation Real Estate Fuel Station Hotel Health Taxi Land Registry Registration of Births Passport

Library

University

Banking

Credit Card Transactions

Billing

Stock Broker

Sales

Manufacturing

Payroll

Inventory

Insurance

Airlines

Rental

Employment

Transportation

Real Estate

Fuel Station

Hotel

Health

Taxi

Land Registry

Registration of Births

Passport

Medical and Health Care Hospital Information Systems Clinic Administration Accounting Laboratory Information Processing Pharmacy Management

Hospital Information Systems

Clinic Administration Accounting

Laboratory Information Processing

Pharmacy Management

Hospital IS Doctor’s information, speciality Ward information, no. of beds Theatre information, facilities Patient information, admittance information Consultation information, booking Listing Read each record and print. In time sequence.

Doctor’s information, speciality

Ward information, no. of beds

Theatre information, facilities

Patient information, admittance information

Consultation information, booking

Listing

Read each record and print. In time sequence.

Financials Asset Management Financial Planning Financial Analysis Financial Consolidation Expenditure Management Billing and Cash Collection Cash Management

Asset Management

Financial Planning

Financial Analysis

Financial Consolidation

Expenditure Management

Billing and Cash Collection

Cash Management

Accounting Inventory Control Accounting Receivable Accounting Payable Payroll General Ledger

Inventory Control

Accounting Receivable

Accounting Payable

Payroll

General Ledger

Accounting software is application software that records and processes accounting transactions within functional modules such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and trial balance. Payroll Paycheck Payroll taxes Pay slip Payroll card Payroll Frequencies

Accounting software is application software that records and processes accounting transactions within functional modules such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and trial balance.

Payroll

Paycheck

Payroll taxes

Pay slip

Payroll card

Payroll Frequencies

Human Resource Effective Recruitment Effective Training, Retention and Career Planning Compensation Management and Flexible, Scalable Payroll Flexible Organisation Planning

Effective Recruitment

Effective Training, Retention and Career Planning

Compensation Management and Flexible, Scalable Payroll

Flexible Organisation Planning

Library Membership Reference Borrow Return Order

Membership

Reference

Borrow

Return

Order

Sales and Distribution Application STORE Store 1 | Colombo Store 2 | Kandy INVENTORY Store 1 | P1 | 50 Store 1 | P3 | 20 Store 2 | P2 | 100 Store 2 | P1 | 30 ORDERS Store 1 | P3 | 3428 | 0052 | 10 Store 2 | P2 | 3428 | 0098 | 7 Store 2 | P3 | 3428 | 0098 | 15 Store 2 | P4 | 5726 | 0099 | 1 PRODUCT P1 | Printer P2 | Diskette P3 | Disk Drive P4 | Modem SUPPLIER 3428 | East West 5726 | DMS STORE Store Name | City INVENTORY Store Name | Part No | Quantity ORDERS Store Name | Part No | Vendor No | Order No | Quantity PRODUCT Product No | Description SUPPLIER Supplier No | Supplier Name

Relationships To integrate data and provide required information

Use Case Diagram

Sequence Diagram

Data – Product Categories

Data – Product Details

Data - Suppliers

Data - Orders

Hospital IS Sorting By room number Selecting Patients in the intensive care Summarising Summary of patient’s treated by each doctor Reporting Doctor’s report showing their patients

Sorting

By room number

Selecting

Patients in the intensive care

Summarising

Summary of patient’s treated by each doctor

Reporting

Doctor’s report showing their patients

Information - Product List

Information - Employee Sales by Country

Information -