Week 8

Wow! this week went so fast that i did not realize it. Probably it's just that time of the semester where the workload is at its peak and we end up being SUPER BUSY!!

Despite of all the time pressure, i managed to find some time at the end of the week to reflect on what was Week 8 all about for System Analysis and Design.

Thinking back to lecture 8, we have now reached the Design Stage. We learnt about the 7 Design Phase activities:

1. Design and integrate network
2. Design the application architecture
3. Design user interface
4. Design system interfaces
5. Design and integrate the database
6. Prototype for Design Details
7. Design and integrate the system controls

An important difference i learnt was that Analysis is focussed on what the system should perform, referring to business requirements whereas Design is more towards how system will be built i.e. defining structural components. By definition, Design is actually a process in which the system components at architectural and detailed level are described, organized and structured.

Besides that the learning objectives of the lecture were about knowing different architectural designs such client-server architecture, single, clustered, multi-computer architecture and centralised and distributed architecture. Similarly, different types of computer networks such LAN, WAN and Internet , their network configuration and network design were mentioned during the lecture. As usual, another lecture that turned out to be boring for me.

Honestly, this unit is getting more complex and boring as we progress towards the end of this unit. I just see complex diagrams, topics and text nowadays in lectures and unfortunately my workload is so much that i don't have much time to go through the book for more details. The study guide again was a good friend helping me understand what is actually in the lecture slides. The lecture slides is just full of brief information and diagrams which not enough for understanding.

Anyways my prime focus is getting all remaining assignments done and thinking about the exam instead of criticizing the unit. That's why i love this blog facility, i get to vent my frustrations on this unit and reflect on my experience so far to motivate myself to improve my understanding for this unit.

Oops! i forgot to mention that my event table was approved and all main requirements were present. I just lost marks on representation and professionalism. Now i can progress with my Assignment 1b with not much changes to make so time to speed up work!

Fast Forward...... to tutorial class!

The tutorial class was all about learning to make Use Case Descriptions. Our tutor was very helpful and needs some praise for making sure we understood the whole concept step by step. It was after a long time that i actually felt i was not much lost in both classes.

A nice way to end week 8 of my System Analysis and Design (SAAD) Journey.