11–12Enterprise Computing 11–12 Syllabus
Content
Year 12
Describe the tools and processes used to manage and document the development of an enterprise system
Including:- problem definition
- time and resource management, including Gantt charts
- an iterative approach
- production process and technical skills
- testing and evaluation
Explain the effect of the changing nature of enterprise on the development of projects
Including:- offshore development
- working remotely
- freelance work
- enabling the growth of start-ups
Investigate tools that support the design and development of an enterprise system
Including:- online collaboration
- time/task action plans
- process diary, including ongoing evaluation
- budget
- system flowcharts
- data flow diagrams
- decision trees
Describe how computational, design and systems thinking skills are used in the design and development of an enterprise system
Select key collaborating and managing criteria appropriate to the development of an enterprise project
Including:- designing for ease of operation and maintenance
- clarifying each of the relevant informatics within the new system
- outlining the role of the participants, data and components used in the system
- negotiating user/client needs and wants
- working collaboratively
Apply tools to inform the requirements and limitations of an enterprise system
Including:- interviews
- surveys
- analytical reports
- prototypes
- presentations of research results
Explore and apply the most suitable development approach to develop, modify and implement an enterprise system
Including:- waterfall (structured)
- agile
- prototyping
- end-user
- outsourcing
Develop an implementation plan and test its feasibility for an enterprise computing system
Including:- design thinking
- thinking and design tools, including storyboards, Gantt chart, decision tree
- risk analysis
- hardware and software integration
- training
- preferred system implementation method
- methodology for testing the system
Verify and validate an enterprise computing system
Including:- evaluating test data
- trialling the operation and maintenance documentation
- reviewing the impact of system implementation within relevant environments
- modifying designs to improve functionality
- testing, evaluating and maintaining the developed enterprise computing system