FIT 2001 Expectations and Reflection Week 1

Expectations

This unit I foresee that I would be seeing a lot of analysis going on. I have read a Software Engineering book before attempting this course and there are some similarities like the waterfall model. System analyst means Business analyst as well as Information Systems Development. It is analyzing the aspects, outcomes and risks associated with the need to implement system solutions to a business problem.

My beginning expectation is that I predict I will be interested in what tools are available because I do have a system that needs some re-development for my friends back home.

Lecture 1

Today I was a bit bored because the content may just be because it was the introduction since I have read about agile development, waterfall models and such. Although the content was boring, the thing that I got out of it was that I like the Agile Modeling Paradigm especially Extreme Programming methodology. Changes are something that I believe that must be embraced because it is a natural order of life. If I don't change then I cannot improve.

The methodologies all seem similar with changes here and there, so I guess System's methodology is more of a personal taste then an actual algorithm that if you follow rigidly you will obtain a specific result.

Two methods of System analysis Traditional and Object Orientated. I guess object orientated involves object in world of interaction whereas the traditional method is more of step wise, linear, sequential procedures.

Note : Dr Yen Cheung is my lecturer.

Tute 1

The tute was pretty fast because NetBeans IDE allowed me to create a database on a server and update it instantly. That's pretty cool as looking at the java code, at the number of lines that I would have to write, it makes my world a whole lot easier. The NetBeans IDE creates the code based on database of already written code, this is my impression. Maybe patterns can be used instead.

I have used Eclipse IDE before and it does help abstract a layer above the actual digital logic layer. Assembly layer is fun. The downside I suppose is that it is very predictive which may apply unneeded code or comments.

Productivity should be the same for a similar type of system no matter the size. The development of models should be the same if the system is similar but it is still highly dependent on the type of system and its environment.

5 Assignments, choose 2...gosh....all interesting....so planning to do all....

Note: Suttisak.jantavongso is my tutor.