Overview
This unit introduces you to a high-level view of enterprise analysis with an emphasis on gathering stakeholder requirements for analysing and proposing the requirement specifications for an enterprise system. You will use tools and techniques that model the stakeholder requirements and analysis stages.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisite: COIS12073 and COIT12203
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Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of 'pass' in order to pass the unit. If any 'pass/fail' tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully ('pass' grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the 'assessment task' section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
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Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Unit Coordinator self-reflection
Integrating enterprise modelling concepts and tools into the unit would greatly enhance students' understanding of real-world scenario.
Identify and incorporate enterprise modelling concepts and tools that are relevant to the unit.
Feedback from Unit Coordinator self-reflection
The relevance of cybersecurity to enterprise analysis is not sufficiently addressed.
Identify the critical role of cybersecurity in enterprise analysis and incorporate this into the unit content, emphasising its importance for effective risk management and the protection of sensitive information.
- Compare and contrast general and conflicting organisation-specific technical issues in enterprise systems and organisational change
- Identify critical situations and analyse the business needs of an organisation to develop appropriate computing strategies to address ill-defined situations
- Evaluate alternative approaches to implement enterprise systems within an organisation
- Develop innovative approaches for the implementation of enterprise systems based on contemporary practices
- Apply enterprise analysis skills to identify and analyse the root causes of a given enterprise problem and develop recommendations
- Work collaboratively and communicate effectively to report enterprise analysis specifications.
Australian Computer Society (ACS) recognises the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA). SFIA is adopted by organisations, governments and individuals in many countries and provides a widely used and consistent definition of ICT skills. SFIA is increasingly being used when developing job descriptions and role profiles.
ACS members can use the tool MySFIA to build a skills profile at https://www.acs.org.au/professionalrecognition/mysfia-b2c.html
This unit contributes to the following workplace skills as defined by SFIA 7 (the SFIA code is included):
- Information Analysis (INAN)
- Research (RSCH)
- Emerging Technologies (EMRG)
- Business Analysis (BUAN)
- Systems Design (DESN)
- Requirements Definition and Management (REQM)
- Business Modelling (BSMO)
- Stakeholder and Relationship Management (RLMT)
- Change Management (CHMG)
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 30% | ||||||
| 2 - Online Quiz(zes) - 20% | ||||||
| 3 - Written Assessment - 50% | ||||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Communication | ||||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | ||||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | ||||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | ||||||
| 5 - Team Work | ||||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | ||||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | ||||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | ||||||
| 10 - First Nations Knowledges | ||||||
| 11 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 30% | |||||||||||
| 2 - Online Quiz(zes) - 20% | |||||||||||
| 3 - Written Assessment - 50% | |||||||||||
Textbooks
Business Analysis Technique
- 3rd edition (2022)
- Authors: Cadle, J, Paul, D, Hunsley, J, Reed, A, Beckham, D & Turne, P
- ISBN: 9781780175713
- Binding: eBook
CBAP / CCBA Certified Business Analysis Study Guide, 2nd Edition
- (2017)
- Authors: Susan Weese, Terri Wagne
- ISBN: 978-1-119-24883-5
- Binding: Hardcover
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Software: ADONIS Community Edition (Business Processing Modelling software) http://www.adonis-community.com/
- Software: IHMC Cmap Tools http://cmap.ihmc.us
- Archimate Open Source https://www.archimatetool.com/
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
m.jha@cqu.edu.au
Week 1
Begin Date: 10 Mar 2025Module/Topic
The Enterprise Business Analyst - Foundation Concepts
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 2
Begin Date: 17 Mar 2025Module/Topic
The Strategic Context for Business Analysis
Chapter
Chapter 1: Business Analysis Techniques, 3rd Edition 2021, By James Cadle, Debra Paul, Jonathan Hunsley, Adrian Reed, David Beckham, Paul Turner
Chapter 3: Business Analysis, 4th Edition
by Debra Paul, James Cadle, Malcolm Eva, Craig Rollason, Jonathan Hunsley
Released July 2020
Publisher(s): BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
ISBN: 9781780175126
Chapter 3: CBAP / CCBA Certified Business Analysis Study Guide, 2nd Edition 2017- Susan Weese, Terri Wagner
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 3
Begin Date: 24 Mar 2025Module/Topic
Perspectives of the Business Analyst: Agile
Chapter
Chapter 9: CBAP / CCBA Certified Business Analysis Study Guide, 2nd Edition 2017- Susan Weese, Terri Wagner
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 1: Opens Week 3 Monday 1pm closes Week 4 Thursday 1pm
Week 4
Begin Date: 31 Mar 2025Module/Topic
Perspectives of the Business Analyst: BI and IT
Chapter
Chapter 9: CBAP / CCBA Certified Business Analysis Study Guide, 2nd Edition 2017- Susan Weese, Terri Wagner
- Business Intelligence and Information Technology
Events and Submissions/Topic
ePortfolio 1: Due on Week 4 Friday 1pm
Week 5
Begin Date: 07 Apr 2025Module/Topic
Perspectives of the Business Analyst: BA and BPM
Chapter
Chapter 9: CBAP / CCBA Certified Business Analysis Study Guide, 2nd Edition 2017- Susan Weese, Terri Wagner
- Business Architecture and Business Process Management
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 2: Opens Week 5 Monday 1pm closes Week 6 Thursday 1pm
ePortfolio 2: Due on Week 5 Friday 1pm
Vacation Week
Begin Date: 14 Apr 2025Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 6
Begin Date: 21 Apr 2025Module/Topic
Stakeholder Analysis and Management
Chapter
Chapter 8: Business Analysis Techniques, 3rd Edition 2021, By James Cadle, Debra Paul, Jonathan Hunsley, Adrian Reed, David Beckham, Paul Turner
Events and Submissions/Topic
ePortfolio 3: Due on Week 6 Friday 1pm
Week 7
Begin Date: 28 Apr 2025Module/Topic
Requirement analysis and Design Definition
Chapter
Chapter 5: Business Analysis Techniques, 3rd Edition 2021, By James Cadle, Debra Paul, Jonathan Hunsley, Adrian Reed, David Beckham, Paul Turner
Chapter 6: CBAP / CCBA Certified Business Analysis Study Guide, 2nd Edition 2017- Susan Weese, Terri Wagner
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 3: Opens Week 7 Monday 1pm closes Week 8 Thursday 1pm
Week 8
Begin Date: 05 May 2025Module/Topic
Elicitation And Collaboration
Chapter
Chapter 5: CBAP / CCBA Certified Business Analysis Study Guide, 2nd Edition 2017- Susan Weese, Terri Wagner
Events and Submissions/Topic
ePortfolio 4: Due on Week 8 Friday 1pm
Week 9
Begin Date: 12 May 2025Module/Topic
Solution Evaluation
Chapter
Chapter 7: CBAP / CCBA Certified Business Analysis Study Guide, 2nd Edition 2017- Susan Weese, Terri Wagner
Events and Submissions/Topic
ePortfolio 5: Due on Week 9 Friday 1pm
Week 10
Begin Date: 19 May 2025Module/Topic
Business Acceptance Testing
Chapter
Chapter 6: Business Analysis Techniques, 3rd Edition 2021, By James Cadle, Debra Paul, Jonathan Hunsley, Adrian Reed, David Beckham, Paul Turner
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 4: Opens Week 10 Monday 1pm closes Week 11 Thursday 1pm
Week 11
Begin Date: 26 May 2025Module/Topic
Business Change Deployment
Chapter
Chapter 7: Business Analysis Techniques, 3rd Edition 2021, By James Cadle, Debra Paul, Jonathan Hunsley, Adrian Reed, David Beckham, Paul Turner
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 12
Begin Date: 02 Jun 2025Module/Topic
Underlying Competencies
Chapter
Chapter 8: CBAP / CCBA Certified Business Analysis Study Guide, 2nd Edition 2017- Susan Weese, Terri Wagner
Events and Submissions/Topic
Complete the unit evaluation.
Case Study Report Due: Week 12 Friday (6 June 2025) 11:45 pm AEST
Review/Exam Week
Begin Date: 09 Jun 2025Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Exam Week
Begin Date: 16 Jun 2025Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Unit Coordinator: Dr. Meena Jha
Room 2.09, Level 2; 400 Kent Street; Sydney NSW 2000
P +61 2 9324 5776 | X 55776 | E m.jha@cqu.edu.au
1 Written Assessment
This unit uses ePortfolio as a reflection process on your learning. For this assessment, you will use the PORTFOLIUM system, which is accessible via the Moodle unit site.
The purpose of this assessment task is for you to develop a portfolio reflecting your understanding of the unit's content. As part of this assessment, you are required to maintain an online reflective portfolio for topics 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9. You need to read the relevant textbook chapter(s), reading as listed in the weekly schedule and research to answer, and complete your portfolio entry following the instructions provided on the Moodle unit website. Your portfolio is due on the Thursday of the week following the topic presentation, as per the schedule.
Each ePortfolio is worth 6 marks
You can complete your portfolios before the due dates but feedback will not be released until 2 weeks after the due date of each portfolio. Marks and feedback on your work will be returned to you via Moodle. No comment on your work will be posted on your portfolio for viewing by the general public.
Use the following titles for your portfolios. Please refer to the unit's Moodle site for a detailed description of the task.
ePortfolio Titles
Week 4 portfolio title: Role of the Business Analyst in BI and IT in the age of Artificial Intelligence
Week 5 portfolio title: IT Systems and Business Analysis
Week 6 portfolio title: IT Alignment & Digital Transformation
Week 8 portfolio title: Enterprise Architecture (EA) Frameworks and Methodologies
Week 9 portfolio title: Business Intelligence (BI) and Data-Driven Decision Making
As per weekly schedule - Refer to dates provided on the Moodle unit website
Within two weeks of submission
The marking criteria are based on:
· Knowledge & understanding of the topic as depicted by collection in the view
· Communication skills and information literacy as demonstrated by the discussion
· Technical literacy as demonstrated by the selection of items
· Discussion of appropriateness for inclusion in view
· References/citations included
Please refer to the unit's Moodle site for a detailed description of the assessment criteria.
- Compare and contrast general and conflicting organisation-specific technical issues in enterprise systems and organisational change
- Develop innovative approaches for the implementation of enterprise systems based on contemporary practices
- Apply enterprise analysis skills to identify and analyse the root causes of a given enterprise problem and develop recommendations
- Work collaboratively and communicate effectively to report enterprise analysis specifications.
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
2 Online Quiz(zes)
There will be four quizzes spread throughout the term. Each online quiz covers a particular week of the schedule and is due by 1pm on the Thursday of the following week.
Each Quiz is worth 5 Marks
Quiz 1: Week 3 Monday 1 pm closes Week 4 Thursday 1 PM
Quiz 2: Week 5 Monday 1 pm closes Week 6 Thursday 1 PM
Quiz 3: Week 7 Monday 1 pm closes Week 8 Thursday 1 PM
Quiz 4: Week 10 Monday 1 pm closes Week 11 Thursday 1 PM
All times shown are Australian Eastern Standard Time.
Please refer to the unit's Moodle site for a detailed description of the task.
4
Other
As per weekly schedule - Refer to dates provided on the Moodle unit website
At close of quiz
Each quiz is worth 5 marks and consists of 10 randomly selected questions and each question is worth 0.5%.
It is your responsibility to complete the online quiz by the time and date shown on the Moodle unit website.
Extensions to the submission dates are not possible. You are urged to do the quiz well ahead of the closing date to compensate for any technical difficulties you may encounter.
Please refer to the unit's Moodle site for a detailed description of the assessment criteria.
- Identify critical situations and analyse the business needs of an organisation to develop appropriate computing strategies to address ill-defined situations
- Evaluate alternative approaches to implement enterprise systems within an organisation
- Communication
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
3 Written Assessment
You are required (individual or as a group with two to four members) to write a report based on a given case study. In this assessment, you need to evaluate business systems and processes and propose innovative solutions for system improvement. You are required to demonstrate your analytical and requirements modeling skills to communicate your findings from the case study and other supporting literature. You are required to develop business process diagrams; create an Enterprise Architecture (EA) model in ArchiMate (an open-source tool), and propose and justify digital transformation solutions
The case study report will be presented in report format as per the details on the unit's Moodle site. In addition, your report should also contain a title page, headers and footers, an executive summary, an introduction, and a summary/conclusion of your evaluation.
Use headings and sub-headings as appropriate. Your report must include in-text citations and a correctly cited list of references ordered alphabetically by surname of the first author, in accordance with the Harvard style of referencing.
Feel free to discuss your ideas with your student colleagues on the unit discussion forum or externally before coming up with your conclusions. It is advisable to use pictures, diagrams, and charts in presenting your ideas.
Please refer to the Moodle unit website for more details relating to the case study.
Note: Students should do this assessment as a group. However, if you have a genuine problem and are unable to participate in a group, please contact your campus tutor or the unit coordinator by week 4.
Please refer to the unit's Moodle site for a detailed description of the task.
Week 12 Friday (6 June 2025) 11:45 pm AEST
On Certification of Grades day
The marking criteria are based on:
· Knowledge & understanding of the topic
· Communication skills, content and argument
· Discussion of appropriateness for inclusion in view
· Selection of articles and books
· Referencing and formatting
Please refer to the unit website for more specific marking criteria for this assessment.
- Compare and contrast general and conflicting organisation-specific technical issues in enterprise systems and organisational change
- Identify critical situations and analyse the business needs of an organisation to develop appropriate computing strategies to address ill-defined situations
- Evaluate alternative approaches to implement enterprise systems within an organisation
- Develop innovative approaches for the implementation of enterprise systems based on contemporary practices
- Apply enterprise analysis skills to identify and analyse the root causes of a given enterprise problem and develop recommendations
- Work collaboratively and communicate effectively to report enterprise analysis specifications.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Social Innovation
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