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Understand key concepts and types of models, explore representations and relevance in Information Systems Modelling. Learn to combine different views and shared concepts across models for effective analysis and design. Prepare for your exam with confidence!
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IMS5024 Information Systems Modelling Review of topics
The examination • 3 hours duration, closed book • 5 questions, each 20 marks • answer all questions • read the questions carefully • answer the question asked, not the question you want to answer • some application of modelling techniques will be needed
Purposes • the Unit • the Exam • the Assignments
Modelling fundamentals • what is a model • the nature of models • logical equivalence
Types of models • product and problem oriented • conceptual and formal • Blum’s taxonomy
Representation • an object • a process • a record, a table, a star, a snowflake • an event • procedural flow
Relevance • a system to… • a system of relevance to… • Soft Systems Methodology
Combining views • the Class model, the STD, the EPC • the Class model, the DFD, the sequence diagram • the Class model, the ERD, the table
Shared concepts across views • operations or processes • events • structures of attributes