Design notation examples

Question 1

How could you go about designing the User-Information System Interaction Process?

Answer 1

We can include a Use Case to document the process by which a user interacts with the computer system

Question 2

Components of a use case

Answer 2

Use Case Name
Actors (Initiator)
Purpose
Pre-conditions 
Assumptions
Typical course of events with actor actions and system responses
Alternative course of events

Question 3

Definitions of components of a use case

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Question 4

Example of a use case

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Question 5

How could you go about designing a business process

Answer 5

We can use a flowchart to document the processes carried out by people

Question 6

Flowchart example

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Question 7

Business process map

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A Business process maprefers to activities involved in achieving an outcome. Who is responsible for which parts of the process and where are decisions made. Use with a view to improvement of procedures and communications.

Question 8

Business process map example

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Question 9

IPO Charts (Documenting the design of a spreadsheet)

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