CSE2SDX Information System Development - System Analysis and Modelling - Assignment Help

Background

Properprop is an Australian real estate company involved in a variety of real estate investments and activities. The company has a large number of customers who require a range of different real estate related services.

Properprop has a website that assists customers in finding suitable properties to rent or purchase. Customers can search the website for properties based on suburb and price. If a customer can’t find any matches, they are asked to contact the company via phone or online messaging to ask the company to search on their behalf. A Properprop agent then searches other real estate databases that they have access to for potential matches. If the agent finds any matches, they then contact the real estate companies responsible for those properties and update the customer on their findings.

If a property is found that the customer wants to inspect, they can make an appointment with an agent to view the property. After the inspection, if the customer decides to buy or rent the property, the responsible agent will prepare the relevant paperwork. The agent then makes a record of the property data and the buyer/tenant’s information for future use.

As a result of increasing demand for their services Properprop has decided to design and implement a web-based information system to assist in the management of their processes. It is envisaged that the information systems will manage the overall operational activities and processes of the organisation, from property management through to the management of real estate agencies, individual agents, clients, and all related financial transactions. The system will be required to provide comprehensive reports for the purpose of analyzing the real estate agency’s performance and efficiency. These reports will enable Properprop’s management to make better- informed decisions.

The system should address as a minimum the following requirements:

• Assist customers to search for different properties based on:
  • Property type, e., house, townhouse, unit, apartment, vacant block.
  • Price range
  • Suburb, address, postcode
  • Min and max bedrooms and/or min and max bathrooms
  • Car spaces
  • Availability date
• Assist customers to register their information and preferences
• Inform registered prospective customers by email whenever a property that matches their preferences becomes available
• Maintain all properties in the database and keep seller and owner information

You are asked to analyse and design an information system for the above scenario using object- oriented methodology.

You can make any reasonable assumptions about the case scenario.

Tasks

Task 1 - Requirements Gathering [3 marks]

1. What requirements analysis strategy (or strategies) you would recommend to Properprop for this case study?
   • You may recommend a combination of different
   • You need to justify your answer with an explanation as to why you have given your [1 Mark]
2. What requirements gathering technique (or techniques) you would recommend to Properprop for this case study?
   • You may recommend a combination of different
   • You need to justify your answer with an explanation as to why you have given your recommendation [1 Mark]
3. What system development methodology would you recommend to Properprop for developing the information system case study? Justify your [1 Mark]

Task 2 - Requirements Modelling [7.5 marks]

1. Let’s assume that you have used one or more appropriate requirement gathering techniques to capture stakeholder requirements. Using information in the scenario create a table and list at least
   • 10 functional requirements; and
   • 5 non-functional requirements

that it would be expected the client would have. [2.5 marks].

2. Create a goal model based on the functional and non-functional requirements identified in Task 2-1 and make a summary of the requirements. It is recommended you make use of “Why” and “How” questions to assess your goal model and to determine whether the structure of your goals model is reasonable or [2.5 marks].
3. Identify at least 5 potential users of the system and write at least 2 user stories for each type of

It is recommended to use the outlined structure below for defining user stories. [2.5 marks]

“As a [type of user], I want to [perform some task] so that I can [achieve some goal].”

Task 3 - Requirements Analysis [4.5 marks]

1. Based on the captured and modelled requirements identified in Task 2-1 and Task 2-2 and your user stories in Task 2-3:
   • Analyse the requirements
   • Identify at least 5 features/functionality to address requirements. And justify your answer and explain how the recommended features/functionality in the Properprop information system can address each of the [4.5 marks]

Submission

When you have completed the tasks, submit your answer via the Upload link on the LMS. You should submit Tasks 1, 2, and 3 in a single Word document called xxx_cse2sdx_assessment1.docx (where xxx is your student number) with clearly labeled headings for each task.