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Appendices
Sub-theme C3: Systems in Practice
11.The student should be familiar with the characteristics of, and
distinction among real-time systems, expert systems, simulation systems and embedded systems.Sub-theme C4: Development of Information Systems
12.The student should have a global picture of system development stages, and their related actions and products.
Sub-theme C5: Information Flow
13. The student should be capable of describing information flow in a
small (business) organization.
Sub-theme C6: Information Analysis
14. The student should be able to analyze information and information
requirements and build/adjust the data model accordingly. Sub-theme C7: Relational Databases
15.The student should be able to name the elements of a relational
scheme and describe their meaning. He should be able to translate an information question into a relational database query language command.
He should be familiar with the characteristics and aspects of data management systems, and he should be able to name them and use them for specific systems. (Only pre-university education)
Sub-theme C8: Human-Computer Interaction
16.The student should be able to identify the human-computer
interaction element in information systems. He should be familiar with its characteristics and he should be able to recognize and utilize key criteria in the development of user dialogs.
Sub-theme C9: System Development Lifecycle
17.In a simple system development lifecycle, the student should be
capable of assessing its progress, testing a prototype, checking whether the final product meets the client’s specifications, and assessing whether the system complies with the requirements and wishes of the end user.
Theme D: Usage in a context
18. The student should be familiar with the methods and procedures of project management, as well as the project aspects of system development (Schmidt, 2006).