Course Description
This course familiarizes students with the concepts of information systems development including foundations, planning, analysis, design, implementation and maintenance.
Course Objectives
The main objective of this course is to provide knowledge of different concepts of system analysis and design so that students will be able to develop information systems using different methodologies, tools and techniques.
Course Contents
1.1.The Systems Development Environment: Introduction; A Modern Approach to Systems Analysis and Design; Developing Information Systems and the Systems Development Life Cycle; The Heart of the Systems Development Process and Traditional Waterfall SDLC; CASE Tools
1.2.Modern Systems Development: Prototyping; Spiral; Rapid Application Development; Introduction to Agile Development
1.3.Introduction to Object Oriented Development
1.4.Managing the Information Systems Project: Introduction; Managing the Information Systems Project; Representing and Scheduling Project Plans; Using Project Management Software
2.1. Identifying and Selecting Systems Development Projects: Introduction; Identifying and Selecting Systems Development Projects; Corporate and Information Systems Planning
2.2. Initiating and Planning Systems Development Projects: Introduction; Initiating and Planning Systems Development Projects; Process of Initiating and Planning IS Development Projects, Assessing Project Feasibility; Building and Reviewing the Baseline Project Plan
3.1. Determining System Requirements: Introduction; Performing Requirements Determination; Traditional Methods for Determining Requirements; Contemporary Methods for Determining System Requirements; Radical Methods for Determining System Requirements
3.2. Structuring System Process Requirements: Introduction; Process Modeling; Data Flow Diagrams; Modeling Logic with Decision Tables, Decision Trees, and Pseudocodes
3.3.Structuring System Data Requirements: Introduction; Conceptual Data Modeling; Gathering Information for Conceptual Data Modeling; Introduction to E-R Modeling
4.1.Designing Databases: Introduction; Database Design; Relational Database Model; Normalization; Transforming E-R Diagrams Into Relations; Merging Relations; Physical File and Database Design; Designing Fields; Designing Physical Tables
4.2. Designing Forms and Reports: Introduction; Designing Forms and Reports; Formatting Forms and Reports; Assessing Usability
4.3.Designing Interfaces and Dialogues: Introduction; Designing Interfaces and Dialogues; Interaction Methods and Devices; Designing Interfaces, Designing Dialogues; Designing Interfaces and Dialogues in Graphical Environments
5.1.System Implementation: Introduction, System Implementation, Software Application Testing, Installation, Documenting the System, Training and Supporting Users, Organizational Issues in Systems Implementation
5.2.Maintaining Information Systems: Introduction, Maintaining Information Systems, Conducting Systems Maintenance
Text Books:
1. Joseph S. Valacich and Joey F. George, Modern Systems Analysis and Design, 8th Edition, Pearson
References Books:
1. Kenneth E. Kendall and Julie E. Kendall, System Analysis and Design, 9th Edition, Pearson
2. Jeffrey Whitten and Lonnie Bently, System Analysis and Design Methods, 7th Edition
3. Scott Tilley and Harry J. Rosenblatt, System Analysis and Design, 11th Edition