Summary of the Course
Text Book and Printed Resources
Prerequisites
Grading
Teaching Method
Week by Week Schedule

Summary of the course:

This course presents a structured approach to analysis and design of an information system for a business. The systems development life cycle will be defined and described. Process descriptions, user and task analysis for interface development, prototyping, data flow and entity relationship diagramming will be presented. Case studies that promote critical-thinking skills provide the context for these techniques

1.The role of the systems analyst

2. How to use models to illustrate business functions and operations

3. Systems development tools, including models and CASE tools

4. The importance of SDLC

Textbooks and printed resources:

Systems Analysis and Design (8th Edition)
Shelly/Cashman/Rosenblatt
Course Technology, 2010.
ISBN-10: 0324597665, ISBN-13: 9780324597660
http://oc.course.com/sc/sad8e/

Book Site

The grading scheme is as follows:

Assignments 30%

Mid-term exam 20%

Participation 10 % (class participation for inclass student only.)
Project 20%

Final 20%

Total 100%

 

A	94 and above
A-	90 - 93
B+	87 - 89
B	84 - 86
B-	80 - 83
C+	77 - 79
C	74 - 76
C-	70 - 73
D+	67 - 69
D	64 - 66
D-	60 - 63
F	Less than 60

Teaching Method:

A combination of teaching methods will be used (lecturing, guest speakers, group presentations, etc).

Course Overview

Introduction to Systems Analysis  and Design

Chapter 1

Week 2 

Analyse the Business Case

Chapters 2

Week 3 

Chapter 3 and a

Case study

Week 4

Requirment Modeling

Chapter 4

Week 5

Midterm and guest speaker

Guest Speaker:

Week 6 

Week 7

Week 8 

Week 9

Development Strategies and Systems Implementation and Data Design

Chapter 7 and 9

Week 10

Chapters 10