Syllabus

GBIS 722 Systems Analysis & Design

Saturday 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

9/8/2007 to 12/22/2007

 

Instructor:      James Miller

Email:             millerjw@world.oberlin.edu

Cell phone :    847-530-0550

Class Location : To be determined

 

Text (required):   Systems Analysis & Design Methods, Seventh Edition , Jeffrey L. Whitten and Lonnie D. Bentley, McGraw Hill / Irwin – ISBN: 13: 978-0-07-305233-5 10: 0-07-305233-7

 

Course Description: This course introduces the fundamentals of information systems analysis and design by covering a variety of current methods, tools, and techniques. The course will cover system development activities in the context of when they typically occur. Most of the course will be devoted to learning and practicing the techniques and processes used by the systems analyst at each phase within the systems development cycle. This course allows the student to role-play as a systems analyst and project leader, with emphasis on the decision making process during a systems development project.

 

 

 

Grading:

Quizzes (4)	20%
Midterm and Final Exams	20%
Assignments (5)	50%
Class and Blackboard Participation	10%
Total	100%

 

Note: Because this is a small class, the instructor will be willing to negotiate individual grading alternatives up until the beginning of the third class. For example, you could propose to design a system in place of the 5 assignments or offer to produce specific research papers in place of one or more quizzes.

 

Logistics:

 

All assignments are due at the beginning of the class. A late penalty of 25% per class applies. If you have a good reason why your assignment will be late, contact me before the due date.

 

You will need access to Blackboard and a Dominican email address. Please see the Computer Lab aides if you do not already have the required accounts.

 

Midterm/Final Exam:  Each exam portion will cover all materials presented in class up to the exam date.  An emphasis will be placed on the class lectures, notes, handouts and the required reading.  If you must miss an exam, you must obtain approval before the exam date. The exam may be made up on a mutually agreeable schedule.

 

 

Objectives: 

• Describe what systems analysts and software architects do.
• Describe various types of systems development projects such as developing systems from scratch, evaluating software packages, integrating web based and legacy systems etc.
• Define systems development terms such as SDLC, CASE, RAD, ERD, DFD, RFP, UML, and a few that are not TLAs (three letter acronyms).
• Describe the benefit and use of Rapid Application Development tools.
• Differentiate among systems development methodologies.
• Articulate the reasons to use a systems development methodology.
• Describe the sequence of system development steps and which deliverables are produced in each step.
• Demonstrate the ability to read and produce traditional data and process models (ERDs and DFDs)
• Demonstrate the ability to use UML
• Describe various techniques used in systems development and when to use each technique (questionnaires, prototyping, etc).
• Describe the process of Project Management