IS 421 Systems Analysis and Design
Summary
This course is the first half of the core analysis and design sequence. Specific topics include: overview of the software development environment; project selection, initiation, and planning; determining requirements; process modeling, including DFDs and use cases; logic modeling; introduction to Entity-Relationship Diagrams. In the course you will learn to transform the logical model into a physical model, define in more detail screens, reports and controls. This course will also discuss project management, change management and implementation tasks such as testing, training and roll out plans. Instruction Types: Lecture, Discussion, In Class Activities, Projects.
Texts
Essentials of Systems Analysis and Design 6th Edition (ISBN 978-0-13-4453623-1); Prentice Hall By Joseph Valacich, Joey George and Jeffrey Hoffer (Note: It may take more effort, but you should be able to follow along in IS 421 with the fifth edition or an international edition).
Grading
Scale: A = 94-100%; A- = 90-93%; B+ = 88-89%; B = 84-87%; B- = 80-83%; C+ = 78-79%; C = 74-77%; C- = 70-73%; D = 60-69%; F = 0-59%
Homework: All assignments are due on the due date at the start of class. No credit can be earned when an item has been graded and returned to other students, when the solution has already been discussed in class, or when an item has been turned in after the last class session. Late submissions will be penalized. You will lose 25% of the possible credit if less than 1 week late, 50% of the credit if 1-2 weeks late, and 100% of the credit if more than 2 weeks late.
Prerequisites
None
Participation
Classroom attendance and class participation are key requirements. Your background and work experiences will help yourself and others learn and grow. On-line students can earn participation point credit by contributing to on-line discussion forums, submission of non-graded items (e.g. Getting to know you), emailing questions/comments/in class activity results/items to share to instructor. In class students earn participation credit by course attendance, by asking questions, sharing information, and through the on-line items as well.
Graded Deliverables
Assignment 1 10%;
System Analysis Project - Part 1 (Assignment 2) 20%;
System Analysis Project - Part 2 (Assignment 3) 20%;
Mid Term 25%;
Final Exam 20%;
Class Participation 5%
This syllabus is subject to change as necessary during the quarter. If a change occurs, it will be thoroughly addressed during class, posted under Announcements in D2L and sent via email.
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