مادة دراسية
System Analysis
Course Description
The course covers the concepts, skills, methodologies, techniques, and tools essential for system analysts to successfully develop information systems.
Course Objectives
- Describe the different types of Information Systems
- Describe the information systems development life cycle (SDLC)
- Discuss the analytical, technical, management, and interpersonal skill of a system analyst
- Discuss the process of managing an information systems project
- Discuss the Gantt and PERT charts
- Describe the role of CASE tools and how they are used to support activities of SDLC
- Describe the project identification and selection process
- Describe the steps involved in the project initiation and planning process
- Describe the various methods for assessing project feasibility
- Discuss the system requirements determination methods
- Understanding the logical modeling of processes by studying Data Flow Diagrams (DFDs)
- Understand the use of Structured English, Decision Trees and Decision Tables for representing the steps in logical processes in Data Flow Diagrams
- Understand the role of conceptual data modeling in overall analysis and design on information system
- Drawing Entity-Relationship (E-R) diagram to represent common business solutions
- Explain the role of designing databases in the analysis and design of an information system
- Explain the process of designing forms and reports and the deliverables for their creation
- Discuss Object-oriented Analysis and Design with Unified Modeling Language (UML)