MIS 215: Systems Analysis and Design (I)

The purpose of this course is to provide an appreciation of the problems of the software industry and the models and methods of development used. The student will learn about the early stages of development including techniques used in feasibility, requirements analysis, and systems analysis and design. As well as to develop a more detailed understanding of systems analysis and design within the context of a particular method (Object Oriented Analysis and Design OOAD).

The student will be expected to be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of current systems analysis methodologies
• Create a feasibility study and specify user requirements.
• Understand how and why an Object Oriented (OO) method can be adapted and used for the development of computer-supported information systems.
• Apply contemporary modeling techniques with and without a CASE tool and understand how these can be used with other modeling techniques.
• Understand the strengths and weaknesses of alternative approaches to information systems development
• Using the latest version of software.
• Allocate time for the students to use the lab

List Recommended Textbooks and Reference Material (Journals, Reports, etc)

• Systems Analysis and Design in a Changing World, Third Edition  by John W. Satzinger, Robert B. Jackson, Stephen D. Burd , Course Technology; 3rd edition (May 13, 2004)
• Object-Oriented Analysis and Design Using UML, Simon Bennett; Steve McRobb; and Ray Farmer; 2nd Edition; McGraw-Hill
• Visual Modeling with Rational Rose 2000 and UML, Terry Quatrani, Addison-Wesley, 2000.
• Software Engineering, 6^th Edition, Ian Sommerville, August 2000, McGraw-Hill Publishing Company.
• Modern Systems Analysis and Design, 3^rd Edition, Jeffrey A. Hoffer;
  Joey F. George; and Joseph S. Valacich, 2002 Prentice-Hall Inc.
• Object-Oriented Analysis and Design with Applications, 2^nd Edition, Grady Booch, 1994 Adison-Wesley.
• Mastering UML with Rational Rose, Wendy Boggs and Michael Boggs, 1999, SYBEX Inc.