BIT Systems Analysis and Design

Unit 1: Foundations for Systems Development (12 Hrs.)

1.1 The Systems Development Environment: Introduction; A Modern Approach to Systems Analysis and Design; Developing Information Systems and the Systems Development Life Cycle; The Heart of the Systems Development Process and Traditional Waterfall SDLC; CASE Tools

1.2 Other Approaches: Prototyping; Spiral; Rapid Application Development; Introduction to Agile Development

1.3 Introduction to Object Oriented Development

1.4 Managing the Information Systems Project: Introduction; Managing the Information Systems Project; Representing and Scheduling Project Plans; Using Project Management Software

Unit 2: Planning (5 Hrs.)

2.1 Identifying and Selecting Systems Development Projects: Introduction; Identifying and Selecting Systems Development Projects; Corporate and Information Systems Planning

2.2 Initiating and Planning Systems Development Projects: Introduction; Initiating and Planning Systems Development Projects; Process of Initiating and Planning IS Development Projects, Assessing Project Feasibility; Building and Reviewing the Baseline Project Plan

Unit 3: Analysis (13 Hrs.)

3.1 Determining System Requirements: Introduction; Performing Requirements Determination; Traditional Methods for Determining Requirements; Contemporary Methods for Determining System Requirements; Radical Methods for Determining System Requirements

3.2 Structuring System Process Requirements: Introduction; Process Modeling; Data Flow Diagrams; Modeling Logic with Decision Tables, Decision Trees, and Pseudocodes

3.3 Structuring System Data Requirements: Introduction; Conceptual Data Modeling; Gathering Information for Conceptual Data Modeling; Introduction to E-R Modeling

Unit 4: Design (7 Hrs.)

4.1 Designing Databases: Introduction; Database Design; Relational Database Model; Normalization; Transforming E-R Diagrams Into Relations; Merging Relations; Physical File and Database Design; Designing Fields; Designing Physical Tables

4.2 Designing Forms and Reports: Introduction; Designing Forms and Reports; Formatting Forms and Reports; Assessing Usability

4.3 Designing Interfaces and Dialogues: Introduction; Designing Interfaces and Dialogues; Interaction Methods and Devices; Designing Interfaces; Designing Dialogues; Designing Interfaces and Dialogues in Graphical Environments

Unit 5: Implementation and Maintenance (4 Hrs.)

5.1 System Implementation: Introduction, System Implementation, Software Application Testing, Installation, Documenting the System, Training and Supporting Users, Organizational Issues in Systems Implementation

5.2 Maintaining Information Systems: Introduction, Maintaining Information Systems, Conducting Systems Maintenance

Students should prepare a project report that includes at least analysis, design, and implementation phase of system analysis and design. The project can be done in groups with at most four members in each group.