Todays Agenda

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Todays Agenda

• Course information
• Introduction of myself
• Housekeeping matters
• Discussion of todays events
• Group assignments
• Homework assignment

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INFS 634Systems Analysis and Design

• John Webster
• Dakota State University
• Fall 2001

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Books

• Systems Analysis and Design
• By Dennis Wixom
• The Fifth Discipline
• By Peter Senge

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Five Skills of Systems Analyst

• Interpersonal / communication
• Management
• Analytical
• Business
• Technical

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Course Goals

• Build interpersonal skills
• Think like a manager
• Strengthen analytical skills
• Develop business skills
• Broaden technical understanding

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A Few Course Topics

• Hardware Sun Microsystems
• Architecture Internet, LAN, Multi Tier
• Operating Systems Unix Windows
• Senge Learning Organizations
• Poetry Metaphors
• ASP
• Languages PERL, JAVA, Cobol, VB

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A Few More Topics

• Production Operations
• Financial Operations
• Problem Solving
• Project Planning
• Others

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John Webster

• Degrees
• Ph.D. Technological Education
• M.B.A. Finance, Information Systems
• B.B.A. TPD, Marketing
• Website
• http//homepages.dsu.edu/websterj/

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John Webster

• Personal
• Single
• No kids, pets or baggage
• Hobbies
• Flying Scuba Diving
• Cooking Poetry
• Musicals - Traveling

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John Webster

• Jobs
• Assistant Dean Dakota State University
• Chair COB Union College
• Network Administrator EKU
• General Manager Vicorp
• VP Finance Business Operations - SRC

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Lab Housekeeping

• Food drink
• Kennedy Center doors
• Junk on desks
• Muting mikes
• Other
• Soda Machines
• Bathrooms

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Housekeeping Matters

• Internet connectivity?
• Class size
• Grading policy
• Attendance policy
• ADA policy
• Projects

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Class Locations

• Dakota State University 23 students
• Sioux Falls 9 students
• Scotland High School 1 student
• Internet 3 students
• Mount Vernon 1 student
• Belle Fourche - 1 student

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Group Assignments

• One big project
• Several small projects class
• Groups are randomly drawn by lot
• I want big, bold, powerful presentations
• Neatness counts
• Spilling counts

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Todays Events

• What happened
• Feelings generated by events
• Impact on country
• Financial
• Transportation
• Culture
• Sports

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Websites - Today

• http//www.amrcorp.com/
• http//www.nwa.com
• http//www.cnn.com
• http//abcnews.com/
• http//www.msnbc.com/news/default.asp

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Websites - Today

• http//cnnfn.cnn.com
• http//www.foxnews.com/
• http//www.whitehouse.gov/
• http//qvc.com/
• http//www.msnbc.com.edgesuite.net/news/default_as
  p.htm
• http//espn.go.com/main.html

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Homework

• Chapter 1 3 Dennis and Wixom
• Senge article and research
• Select group for Senge presentation
• Read Assignments for next time