CIS 330 Fall 2003

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CIS 330 Fall 2003
Systems Analysis and Design
Course Description This in-depth study of
standard techniques for analyzing and designing
Information Systems (IS) emphasizes effective
written and oral communication as students
examine a system using a realistic business
scenario. Appropriate CASE tools (Visible
Analyst) are used during the analysis phase.
Visual Basic, Crystal Reports and Access are used
during the implementation phase to create a
simulated software application.
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Course Topics

• Students should be able to
• Identify the life cycle phases
• Demonstrate the communication and interpersonal
  skills of interviewing and presentation.
• Practice the dynamics of group-based approaches
• Demonstrate the techniques of prototyping and
  database design
• Demonstrate programming proficiency
• Demonstrate technical writing skills
• Become familiar with the ACM professional code of
  ethics

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Tie in with Model CurriculumLearning
Units/Learning Unit Goals

• IS 2002.7 Analysis and Logic Design
• Learning Unit Numbers 72 85
• Most learning Unit numbers are covered in the
  course.
• What we lack ACM Guidelines
• Software package evaluation and acquisition
• Program performance evaluation

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Prerequisites and Expected Knowledge Set

• Prerequisites CIS 216 Visual Basic programming
  ability
• Expected Knowledge Set
• Understanding of how a business works from CIS
  210
• Data base competency (understanding of relational
  database work) CIS 210 and/or CIS 113
• Expertise in excel problem solving skills CIS
  112

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Projects/Presentations Required

• Analysis of business needs
• Prototype of a business scenario group project
• Documentation of project milestones
• Group work oriented business meetings with
  Professor
• Oral presentation to class of business design and
  implementation

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Text, Software, Hardware Used

• Texts Shelly, Cashman, Rosenblatt Systems
  Analysis and Design, Fifth Edition, Thomson
  Course Technology, 2003
• Reed, Paul R. Jr. Developing Applications
  with Visual Basic and UML, Addison Wesley, 2000
• Software
• Windows 2000
• Visual Basic.NET
• Visible Analyst
• Use of standard modeling techniques
• Data flow diagrams, Entity relationship diagrams,
  Data Dictionary
• Use of UML techniques (Unified Modeling Language)
• Class diagrams, Sequence diagrams, Use Case
  templates
• Access and Excel Office XP
• Hardware PC compatible with individual accounts
  on the Elon Hazel Network

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Changes and Assessment

• Course Changes from 2002-3
• New Text for Analysis and Design
• New software Visual Studio 2003
• Assessment
• Exam covering course material as gathered from
  primary text.
• Exam includes practical test using programming
  techniques learned in class.
• Project evaluation.