The student will become familiar with each step in the system development life cycle, the tools of structured analysis and design, and the role of the systems analysis in today's information systems environment. The course is designed to present an overview of the system analysis and design process of computer based systems. 3 semester credit hours. Theory presentation will occur through lectures.
All activities are design to create participation on the part of the student.
Evaluation may include a combination of threaded discussion participation, system design projects, chapter assignments, and examination results. Specific evaluation procedures will be discussed in the online syllabus fort he current term. 1.2 Describe the characteristics and components of computer hardware. Describe the characteristics and types of computer software. 1.4 Identify the characteristics, advantages and disadvantages of database systems.