Dewitz, Sandra D. Systems Analysis and Design and the Transition to Objects McGraw-Hill, 1996. In this course, students are expected to gain a mastery of systems analysis and design concepts and procedures, and be able to place them in the context of various systems development models. In addition, students will gain valuable experience in other skills essential to systems analysis and design efforts, including teamwork, oral and written communication, and project management. The approach taken in this course is experiential.
Students are to learn by doing.
Thus, after a review of systems analysis and design methods in the beginning of the course, students will work on real-world systems analysis and design projects initially, on a limited basis individually and then producing a more extensive term project as part of a team. As can be seen from the items in boldface in the class schedule, this class requires much involvement from the student there is a significant amount of reading, in-class group and individual exercises, and presentations. Students wishing to add will be able to do so only if there are drops from the class roster. The waiting list will be prioritized by semester of graduation, student attendance and satisfactory completion of class assignments and exercises. Class Ground Rules Turn in assignments on-time.