Systems Analysis & Design

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Course
CSIS 2200
Discontinued
No
Course code
CSIS 2200
Descriptive
Systems Analysis & Design
Department
Computing Studies & Information Systems
Faculty
Commerce & Business Administration
Credits
3.00
Start date
End term
201820
PLAR
No
Semester length
15 Weeks X 4 Hours per Week = 60 Hours
Max class size
35
Contact hours
Lecture: 2 Hours per week Seminar: 2 Hours per week Total: 4 Hours per week
Method(s) of instruction
Lecture
Seminar
Learning activities

Delivery will be by lecture, case study, and assignments.  Assignments will include a term project illustrative of professional practice in computer information systems.

Course description
This course provides an introduction to information systems analysis techniques. The student will be provided with the skills that are necessary for the analysis and design of information systems, and will apply these skills in a step-by-step manner leading from the recognition of a problem to the implementation of a solution on a case study.
Note: Students who have received credit for CISY2200 will not receive further credit by taking CSIS2200.
Course content
  1. Introduction to information systems concepts and the systems development life cycle process
  2. Current and future trends in systems development methodologies, and overview of current techniques, approaches and tools
  3. Systems development life cycle process within a business context, its organizational implications, and the roles of systems professionals
  4. Preliminary investigation - problem definition and feasibility analysis
  5. Requirements definition - techniques and approaches, both structured and object-oriented
  6. Prototyping and rapid application development
  7. Analysis and design of data
  8. Analysis and design of processes
  9. Analysis and design of interfaces
  10. Systems reporting and documentation
  11. Project planning, management and control
  12. Systems construction, testing and implementation
  13. Systems operation, support and security
Learning outcomes

The student will be able to:

  1. define information systems terms as used in current practice by information systems practitioners;
  2. explain the relationships between information technology, information systems, organizations and organizational goals;
  3. explain the functions of systems analysis and design, and the roles and responsibilities of systems analysts and project managers;
  4. describe and apply current methods and approaches to information systems analysis and design, including the traditional phased approach and a range of agile methods;
  5. use project planning methods and tools including PERT/CPM, Gantt, MS Project and a spreadsheet;
  6. use analysis methodologies including data flow diagrams, entity-relationship diagrams, structure charts, data dictionaries, UML and various process definition methods;
  7. explain the importance, the uses and the components of CASE;
  8. describe the major phases and activities involved in the information system development process, and the corresponding outcomes and deliverables;
  9. apply the systems development process in exercises and case studies, within an organizational context, using relevant techniques and methods;
  10. complete a term project based on a case study, to reinforce the concepts, techniques and methods learned in the classroom;
  11. work on a systems development team.
Means of assessment
Assignments and Term Project (minimum: 4) 20% - 25%
Oral Presentation            5%
 Participation    0% - 5%
 Quizzes (minimum:  2) 10% - 20%
 Midterm Examination 25% - 30%
 Final Examination 25% - 30%
      100%

Note: the total value of quizzes, midterm examination and final examination must be 70% or greater.

Textbook materials

Textbooks and Materials to be Purchased by Students

Shelly, Gary with Thomas J. Cashman and Harry J. Rosenblatt.  Systems Analysis and Design. Latest Edition. Course Technology.

Prerequisites

9 credits including any 1000-level course from the Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration OR currently active in:

PDD Information and Communication Technology
PDD Data Analytics

PDD Accounting Studies

PDD Accounting
PBD Computer and Information Systems
PBD Accounting

PBD Accounting and Finance
PDD Project Management
PDD Supply Chain Management
PBD International Supply Chain Management

Which prerequisite

CSIS2300 and CSIS3275