IT 223: System Analysis and Design Fundamentals - Summer 2018 PDF

FACULTY OF INFORMATICS Ghana Technology University College – GTUC – K’dua IT 223: System Analysis and Design Fundamentals - Summer 2018 Times: Lecture Time as per time table Lecturer: Mr. George Asante Lecture Day: Sunday Contact :...

FACULTY OF INFORMATICS Ghana Technology University College – GTUC – K’dua IT 223: System Analysis and Design Fundamentals - Summer 2018 Times: Lecture Time as per time table Lecturer: Mr. George Asante Lecture Day: Sunday Contact : 0244-957935/0245793007 E-mail: [email protected] /[email protected] Course Overview Modern organizations large and small need computerized information systems to function and maintain their competitive edge. Information systems relieve organizations of the burden of slow and cumbersome manual paper-based processes and enable them to conduct Business more efficiently and effectively. Information systems analysis is an important step before implementing any computerized information system. Any mistakes made during the analysis stage will significantly affect the later stages of system development and cost time and money to correct. Competence in information systems analysis is crucial to virtually every modern Information Technology professional, including those professionals highly demanded by the market such as Systems Analysts, Business Analysts, Web Developers, Information Architects, Database Administrators, Network Administrators, or Software Engineers. This is why Information Systems Analysis course plays a key role in IT programs worldwide. IT 223 is an introductory course, covering the concepts and techniques of information systems analysis and design (SA&D), including analysis skills as well as managerial issues. The course covers techniques used by modern systems analysts and gives extensive practice with structured methodologies and object-oriented techniques. Description Introduction: Systems within organisations. Different kinds of systems serving different purposes. The need for systems analysis and design. The systems development life cycle. Prototyping. Project management issues: Project planning, team organisation, software measurement and metrics, cost estimation, feasibility studies, risk analysis. Systems analysis and design - requirements elicitation, interviewing, system modelling, functional vs. non- functional requirements, developing a system specification, object libraries, design patterns. Unified Modelling Language (UML) and comparison with structured methods (e.g. SSADM). Computer-aided software engineering. Software testing - testing strategies and methods, quality assurance and management, verification and validation. Objectives The course will prepare students to analyse the adoption, implementation and management of information technology from an organisational perspective (rather than a technical perspective). Course Learning Outcomes/Competences Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to: (Knowledge based)  Define various systems analysis and design concepts and terminologies 1  FACULTY OF INFORMATICS Ghana Technology University College – GTUC – K’dua IT 223: System Analysis and Design Fundamentals - Summer 2018  Describe the stages of system development life cycle  Analyse the problem of a system and design a new system;  Understand the use of computer system development tools; (Skills) Use the system development tools to:  Evaluate an existing system;  Analyse new system;  Design new system; Determine methods for evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of a system; Develop a good documentation for the developed system. Course Delivery Methods The course will be delivered through lectures, demonstrations, and case study discussions throughout the semester. Measurement of Learning Outcomes Continuous Assessment (30%) End-of-semester examination (70%) Other Policies and Regulations Please locate the policies and regulations in any GTUC Student Handbook, on the Web or on request at the GTUC Student Services Office; read it carefully, and endeavour to observe all of the provisions published in it. Academic dishonesty includes but is not limited to plagiarism, cheating on examinations, unauthorized collaboration, multiple submission of work, misusing resources for teaching and learning, falsifying information, forgery, bribery, and any other acts that deceive others about one’s academic work or record. Course materials Whitten, Jeffery L., and Bentley, Lonnie D. (2007). System Analysis and Design Methods (7th ed). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. ISBN 0–07–305233. Course contents and schedule Lecture Theme Topics Remarks 1. Introduction Definition of concepts Class test  What is a system?  What are components of a system?  What is System Analysis and Design?  Types of Information System  Systems Development process 2  FACULTY OF INFORMATICS Ghana Technology University College – GTUC – K’dua IT 223: System Analysis and Design Fundamentals - Summer 2018 2. Systems analysis  Definition Assignment 1 out  Approaches to System Analysis  Introduction to CASE tools 3. Fact-finding techniques  Definition of Systems requirements Assignment 1 in for requirements  Problem Analysis discovery  Facts finding techniques 4. Modelling system  use-case modelling Assignment 2 out requirements with use  Process models cases and process  models 5. Process modelling  Data flow diagrams Assignment 2 in 6. Data modelling and  Overview Assignment 3 out analysis and database  Entity Relationship Diagrams design 7. MID-SEMESTER EXAMINATION 8. Object-oriented analysis  Overview Assignment 3 in and modelling  UML 9. Object-oriented design  object-oriented design technologies Group and modelling  object-oriented design process Presentation 10. Feasibility analysis and  Overview Group the system proposal  Systems proposal reports Presentation 11. Systems design  Systems Design Group Application architecture  Application architecture and modelling Presentation and modelling 12. Output and input  Output design Group design and prototyping  Input design Presentation  Prototyping 13. Revision 14. End-of-semester examinations 15. End-of-semester examinations 3