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    Course outline

    Fundamentals of Systems Analysis &


    Design (INSY2052)
    School of Information Science
    Addis Ababa University
     
    Instructor: Mengisti B.
    Course Description
     The course is about phases/steps and approaches
    to information systems development. To this end,
    the course contains concepts such as Systems
    theory; systems thinking; roles in IS development;
    IS development life cycle; information systems
    development methodologies; fact finding
    techniques; analysis tools and techniques for
    requirements structuring; techniques for systems
    design, systems implementation and operation.

    Slide 1-2
    Objectives
     The general objective of the course is to familiarize
    students with common problems and approaches to their
    solutions in studying, analyzing, developing and
    maintaining information systems.
     Upon the successful completion of the course students
    are expected to:
     Know concepts underlying system development
     Understand the System Development Life Cycle
     Acquire qualities to solve system analysis and design problems
     Be familiar with the widely used methodologies, techniques, and tools of
    system development, operation and evaluation
     Study existing systems, Model and Design New Systems

    Slide 1-3
    Chapter 1: Basic concepts in Information
    System development
     System analysis and design, Systems,
    Information Systems, System thinking
     Types and Characteristics of Information
    Systems
     Participant in Information System Development
     Roles and qualities of System Analyst
     System development methodologies,
    Processes/Phase

    Slide 1-4
    Chapter 2: System Development:
    Identification, Selection and Planning
    Phase
     Purpose, Components and deliverables
     System Project Identification and Selection
     Project Initiation and Planning:
     Planning tools and techniques: Gantt & PERT.

    Slide 1-5
    Chapter 3: System Development: Analysis
    Phase
     Analysis tasks, outcomes
     System requirement
    identification/determination: sources, tools and
    techniques
     Requirement validation
     System requirement Specification/structuring:
    Modeling
     Design Strategies Selection

    Slide 1-6
    Chapter 4: System Development: Design
    Phase

    Purpose and deliverables


    Logical and physical design
    Architectural, Interface and Database Design

    Slide 1-7
    Chapter 5: System Development:
    Implementation and Maintenance Phase
     Building and installing information systems
     Programming Language selection and Coding
    style
     Documentation: User and System
     Testing (Testing strategies, validation and
    verification)
     System Maintenance: types and procedures

    Slide 1-8
    Chapter 6: Current trends in System
    Development

    Slide 1-9
    Assessment
     Project
     Continuous assessment, and
     Final exam

    Slide 1-10
    Reference
     Essentials of systems analysis and design /
    Joseph S. Valacich, Joey F. George, Jeffrey
    A. Hoffer.—5th ed.
     Modern systems analysis and
    design/Jeffrey A. Hoffer, University of
    Dayton, Joey F. George, Iowa State
    University, Joseph S. Valacich, University of
    Arizona. — Eighth edition.

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