Instructor:

Anita Lee-Post

Semester:

Fall 2002        
  Office:
   455F BE
   Office Hours:
   TR 3:00-4:30 pm
  Classroom:
   208BE
   Class Time:
   TR 4:30-5:45 pm

 

Homepage:

http://www.uky.edu/~dsianita/695

 

 

Textbook:

Systems Analysis and Design ,  5th edition, Kenneth Kendall and Julie Kendall.  Prentice Hall, 2002.  ISBN: 0-13-041571-5.  (required)

 

 

 

Mastering Access 2002 Desktop Development , Alison Balter.  Sams Publishing, 2002.  ISBN: 0-672-32101-7. (recommended)

 

 

CASE tool:

BriefCASE or Visible Analyst (optional with the text ISBN: 0-13-042583-4)

 

 

Objectives:

To develop an appreciation for the strategic values of information systems and the challenges involved in information systems development.  Topics to be included are as follows:

(1)     Basic concepts of information systems analysis and design;

(2)     Critical success factors of a system analyst;

(3)     System development approaches. This includes SDLC, OOAD, RAD;

(4)     Issues involved in implementing and maintaining information systems;  

(5)     Hands-on experience with a CASE tool (BriefCASE or Visible Analyst) for the planning, analysis and design phases of systems development;

(6)  Hands-on experience with VBA for systems implementation.

 

 

Assignments:

There will be assignments involving the use of the CASE tool, VBA, written assignments and a group project.  Details of these assignments will be announced in class with at least one week's notice.

 

 

Late Policy:

Assignments submitted after the due date will be penalized 10% per day.

 

 

Exams:

There will be one mid-term exam.

 

 

Grading:

The final grade will be determined as:

 

Class Participation

5%

 

 

Written Assignments

15%

 

 

VBA Assignments

20%

 

 

Group project

30%

 

 

Mid-term exam.

30%

 





 

Tentative Course Outline

 

 

Week

 

 

Dates

 

Topic

 

Readings

1

8/29-9/3*

Introduction

Ch. 1, 2, 3; S1-3**

2-3

9/5-9/12*

Systems Planning & Requirements Analysis

Ch. 4, 5, 6, 7; S4-5**

4-6

9/17-10/1*

Systems Analysis

·          Data Flow Diagrams

·          Data Dictionaries

·          Process Specifications

·          Structured Decisions

 

Ch. 9, 10, 11, 13, 14; S6-7**

7-8

10/3-10/15

Systems Design

·          Output

·          Input

·          Databases

·          User interfaces

·          Data Entries

 

Ch. 15, 16, 17, 18, 19; S8**

9

10/17-10/22

Systems Implementation

·          Quality assurance

·          Installation

·          Evaluation

 

Ch. 20, 21; S9-11**

 

10/24

Mid-term Exam.

 

10-11

10/29-11/7

VBA: Basic

 

12-14

11/12-11/26

VBA: Advanced

 

15

12/3-12/5

Alternative Development Strategies

Ch. 8, 22; S12-14**

16

12/10-12/12

Presentation

 

 

12/16-12/20

Case Competition

 

 

*    May be away for juror duties

**        Supplemental reading is accessible (password protected) from the class web page