Systems Analysis I Course

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MIS 312 Systems Analysis I Spring Term 2014

Credit Hours: 4

Class time and place: On-Line

Syllabus Version: March 30, 2014

PREREQUISITES: MIS 275, MIS 311.

REQUIRED MATERIALS

TEXTBOOKS:

Systems Analysis & Design with UML version

2.0. An Object Oriented Approach, 4th Ed.

Authors: Dennis, Wixom, Tegarden

ISBN: 978-1-118-03742-3

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Planning and Analysis phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle. Focus on software

development life cycles; entity relationships, data flow diagrams (DFD), prototyping and other forms of data or systems

modeling. Designing, selecting and installing new systems for end users, includes cost/benefit and value-added evaluations.

COURSE OBJECTIVES: At the end of this course students should:

• define the systems analyst’s role and responsibilities in an organization;

• describe the building blocks of an information system, i.e., people, data, activities, networks, and technology;

• define systems planning, systems analysis, systems design, implementation, and systems support;

• describe a phased approach to information system development and describe cross-life cycle activities;

• compare and contrast the systems development life cycle and systems development techniques, including

object oriented design and analysis, information engineering, prototyping and Joint Application Design;

• define and perform data modeling, process modeling, network modeling and explain why they are important

techniques;

• use and explain the importance of a project repository;

• become acquainted with a CASE tool (MS Visio)

• become acquainted with group project work, sharing of ideas, utilizing resources, and solving problems with the

power of group collaboration

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TERM SCHEDULE

Date Topic Due (Note all times due are 5pm)

Week 1

3/31 –

4/4

Review Syllabus

Review Project Handout

Chapter 1 – Introduction to SA

1.) By Sunday, Assignment #1 – 30pts

2.) By Friday, Form Teams of 4 to 5 for the project. Send team

member list to instructor.

3.) By Sunday, answer one of the following Concepts in Action or

Your Turn’s in the Discussion Area and reply to at least one

other post1: 10pts

• CIA 1-A • YT 1-3

• CIA 1-B • YT 1-4

• YT 1-1 • YT 1-6

Week 2

4/7 –

4/11

Chapter 2 - Project Management

Project Work

1.) By Sunday, Assignment #2 – 30 pts

2.) By Sunday, answer one of the following Concepts in

Action or Your Turn’s in the Discussion Area and reply to at

least one other post: 10 pts

• YT 2-1 • YT 2-3

• YT 2-2 • YT 2-5

• CIA 2-3 • CIA 2-H

• YT 2-8 (you can

answer this as a

team)

Week 3

4/14 –

4/18

Chapter 3 – Requirements Determination

Project Work

1.) By Sunday, Milestone 1 – 50pts

2.) By Sunday, Assignment #3 – 30pts

3.) By Sunday, answer one of the following Concepts in

Action or Your Turn’s in the Discussion Area and reply to at

least one other post: 10pts

• YT 3-1 • YT 3-6 (Team)

• YT 3-2 CIA 3 - G 2-3

• YT 3-3

Week 4

4/21 –

4/25

Chapter 4 - Business Process and

Functional Modeling

Exam 1: Covers Chap. (1-4)

1.) Available Friday, Due By Sunday, Exam 1 – 50 pts

2.) By Sunday, Individual assignment #4 – 30 pts

3.) By Sunday, answer one of the following Concepts in

Action or Your Turn’s in the Discussion Area and reply to at

least one other post: 10 pts

• YT 4-1 • YT 4-3

• YT 4-2 • YT 4-4

Week 5

4/28 –

5/2

Chapter 5 – Structural Modeling 1.) By Sunday, Milestone 2 – 50pts

2.) By Sunday, Individual Assignment #5 – 30pts

3.) By Sunday, answer one of the following: Your Turn or

Questions on page 233 in the Discussion Area and reply to

at least one other post: 10 pts

1 All Discussion question posts need to be at least 100 words, no spelling errors and provide insight as to what your direction, perspective, opinion, point is all about.

Replies to other posts also need to be supported. A simple I agree, or form thereof will not be counted as a reply.

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• YT 5-1 • Pg 233,

Q10

• Pg 233, Q7

Week 6

5/5 –

5/9

Chapter 7 – Moving on to Design: Note

we are skipping chapter 6 and Behavioral

models, so balancing efforts will stick to

Structural and Functional models.

1.) By Sunday, Individual Assignment #6 – 20pts

2.) By Sunday, answer one of the following Concepts in

Action or Your Turn’s in the Discussion Area and reply to at

least one other post: 10 pts

• YT 7-1 (except

behavioral)

• YT 7-5

• CIA 7-A

• CIA 7-B

Week 7

5/12-

5/16

Chapter 9 – Data management Layer 1.) By Sunday, Milestone 3 – 50pts

2.) By Sunday, Individual Assignment #7 – 30pts

3.) By Sunday, answer one of the following Concepts in

Action or Your Turn’s in the Discussion Area and reply to at

least one other post: 10 pts

• YT 9-1 • YT 9-4

• YT 9-2 • YT 9-5

• YT 9-3 • YT 9-6

Week 8

5/19 –

5/23

Chapter 10 – Human-Computer

Interaction Layer Design

1.) By Sunday, Milestone 4 – 30pts

2.) By Sunday, Individual Assignment #8 – 30pts

3.) By Sunday, answer one of the following Concepts in

Action or Your Turn’s in the Discussion Area and reply to at

least one other post: 10 pts

• YT 10-1 • YT 10-5

• YT 10-2 • CIA 10-

B

• YT 10-3 • YT 10-9

Week 9

5/26 –

5/31

Chapter 11 – Physical Architecture Layer

Design

1.) By Sunday, Individual Assignment #9 – 30pts

2.) By Sunday, answer one of the following Concepts in

Action or Your Turn’s in the Discussion Area and reply to at

least one other post: 10 pts

• CIA 11-A • YT 11-H

• YT 11-1 • YT 11-6

• YT 11-4

Week 10

6/2 –

6/6

Finalize Project, Review for Final 1.) By Sunday, Milestone 5 – 50 pts

2.) By Sunday, answer one of the Discussion Questions

posted in Blackboard and reply to at least one other post:

10 pts

Finals

Week

Final – 100 pts

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GRADING: Your final grade will be determined by a combination of factors including total grade points and classroom

performance. Total points available include:

Participation @ 10/wk 100 points

Exam 50 points

Assignments 260 points

Team Project 230 points

Final 100 points

TOTAL 740 POINTS

The approximate grade range is:

A 90-100 %

B 80-89

C 70-79

D 60-69

Grade Disputes: If you wish to dispute any grade assigned you must do so in writing (email).

Late Assignments: All late assignments result in a loss of 20% when turned in. Assignments more than 7 days late

are not accepted.

PARTICIPATION: There are 100 points (10 per week) available for class participation. In order to receive these

points, students need to fully answer the discussion questions and respond to a colleague’s post with thought and

insight. Students are expected to work independently, except on the Team Case Project and where instructed

otherwise. One-liners in the discussion area or in the assignments where we are asked to explain or clearly define our

answers, will not be given full credit.

TEAM PROJECT: There is a 230 point team project where students team-up to design an information system for a client. Detailed

instructions for these projects will be handed out separately.

TESTS: There is 1 exam and the Final. All testing is open-book/open-notes. The tests will consist of multiple choice,

true-false, and short answer/essay questions pertaining to material covered in homework, the team project, discussions

and the textbook.

PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR It is expected that students and faculty will be respectful of each other during class activities. Students and faculty are

expected to be courteous and communicate with each other in a respectful manner. Obstruction or disruption of

teaching, research, administration, disciplinary procedures, or other institutional activities, including the Institution's

public service functions or other authorized activities on institutionally owned or controlled property is strictly

prohibited by Oregon Tech’s code of student conduct and may result in disciplinary action.

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