System Design and Analysis

This course provides an overview of the systems-development life cycle, with emphasis on the earlier phases. Students will employ graphical tools and other modeling tools. This course takes a problem-solving approach that covers the systems analysis part of the life cycle.

• Develop knowledge of basic concepts and techniques for analyzing problems and the designing of information systems that address those problems.

• Obtain an understanding regarding identifying requirements, clarifying and refining requirements, process modeling, data modeling, and logic modeling within an object-oriented analysis framework.

• Understand the use of systems analysis techniques.

• Develop an understanding of the systems development life cycle.

• Understand the system’s analyst’s roles and responsibilities.

• Develop knowledge of the interpersonal skills necessary to analyze business problems.

• Understand current issues in systems analysis and design.