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INSS 540
Weekends 1/2,15/16 February; 1/2,15/16 March 2003
Stuttgart Panzer
0900-1600(Lunch 1200-1300)
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Instructor: |
Chris Payne PhD |
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Mailing Address: |
Unit 29216 APO AE 09102 |
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Email Address: |
chris-payne60@wanadoo.fr |
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Consultation: |
Before or after class or at other times by appointment |
Course Description: Prerequisite: Either INSS 510, INSS 520, INSS 530, or permission of the instructor. Provides an in-depth look at all phases of information systems development. Requirements acquisition methodologies are reviewed and evaluated with respect to different application areas. Logical design is reviewed and implementation issues are addressed. Data-centered as well as process-centered approaches to system design are reviewed. Particular design methodologies including structured design and object-oriented design are discussed. Life cycle as well as heuristic approaches to system development are examined and discussed. Organizational and behavioral issues with respect to information system development are examined. An analysis and design project will be required. Students may not receive credit for both INSS 540 and INSS 610.
Course Goals/Objectives: At the conclusion of this course the student will understand and be able to explain:
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The reasons for formal systems analysis and design |
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The processes and phases of IS development |
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Methods for requirements acquisition |
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The importance of structured logical analysis |
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The difference between data centered and process centered methodologies |
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Conventional and object-oriented design methodologies |
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The systems development life cycle |
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Systems prototyping and Rapid Application Development |
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Non-traditional systems development |
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Systems implementation, operations and maintenance |
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Systems security and controls |
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Ethical, organizational and behavio ral issues |
Text/Course Materials: Satzinger, J., Jackson, R., and Burd, S. (2002). Systems Analysis and Design in a Changing World (2nd ed.). Boston: Course Technology. In addition, a case tool will be utilized.
Grading Information: Grades for this course will be assigned as follows:
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A |
92% + |
C |
70 – 79% |
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B |
80 – 91% |
F |
Below 70% F(a) or regular non-attendance F(n) |
Course Requirements:
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Midterm Examination: |
35% |
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Final Examination: |
35% | |
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Project: |
30% |
Project Description: There will be a continuous case study which will involve information gathering, planning, systems modeling and project planning. Students will need to conduct a role-playing interview with the instructor and presnt their work in a structured walk-thru. Full details will be handed out on the first day of the class.
Course Schedule :
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Module |
Topics |
Assigned readings/assignments due |
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1 |
Overview and Fundamentals |
Ch.1 |
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2 |
Systems Methodologies |
Chs. 2/3 |
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3 |
Systems Requirements Analysis |
Ch. 4 |
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4 |
Systems Modeling |
Ch. 5 |
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5 |
Data Modeling - the Traditional Approach |
Ch. 6 |
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6 |
Object-oriented Requirements Modeling |
Ch. 7 |
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7 |
Considering Alternatives |
Ch. 8 |
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8 |
Midterm Examination |
Chs. 1-8 |
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9 |
Systems Design |
Ch. 9 |
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10 |
Database Design |
Ch. 10 |
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11 |
Input/Output Design and Using Prototypes |
Ch. 11 |
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12 |
Ergonomic Design |
Ch. 12 |
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13 |
Rapid Applications Development and Using Packages |
Ch. 13 |
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14 |
Systems Implementation and the Later Stages of the Life Cycle |
Ch. 14 |
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15 |
Reviewing, Reporting, Systems Maintenance |
Ch. 15 |
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16 |
Final Examination |
Chs. 9-15 |
About Your Instructor: I am Chris Payne, a Collegiate Professor with the University. I have been involved with the Graduate Program in Management Information Systems since 1994 . In all, I have worked for UMUC-Maryland in Europe since 1986 and I spent a year as a visiting associate professor at the University of Maryland in Baltimore between 1985 and 1986. My degrees include a Bachelor's in Math from the University of London, a Masters in Applied Math and a a PhD in Computer Modeling from the University of Liverpool. I worked for nearly 30 years as a college professor in the UK interspersed with periods of work in the steel and oil industries. For a few years I ran a small company to market my own software which included a successful program for computer-aided garden design.
Dr. Chris Payne
Plésidy, France
December 2002