Faculty Contact Information:
Dr. Susan Helms
shelms@faculty.ed.umuc.edu
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Consultation:
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Via e-mail and DE course Conferences
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Required Texts and Readings:
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Satzinger, J., Jackson, R., and Burd, S. (2004). Systems Analysis and Design in a Changing World (3rd ed.). Boston: Course Technology.
In addition, a case tool will be utilized.
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Supplementary Readings:
The standard for papers in the graduate program is the APA style. All participants in this course and all graduate INSS, MGMT, PUAD, and ECON courses should have a copy of the style guide:
American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th Edition. Washington DC: Author.All graduate students should be prepared to utilize the UMUC online library at http://www.umuc.edu/library/. The library contains a large number of full text academic journals that are free of charge and immediately available. The library homepage also contains a number of links related to improving students' research and writing skills.
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Recommended Journals:
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Publications of the various professional societies (such as ACM -- the Association for Computing Machinery, the IEEE Computing Society, and the various management professional societies) are strongly recommended. In addition, there are many trade journals (such as eWEEK) that MIS professionals should become familiar with, many of these being published both weekly and on-line.
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Course Description:
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3 semester hours credit. Prerequisites: Undergraduate statistics and quantitative methods, and either INSS 510, INSS 520, INSS 530, or permission of the Program Director. 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 receive credit for only one of the following courses: INSS 540 or INSS 610.
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Course Goals:
Upon completion of the course, participants should understand and be able to describe/explain:
1. The systems development life cycle (SDLC)
2. The reasons for formal systems analysis and design
3. Ethical, organizational and behavioral issues
4. Non-traditional systems development
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Course Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course the student will be able to:
1. Compare and contrast methods for systems security and controls
2. Describe the processes and phases of IS development, and the deliverables associated with each phase of the SDLC
3. Distinguish methods for requirements acquisition
4. Justify the importance of structured logical analysis
5. Explain the difference between data centered and process centered methodologies
6. Compare and contrast conventional and object-oriented design methodologies
7. Discuss the steps involved in systems prototyping and Rapid Application Development
8. Design plans for systems implementation, operations and maintenance
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Grading Information:
Grades for this course will be assigned as follows:
A 92%
B 80 – 91%
C 70 – 79%
F Below 70%
Please note that Bowie State University does not use "D" for graduate students. The grade F(a) is used to designate academic failure. F(n) is used to designate failure for non-completion. Grades of Incomplete or Withdrawal are governed by UMUC-Europe policies. For further details, please refer to the UMUC-Europe Graduate Catalog, available in your local Education Center or online at http://www.ed.umuc.edu/general_info/publications/catalogs.
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Course Requirements:
Graduate school at the masters level focuses on helping students obtain the education needed for success as professionals in their chosen fields. Thus, UMUC-Europe Graduate Programs and Bowie State University share the common goals of promoting excellence in academic scholarship through thoughtful inquiry and the skillful application of knowledge and theory for the betterment of society.
In order to maximize your graduate educational experience in general and this course in particular, you are required to:
10% - Participate in Conference discussions
40% - Complete graduate level projects or programming assignments, write graduate level papers or case studies including presentation materials
50% - Complete two written examination(s) One will be proctored. You will be given information about setting up the proctored exam.
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Description of Course Requirements:
Participate in classroom discussions: You are expected to respond to class discussions on a regular basis and be prepared to engage in these discussions in a professional and informed manner. Usually this requires two to three hours for every hour of a face-to-face class and approximately ten hours of preparation per week for a DE class.
Complete graduate level projects or programming assignments, write graduate level papers or case studies: You are required to conduct professional-level research, including appropriately citing works of others and avoiding plagiarism. Plan on committing approximately 150 hours over the duration of this course to producing professional level deliverables, to include programs, projects, papers, and/or case studies. Resubmission of course work from previous classes (whether or not taken at UMUC, UMUC-Europe or BSU), partially or in its entirety, is not acceptable in this course and will result in an automatic failure on the assignment.
Orally/visually present prepared material: You are required to present your results in a professional manner. In a face-to-face course, this typically means an oral presentation accompanied by appropriate visual material. In a DE class, this means creating a visual/textual presentation for your instructor and classmates.
Complete one or more written examination(s): The examination process in this class will assist you in developing the writing and critical thinking skills necessary for successfully passing the comprehensive exam required of all graduate students.
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Course Schedule:
This schedule presents 16 units or modules, with each unit corresponding to a regular three-hour weekday meeting, a half-day on weekends, or a full week of DE. *
Week 1 Chapter 1 & 2
Week 2 Chapters 3 & 4
Week 3 Chapter 5, Project Part IA Due
Week 4 Chapter 6
Week 5 Chapter 7
Week 6 Chapter 8
Week 7 Project Part I Due
Week 8 Midterm Exam
Week 9 Chapters 9 & 10
Week 10 Chapter 11
Week 11 Chapter 12
Week 12 Chapter 13, Project Part II Due
Week 13 Chapters 14 & 15
Week 14 Chapters 16 & 17
Week 15 Chapter 18, Project Part III Due
Week 16 Final Exam Due
* Please note that the schedule may be changed as necessary for the successfulprogress of the course. Such changes will be announced in the Class announcements section of the WebTycho course site.
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Academic Policies:
The University has a license agreement with Turnitin.com, a service that helps prevent plagiarism from internet resources. I may be using this service in this class by either requiring students to submit their papers electronically to Turnitin.com or by submitting questionable text on behalf of a student. If you or I submit part or all of your paper, it will be stored by Turnitin.com in their database throughout the term of the University's contract with Turnitin.com. If you object to this temporary storage of your paper, you must let me know no later than two weeks after the start of this class. Please Note: If you object to the storage of your paper on Turnitin.com, I may utilize other services to check your work for plagiarismThe official university policy on Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty can be found at http://www.umuc.edu/policy/aa15025.shtml. Section I.C. states: "Faculty may determine if the resubmission of course work from previous classes (whether or not taken at UMUC), partially or in its entirety, is acceptable when assigning a grade on that piece of course work. Faculty must provide this information in their written syllabi. If the resubmission of course work is deemed to be unacceptable, a charge may not be brought under this Policy and will be handled as indicated in the written syllabi."
Please refer to Description of Course Requirements for specific information on how resubmissions will be treated in this course and to the UMUC-Europe Graduate Catalog for information on the following:
Academic Integrity
Course Load
Exception to Policy
Grade Appeal Process
Make-up Examinations
Nondiscrimination
Students with Disabilities
Hard copies of the catalog are available at your local Education Center.
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Faculty Bio:
Faculty Bio:
Dr. Susan Helms
Ph.D. 1979, University of Texas, Austin
M.S. 1970, Purdue University
B.S. 1968, Texas Tech Univeristy
Certifications: CCNA, CNE, MCP, CSP
Professional Experience:
2003-2004 Collegiate Professor of CIS, UMUC Europe
1993-2003 Professor of CIS, Metropolitan State College of Denver
1991-1993 Professor and Chair of CS/IS Department, St. Mary's College of Minnesota, Winona, MN
1970-1991 Instr, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor,
Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, TX
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