Cis3310-01 Systems Analysis Fall 2011

Output design considerations, final project choices

Structured English, Decision Tables, Decision Trees.

Chapter 14--Data Dictionaries

Class Diagrams: Inheritance, Developing Class Diagrams, Statecharts, Packages, what not to do to your iPhone.

Activity Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, Collaboration Diagrams, Class Diagrams...

Basic OO concepts, UML Diagram types, modeling structure vs. modeling behavior.

Agile methods, values, principles, resources, activities, etc.

Prototyping as an information gathering technique. Rapid Application Development vs the traditional Software Development Life Cycle.

Observation: Analyst's playscripts, STROBE.

Sampling, quantitative and qualitative data analysis.

JAD (Joint Application Design) principles. Questionnaires, design and analysis.

Interview structure and techniques. Open-ended and closed questions. Interview structures (pyramid, funnel, diamond).

Use Case Diagrams.

Chapter 2: Organizations as systems. Diagramming systems and subsystems and their inter-dependencies using Data Flow Diagrams and Entity-Relationship Diagrams.

Detailed discussion of the phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle, CASE tools, Agile methodologies, and Object-Oriented Analysis & Design.

Review of the syllabus and course expectations. Overview of types of systems and the roles of the systems analyst. Introduction to the Systems Development Life Cycle.

This is a placeholder for the lecture podcasts for Dr. Dan McKee's CIS3310 Systems Analysis class at Mansfield University.