Systems and Process Analysis

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

KNOWLEDGE SETS

• Business and Strategic Information Systems

• Automate Business Processes

• Request for Proposals, Procurement Processes

• Requirements Analysis

• The Nature of Problem-Solving

• Analysis Methodologies

SKILLS SETS

• Requirements Modeling

• Data Gathering

• Data and Process Modeling (Data Flow Diagrams; Modular Design; Decision Tables)

• Object Modeling

• Create Data Design

• Presentation Skills (verbal and written)

  Learning Outcomes

  Employ a systems approach and a system development method to understand business problem.

• Analyze information system need for a business problem; explore the complexities of understanding and defining requirements and generate a system request.

• Produce appropriate results through the analysis of the software development.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Exam 1	18%
Exam 2	18%
Chapter Quizzes (10*10)	20%
Industry Engagement Assignment	4%
Project Activities*	35%
Peer Evaluation	5%
Total	100%

Peer Evaluation is likely to have a very strong influence on individual student’s “Project Activities” grade. Members of the same team may end up earning different project grades.

The letter grade will be based on the following distribution:

Percentage	Letter Grade
93-100%	A
90-92.9%	A-
87-89.9%	B+
83-86.9%	B
80-82.9%	B-
77-79.9%	C+
73-76.9%	C
70-72.9%	C-
67-69.9%	D+
63-66.9%	D
60-62.9%	D-
<60%	F

Attendance/Participation:

Late or make-up assignments/activities/quizzes/exams will not be allowed. Missing course deliverables due to illness, summons to jury/military duty, University-sponsored events, or any other compelling reason should be backed by the appropriate documents (e.g., doctors’ note, etc.) to qualify for an accommodation. Accommodations are at the discretion of the professor.

Teamwork is a critical skill required for this course (and in your professional career). It is important that teams manage themselves to accomplish shared goals. In effective teams, interactions are managed between ALL team members rather than a selected few. To facilitate healthy team interaction, teams are encouraged to take this collective approach to managing team member expectations and within-team conflict. Teams should strive to be democratic and fair-minded, rather than allow unilateral decision-making.

Free-riding should not be tolerated. To discourage such behavior, peer evaluations will be conducted and may HEAVILY influence your project grade. Members of the same team may end up earning different project grades.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

Alan Dennis; Barbara Wixom; David Tegarden, 6th Edition, Systems Analysis and Design: An Object-Oriented Approach with UML ISBN 13: 9781119561217(e-book,  Available via First Day Complete program); ISBN: 9781119688723 (print)

Scholarly Perspectives

This course engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate, and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.