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College of Information Systems & Technology
BSA/375 Version 13
Fundamentals of Business Systems Development
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Course Description
This course introduces the fundamental, logical, and design considerations addressed during system and application software development. It provides a solid background in information systems analysis and design techniques through a combination of theory and application. The Systems Development Life Cycle will be fundamental to the course.
Policies
Faculty and students will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents:
University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document.
Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum.
University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality.
Course Materials
Blankenship, E., Woodward, M., Holliday, G., & Keller, B. (2011). Professional team foundation server 2010. Indianapolis, IN: Wiley.
Dennis, A., Wixom, B. H., & Roth, R. M. (2012). Systems analysis & design (5th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
Schiesser, R. (2011). IT systems management (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Education.
Valacich, J. S., George, J. F., & Hoffer, J. A. (2012). Essentials of systems analysis and design (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education
Software
Microsoft® Visio® 2010
Microsoft® Project® 2010
Toolwire Personal Student Desktop
All electronic materials are available on the student website.
Week One: Systems Development Life Cycle
Details
Points
Objectives
Define the systems development life cycle.
Describe Roles of Systems Analyst and Others in System Development Projects.
Reading
Read the Week One Read Me First.
Reading
Read Ch. 1, “The Systems Development Environment,” of Essentials of Systems Analysis and Design.
Reading
Read Ch. 1, “The Systems Analyst and Information Systems Development,” of Systems Analysis & Design.
Reading
Read Appendix B, “Agile Methodologies,” of Essentials of Systems Analysis and Design.
Reading
Read this weeks Electronic Reserve Readings.
Audio
Week One Lecture
Listen to the Week One podcast lecture located on the student website.
Participation
Participate in class discussion.
Day 7
Learning Team Instructions
Learning Team Charter
Resource: Learning Team Toolkit
Complete the Learning Team Charter.
Learning Team Instructions
Service Request SR-kf-013 Paper and Presentation (Preparation)
Complete Service Request SR-kf-013.
Develop requirements for the Kudler Fine Foods Frequent Shopper Program.
Prepare a 12- to 16-page paper and a 10- to 12-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation of the project, due in Week Five. Assume that you are delivering the paper and presentation to an executive management committee. At a minimum, the paper and presentation must include the following:
Business objectives with supporting measures of success for the project
A description of the current business process or system
Identification of the scope or boundaries of the project
Project constraints, including finances, time, resources, and organizational policies or culture
Business functional requirements
Description of the new business process or system – Use the process objectives model and the system objectives model.
Design requirements, including input or output design, interface design, data model, and network model
A cost-benefit analysis
Individual
Software Development Presentation
Resources: University of Phoenix Material: Recording a Narration
Read the following scenario:
Senior management at your company is concerned about why so many software development efforts fail. They have asked you to develop a presentation that explains the activities that take place during each phase of the SDLC to ensure software development success.
Create an annotated or narrated 7- to 10-slide presentation that includes the following:
An introduction slide
The activities that take place during each phase of the SDLC to ensure successful software development
A conclusion slide
Day 7
Week Two: Systems Analysis
Details
Points
Objectives
Explain scope and feasibility.
Define systems analysis and systems requirements.
Reading
Read