Ronald Norman, Ph'D', CCP

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IDS-306INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS

• WELCOME
• Ronald Norman, Ph.D., CCP
• Office SS-3200 Office Phone [phone]
• e-mail ronald.norman_at_sdsu.edu
• URL http//rohan.sdsu.edu/faculty/rnorman

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• Systems Analysis and Design is the process
  people use to create (automated) information
  systems

Systems Analysis Design
Information System
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• The end result of Systems Analysis is the
  creation of blueprints for the Information
  System
• The end result of Systems Design is the creation
  of the Information System

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INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS

• Numbers
• Logic
• Words
• Formal reasoning

• Intuition
• Creativity
• Spatial imagination
• Color
• Rhythm
• Emotions

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SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN A Condensed
(Informal) Perspective
IDS-306
IDS-406
Completed Information System
An idea
Design and Implementation
Analysis
Time
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GOAL FOR THE COURSE
To effectively communicate information systems
analysis concepts, principles, techniques, tools,
and methodologies to you so that you can
demonstrate your own personal understanding and
application of this body of knowledge.
NOTES 1) Your attitude, NOT your aptitude will
be your strongest asset for
success in this course!! 2) My personal
commitment to you is to be the best
instructor of this topic that I can possibly
be.
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Administrivia - IDS-306

• TEXT 1 Norman, Ronald J., Object-Oriented
  Systems Analysis and Design, draft manuscript of
  2nd Edition Available via my web page in MS
  Word 97/2000 format throughout the semester.
• LECTURE NOTES - Available via my web page in MS
  PowerPoint 97/2000 format throughout the semester
• SCANTRON FORM 882 - 8 of them
• A few diskettes
• Microsoft Visual J 6.0 Reference book (optional)

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Administrivia - continued - IDS-306

• GRADES will be based on the following (subject to
  change)
• 7 Chapter Exams and a
• Final Exam (cumulative) . . . . . . . . .
• (approximately 275 total points)
• Visual Programming Exercises. . . .
• Analysis Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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• Course grades domain A 93 B 87 C
  77 D 67
• A- 90 B 83 C 73 D 60
• B- 80 C- 70 F lt 60
• Percents are NOT rounded up
• example 86.5 B 76.9 C 89.9999 B

80 5 15
1. 2. 3.
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HAVE A GREAT SEMESTER! GO AZTECS!