UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO SCHOOL OF COMPUTING

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UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO SCHOOL OF COMPUTING (UCSC)
PREPARING FOR THE
DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY (EXTERNAL) Systems Analysis and
Design IT 1402 WEB SITE www.bit.lk
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• Syllabus Revision
• Important for teachers repeaters
• LEARNING OBJECTIVE
• To gain knowledge sufficient to analyze and
  design an information system.

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LEARNING PROCESS

• THERE WOULD BE CONTINUOUS ASSIGNMENTS, QUIZES AND
  GROUP WORK
• IN ADDITION TO THE FINAL EXAMINATION WHICH IS
  BASED
• ON MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

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Books Recommended for Reading and Reference

• Main Reading
• Ref1 - Systems Analysis and Design Methods by
  Jeffrey L. Whitten, Lonnie D. Bentey, Kevin
  C.Dittman, 5th edition, ISBN 0-07-044539-7, Tata
  McGraw-Hill, 2001.

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Books Recommended for Reading and Reference

• Ref2 - Introduction to Systems Analysis and
  Design by Igor Hawryszkiewycz, 4th edition,
  Prentice-Hall, 1998

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Books Recommended for Reading and Reference

• Supplementary Reading
• Ref3- Practical SSADM ver 4 A Complete
  Tutorial Guide by Philip L Weaver, Pitman
  publishing, 1995.
• An Introduction to Systems Analysis Techniques by
  Mark Lejk, David Deeks, Prentice Hall, 1998.
• System Analysis and Design by Don Yeates, Maura
  Shields and David Helmy, Longman group limitted,
  1994.

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Recommended Links

• http//www.mhhe.com/whitten
• http//cse.ucsc.edu

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TOPICS

• Introduction to Information System
• Environment
• 2. System Development Life Cycle
• 3. Problem Definition
• 4. Requirements Analysis
• 5. Modeling Methods
• 6. System Design
• 7. Project Management and Documentation
• Automated Tools
• and Technology

No OO chapter
Newly added
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1. Introduction to Information System Environment

• OBJECTIVES
• Explain what information system is composed of
• Recognize the various types of Information
  Systems and processing modes
• Outline the major components of the development
  process

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1. Introduction to Information System Environment

• 1.1 Information Systems
• .. (Ref1 p8-22)
• 1.2 Types of Information Systems
• (Ref1 1-49, 432,433,440)
• 1.3 Processing Types
• .. (Ref1 539)
• 1.4 Development Process
• .. (Ref2 p5)

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2. System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

• OBJECTIVES
• Explain the importance and the necessity of
  SDLC,
• Explain the phases of a linear SDLC.
• Explain the importance of an iterative life
  cycle.
• Explain general principles that should underlie
  all System Development Methodologies

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2. System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

• 2.1 Linear or Waterfall Cycle (Ref2 )
• 2.2 Problems with Linear Life Cycle (Ref2)
• 2.3 Iterative Cycles (Ref2.)
• 2.4 System Development (Ref1.)

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3. Problem Definition

• OBJECTIVES
• Explain the importance of Feasibility Study.
• Evaluate alternative Solutions.
• Present to system owners and users

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3. Problem Definition

• 3.1 Finding Problems to Solve (Ref 2 )
• 3.2 Feasibility Study (Ref 1.)
• 3.3 Cost Benefit Analysis (Ref 1.)
• 3.4 System Proposals (Ref 1.)

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4. Requirement Analysis

• OBJECTIVES
• Describe the importance of communication skills.
• Distinguish between the user desires and user
  requirements.
• Compare and contrast different Fact Gathering
  Techniques
• Draw a document flow diagram for a particular
  case or description

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4. Requirement Analysis

• 4.1 Identifying Requirements
• Requirements Discovery Methods (Ref1..)
• 4.2 Document Analysis (Ref3..)
• Document Flow Diagrams (Ref3..)

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5. Modeling Methods

• OBJECTIVES
• Distinguish the differences among process
  modeling, data modeling, and object modeling
• Apply process modeling and data modeling when
  analyzing a system.
• Identify the components of a modeling method,
• Describe the usage of each modeling method
• Identify the errors of a given diagram.

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5. Modeling Methods

• 5.1 Process Modeling (Ref1)
• 5.2 Data Modeling (Ref1)
• 5.3 Object Modeling (Ref1)

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6. System Design

• OBJECTIVES
• Apply the modeling method to a particular case or
  description in order to produce appropriate
  diagrams and justify your decisions.
• Explain the different System Design Methods
  available
• Define an information systems architecture in
  terms of data, processes and interfaces.
• Differentiate between logical and physical data
  flow diagrams

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6. System Design

• 6.1 System Design Methods (Ref1..)
• Model Driven Design
• Rapid Application Development
• Prototyping
• 6.2 Application Architecture and Modelling
  (Ref1..)
• Physical DFDs

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7. Project Management and Documentation

• OBJECTIVES
• Describe the causes of failed information systems
  and technology projects.
• Describe the basic functions of project
  management.
• Differentiate between PERT and Gantt charts as
  project management tools.
• Explain the importance of documentation,
  documentation configuration

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7. Project Management and Documentation

• 7.1 Project Management (Ref1..)
• 7.2 Documentation (Ref2..)

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8. Automated Tools and Technology

• OBJECTIVES
• Identify the functionalities of the different
  types of automated tools available,
• Explain Computer Aided Systems Engineering
  (CASE), CASE tools, and their use and benefits

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8. Automated Tools and Technology

• 8.1 Computer Aided Systems (Ref2..)
• 8.2 Application Development Environment
• (Ref2..)
• 8.3 Process and Project Management Tools (Ref2..)
• 8.4 Benefits of using CASE tools in Systems
  Development (Ref2..)