INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN

Course Description

The main objective of this course is to help students develop a comprehensive understanding of how information systems are developed through the activities of system development life cycle (SDLC) which includes systems planning, analysis, design and implementation. The course will examine the Key modelling concepts applicable to both structured and object-oriented approaches to systems development. By using several cases of organizations problems, the course will determine the requirements for a new or an enhanced systems. Tools such as MS access, MS Visio, MS project will then be used to support the planning, analysis, and design of an IS project for each organization.

INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN

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Course outcomes

1. 01 Students who successfully complete the course should be able to gather data to analyse and specify the requirements of a system.
2. 02 design system components and environments
3. 03 build general and detailed models that assist programmers in implementing a system
4. 04 design a database for storing data and a user interface for data input and output, as well as controls to protect the system and its data.

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 Hoffer, et al., (2012). Essentials of Systems Analysis and Design, 5h Edition.
2. 02 Hoffer, et al., (2014). Modern Systems Analysis and Design, 7th Edition.
3. 03 Dennis, et al., (2012).System analysis and design with UML 2.0, 4th Edition.

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 Examine the role of systems analysis and design in organizations and explain how information systems are developed to solve business problems. SOLO 3
2. L02 Examine and design the main phases of the System Development Life Cycle and explain how each phase supports the successful development of an information system. SOLO 4
3. L03 build general and detailed models that assist programmers in implementing a system SOLO 4
4. L04 design a database for storing data and a user interface for data input and output, as well as controls to protect the system and its data. SOLO 4
5. L05 Examine the different types of feasibility analysis and evaluate whether a proposed system is technically, economically, operationally, and organizationally suitable. SOLO 3
6. L06 Examine the process of gathering and analyzing user requirements using methods such as interviews, questionnaires, observation, and document analysis. SOLO 3.5
7. L07 Examine how business processes are represented using models such as Data Flow Diagrams and explain the movement of data within an information system. SOLO 3
8. L08 Examine the basic principles of system design and explain how logical requirements are transformed into physical system components. SOLO 3
9. L09 Examine the principles of user interface, input, and output design and explain how they improve system usability and user satisfaction. SOLO 3
10. L10 Examine the implementation, testing, conversion, training, and maintenance activities required to successfully introduce and support a new information system. SOLO 3.5

Program Outcomes

1. P01 Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of key concepts across the breadth of effective application and use of MIS and innovative information technologies in organizations.
2. P02 Demonstrate autonomy and responsibility in managing MIS projects and improving organizational processes
3. P03 Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of appropriate enterprise frameworks, theories from the MIS to research and assess contemporary issues in the field and related allied fields and disciplines
4. P04 Apply MIS knowledge to facilitate the acquisition, development, deployment, and management of information systems
5. P05 Apply MIS knowledge to the exploitation of opportunities created by information technology innovations ensuring the alignment between MIS strategy and organizational strategy
6. P06 Demonstrate ethical reasoning in relation to crucial MIS issues such as privacy, information security, and ethical use of information
7. P07 Apply appropriate technologies and techniques to the collection and analysis of organizational and environmental data to facilitate evidence-based decision-making
8. P08 Analyse organizational data to accurately identify organizational problems and propose solutions using MIS
9. P09 Apply effective communication skills consistent with the professional environment
10. P10 Apply effective collaboration skills consistent with the professional environment

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