Description
The purpose of this course is to develop an understanding of the planning, analysis and design processes involved in information system development life cycle (SDLC). Students will learn to critically analyze information behavior and requirements in context, to identify and articulate the information processing issues at hand, and to develop a high level design for an information system that successfully responds to those issues and use object-oriented methods to document, analyze, and model the information system. The course will cover general systems theory with emphasis on the methodologies and procedures used in organizational problem solving and systems development. Topics include methods for data collection; cost-benefit analysis; feasibility analysis, logical design leading to functional specifications; rapid prototyping and CASE tools.