Department of Computer Science
 Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan

 

 
Schedule of Topics
Week 1
Topics
  1.  Introduction  
  • The  Role  and Task of the Systems Analyst in the Fast Changing Business Activities
Group Activity  Grouping, Company/Organization options
Notes  
 
Week 2
Topics  The Tools of the Systems Analysts The Systems Development Life Cycle
Group Activity

 
 
Week 3
Topics Case Study 1 & 2 of the Whitten & Bentley's SAD book
Group Activity SA Principles Interview, Project 160
 
Week 4
Topics  Information Requirements Analysis (Chapter 4)
Group Activity  PERT and Gantt charts for system study
 
Week 5
Topics  Information Requirements Analysis (Chapter 5,6,7)
 
Week 6
Topics

 Case # 3, FAST methodology

Lecture 3

 Group Activity  Reporting
Term Group Project  Problem Definition, Consultation & Approval;
 
Week 7
Topics

 Prototyping And Rapid application DEvelopment (chapter 8 of Kendall)

Systems Analysis 1

Prototyping (paper)

Data flow Diagram
Group Activity  
erm Group Project Project  Consultation, Proposal & Approval
 
Week 8
Topics  Analysis Process
Group Activity  Integrating UML and other tools for the analysis part of the system
Term Group Project  Project Proposal & Approval
 
Week 9: MIDTERM EXAMINATIONS-
 
Week 10
Topics Designing the system: Effective output and input
Group Activity  Systems Review and Evaluation, Project 351(Aug.13)

 Systems Documentation, Project 370 (Aug. 15)
Term Group Project  1a Systems Study Consultation and Approval
 
Week 11
Topics  Designing the system: Databases, User Interfaces
Group Activity  Term Project Development 
Term Group Project  2a Systems Design Consultation and Approval
 
Week
Topics  
Term Group Project  2e Consultation and approval of Term Project Systems Analysis & Design
 
Week 13
Topics Designing the system: Accurate Data-entry Procedures
Term Group Project   3a Consultation and testing of systems prototype on-going development.
 
Week 14
Topics  Systems Documentation, Final Acceptance and and Systems   Maintenance
Term Group Project   3a Consultation and testing of systems prototype on-going development.
 
Week 15
Topics  Systems Documentation, Final Acceptance and and Systems   Maintenance
Term Group Project   3a Consultation and testing of systems prototype on-going development.
 
Week 16
Topics  
Term Group Project    Documentation
 
Week 17
Topics  Term Project Presentation
 
Week 18: FINAL EXAMINATIONS

Grading Criteria
Midterm Exam 17.5%
Final Exam 17.5%
Quizzes & Attendance 35%
Term Project/Group Activity 30%
100%



Grading System

93-100 A
85-92 A-
77-84 B
69-76 B-
60-68 C
59 and below F



Assignments

Details Date Posted Date Due
Project Assignment  8/1/2002  
 

 

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