Information Systems Analysis

Information Systems Analysis

Information Systems Analysis
What?
Information Systems Analysis
Why?
Information Systems Analysis
How?
IS Development Life Cycle

Information Systems Analysis
Who?
The System Analyst

Information Systems Analysis
IS Types - TPS
Captures transactions
Attendance entry
Ticket reservation
Purchase order entry
IS Types - OAS
Supports office workers
Word processing
Spreadsheets
Email


IS Types - MIS
Provides information
Absence reports
Annual sales
Stock reports
Labor turnover statistics

IS Types - DSS
Helps decision making
Comparative sales figures (Q1 vs. Q2)
Projected revenues based on sales assumptions


IS Types - ES
Simulates an expert
Uses AI
Proposes judgment and decisions
Specialized & expensive


IS Types GDSS/CSCWS
Supports group decision making
Polls
Questionnaires


IS Types ESS
Support for the VIPs
Uses Data Warehousing & Data Mining
Answers what-if questions

CASE Tools
What?
Software tools that helps the analysts, designers
and developers
Oracle Designer

Why
Increasing productivity
Improving communication
Integrate activities


Course Assessment
10 points Attendance & Interaction
20 points Homework
30 points 7
th
week test
40 points Final test
Other Info
Book:
Systems Analysis and Design, 7/E, Prentice Hall

Lab:
Oracle Designer
First Homework
Report on
PIECES framework