Syllabus

BSA/375

Syllabus
College of Information Systems & Technology
BSA/375
Fundamentals of Business Systems
Development
Tigard campus
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Course Description
This course introduces the fundamental, logical, and design considerations addressed during system and
application software development. It provides a solid background in information systems analysis and design
techniques through a combination of theory and application. The Systems Development Life Cycle will be
fundamental to the course.
Policies
Faculty and students will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the
following two documents:

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University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies
may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed
modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality.

Class Hour Requirements:

Each three credit course in a five week session shall consist of 45 hours of
student class work. This includes 20 hours of classroom instruction.
Required learning team hours constitute the remaining class work
requirement. Please Note: Hours at University of Phoenix are based on a
full sixty minutes. In addition to the class work requirement, students
typically complete at least two hours of individual student work out of class
for each hour of class work. This time typically consists of individual study
time, reading, research and writing.
Course Materials
Blankenship, E., Woodward, M., Holliday, G., & Keller, B. (2011). Professional team foundation server 2010.
Indianapolis, IN: Wiley.
Dennis, A., Wixom, B. H., & Roth, R. M. (2012). Systems analysis & design (5th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley
& Sons.

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Schiesser, R. (2011). IT systems management (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Education.
Valacich, J. S., George, J. F., & Hoffer, J. A. (2012). Essentials of systems analysis and design (5th ed.). Upper
Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education
Software
Microsoft Visio 2010
Microsoft Project 2010
Toolwire Personal Student Desktop
All electronic materials are available on the student website.

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Week One: Systems Development Life Cycle

Details
Objectives

1.1 Define the systems development life cycle.

1.2 Describe Roles of Systems Analyst and Others in System
Development Projects.

Reading

Read the Week One Read Me First.

Reading

Read Ch. 1, The Systems Development Environment, of Essentials

of Systems Analysis and Design.

Reading

Read Ch. 1, The Systems Analyst and Information Systems

Development, of Systems Analysis & Design.

Reading

Read Appendix B, Agile Methodologies, of Essentials of Systems

Analysis and Design.

Reading

Read this weeks Electronic Reserve Readings.

Audio
Week One
Lecture

Listen to the Week One podcast lecture located on the student

website.

Participation

Participate in class discussion.

Supporting
Activity
Systems Analyst

Write a 200- to 300-word short answer to the following question:

Learning Team
Instructions
Learning Team
Charter

Resource: Learning Team Toolkit

Complete the Learning Team Charter.

Learning Team
Instructions
Service Request
SR-kf-013
Paper and
Presentation
(Preparation)

Complete Service Request SR-kf-013. (You will be working on this as

a group during the 5 weeks of the class, nothing to submit this week)

Due

4
Jan-07

Why is the role of the systems analyst so critical in a systems

development project? Explain what skills and knowledge are
required to be effective.

Develop requirements for the Kudler Fine Foods Frequent Shopper

Program.
Prepare a 12- to 16-page paper and a 10- to 12-slide Microsoft
PowerPoint presentation of the project, due in Week Five. Assume
that you are delivering the paper and presentation to an executive
management committee. At a minimum, the paper and presentation
must include the following:

Points

Jan-10

10

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Business objectives with supporting measures of success for the

project
A description of the current business process or system
Identification of the scope or boundaries of the project
Project constraints, including finances, time, resources, and
organizational policies or culture
Business functional requirements
Description of the new business process or system Use the
process objectives model and the system objectives model.
Design requirements, including input or output design, interface
design, data model, and network model
A costbenefit analysis

Week Two: Systems Analysis

Details
Objectives

2.1 Explain scope and feasibility.

2.2 Define systems analysis and systems requirements.

Reading

Read the Week Two Read Me First.

Reading

Read Ch. 4, Use Case Analysis, of Systems Analysis & Design.

Reading

Read the Use-Case Modeling section in Appendix A, ObjectOriented Analysis and Design, of Essentials of Systems Analysis
and Design.

Reading

Read Ch. 5, Determining System Requirements, of Essentials of

Systems Analysis and Design.

Reading

Read Ch. 6, Structuring System Requirements: Process Modeling,

of Essentials of Systems Analysis and Design.

Reading

Read Ch. 7, Structuring System Requirements: Conceptual Data

Modeling, of Essentials of Systems Analysis and Design.

Reading

Read this weeks Electronic Reserve Readings.

Audio
Week Two
Lecture

Listen to the Week Two podcast lecture located on the student

website.

Participation

Participate in class discussion.

Supporting
Activity
Joint Application
Development

Write a 200- to 300-word short answer to the following question:

Describe how joint application design (JAD) might be considered

a better information-gathering technique than the traditional

Due

Points

4
Jan-14

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method of requirements gathering? What are its shortcomings?

Learning Team
Instructions
Service Request
SR-kf-013
Paper
(Preparation)

Review the Service Request SR-kf-013 for Kudler Fine Foods.

Prepare a 1- to 2-page paper:
Define the scope and stakeholders associated with the
project.
Identify the preliminary assignments and tasks for each
group member.

Learning Team
Instructions
Service Request
SR-kf-013
Paper
(Preparation)

Review the Service Request SR-kf-013 for Kudler Fine Foods.

Begin creating a detailed outline for each section of the paper.
Draft the first 4- to 6-page section of the Service Request SR-kf-013
Paper, due in Week Five. Include the following:

Individual
Service Request
SR-rm-022, Part
1

Statement of scope and goals: Specify which functions will be

included in the project. Identify the goals and include
accomplishments, not a solution.

Supporting measures for success: Specify tangible measures for

determining the relative degree of success of the completed
project. The measures must correlate with the goals specified in
the first section of this deliverable.

Summary of project feasibility: Include specific operational,

technical, and economic feasibility analyses. Operational and
technical issues should specify how each issue will be addressed.
The economic analysis must include quantified specific benefit
and cost areas.

Current business process summary: Provide a flowchart and a

separate high-level logical data flow diagram of the current
process.

Proposed system requirement list: List specific individual

requirement needs in measurable and objective terms.

The final individual paper for this class includes three sections; the
final section is due in Week Four. One section of the paper is due
each week.
Complete Section 1 of the Service Request SR-rm-022 paper. Using
the Service Request SR-rm-022, analyze the HR system.
Prepare a 4- to 6-page paper that accomplishes the following:

What key stakeholders in Riordan Manufacturing would you

gather requirements from?

Describe the information-gathering techniques and systems

analysis tools you would propose for the project.

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Identify the key factors that help ensure the information required
for the project is gathered successfully.

Explain what project scope is and why it is important. Describe

the areas of project feasibility that are examined in the analysis
phase of the SCLC.

Cite and discuss 2 to 3 references, in addition to the required

readings, that are relevant to the assignment. Include citations
and references formatted consistent with APA guidelines.

Submit (optional) Section 1 of the final paper.

Week Three: Systems Design

Details
Objectives

3.1 Define design specifications.

Reading

Read the Week Three Read Me First.

Reading

Read Ch. 2, The Sources of Software, of Essentials of Systems

Analysis and Design.

Reading

Read Ch. 8, Designing the Human Interface, of Essentials of

Systems Analysis and Design.

Reading

Read Ch. 9. Designing Databases, of Essentials of Systems

Analysis and Design.

Reading

Read Ch. 7, Moving Into Design, of Systems Analysis & Design.

Reading

Read Ch. 8, Architecture Design, of Systems Analysis & Design.

Reading

Read Ch. 10, Program Design, of Systems Analysis & Design.

Reading

Read all sections in Appendix A, Object-Oriented Analysis and

Design, of Essentials of Systems Analysis and Design, except UseCase Modeling.

Reading

Read this weeks Electronic Reserve Readings.

Audio
Week Three
Lecture

Listen to the Week Three podcast lecture located on the student

website.

Participation

Participate in class discussion.

Supporting

Write a 200- to 300-word short answer to the following question:

Due

Points

4
Jan-28

10

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Activity
Software
Selection

Learning Team
Instructions
Service Request
SR-kf-013
Paper
(Preparation)

What are issues to consider when deciding to build software inhouse or purchase commercial off-the-shelf software (COTS)?
If you were asked to evaluate several COTS applications, list and
explain the criteria you would use to select the best one for your
organization.

Draft the next 4- to 6-page section of the Service Request SR-kf-013

Paper, due in Week Five. Include the following:

Determination of requirements: Identify specific analysis methods

used to determine user needs.

List of confirmed requirements: Categorize each system

requirement identified for the Week Two milestone as mandatory
or optional.

Proposed system process view: Provide a flowchart of the

proposed process.

Functional allocation modeling: Specify how each proposed

system function would be allocated in terms of the required
hardware, software, and humancomputer interface (HCI).

Logical model of the system: Provide a high-level logical data flow

diagram of the proposed system.

Prepare Microsoft PowerPoint presentation slides for the Week

Two and Three Learning Team topics.
Individual
Service Request
SR-rm-022, Part
2

Complete Section 2 of the Service Request SR-rm-022 paper. This

weeks assignment incorporates the transition from analysis to
design. Consider revising Section 1 based on faculty feedback.
Prepare a 4- to 6-page paper that includes the following:

Describe the application architecture and process design. Include

a high-level description of the security controls you recommend
for the design of this HR system.

Apply the tools of systems analysis to describe the information

systems architecture in terms of data, processes, interfaces, and
network. You can use a Microsoft Visio diagram to draw
examples of flow charts, data flow diagrams, and any other
design tools.

Cite and discuss 2 to 3 references, in addition to the required

readings, that are relevant to the assignment. Include citations
and references formatted consistent with APA guidelines.

Submit (optional) Section 2 of the paper.

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Week Four: Systems Development and Implementation

Details
Objectives

4.1 Identify the activities involved in systems development.

4.2 Identify the activities involved in systems implementation.
4.3 Identify the activities involved in systems operations.

Reading

Read the Week Four Read Me First.

Reading

Read Ch. 10, Systems Implementation and Operation, of Essentials

of Systems Analysis and Design.

Reading

Read this weeks Electronic Reserve Readings.

Audio
Week Four
Lecture

Listen to the Week Four podcast lecture located on the student

website.

Participation

Participate in class discussion.

Learning Team
Instructions
Service Request
SR-kf-013
Paper
(Preparation)

Draft the next 4- to 6-page section of the paper, due in Week Five.
Include the following:
Preliminary design model: Provide a diagram that illustrates the
overall logical information architecture.
Design trade-off approach: Specify the tradeoffs among cost,
schedule, and performance. For example, a fast, inexpensive
solution may not address performance requirements adequately.
Detailed design process and design specifications: Specify
separate recommended decisions for software design, hardware,
and networks. Include resolution of HCI considerations.
Physical model of the system: Illustrate the recommended
decisions in information architecture diagrams.
Prepare presentation slides for the Week Four Learning Team topics.
Update the Microsoft PowerPoint presentation from the previous
week incorporating any feedback from the facilitator.

Individual
Service Request
SR-rm-022, Part
3

Complete Section 3 of the Service Request SR-rm-022 paper. This

section incorporates the transition from design to implementation.
Consider revising Sections 1 and 2 based on faculty feedback.
Prepare a 4- to 6-page paper that accomplishes the following:
Describe the implementation stage for this project.

Due

Points

Jan-04

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Include a discussion of the six major activities for the

implementation stage as described in the text:
Coding
Testing
Installation
Documentation
Training
Support
Describe in the discussion of these six activities how each activity
would be specifically planned for the individual project situation.
Discuss the benefits of using defined and repeatable processes
for accomplishing these activities for the implementation stage.
Cite and discuss 2 to 3 references, in addition to the required
readings, that are relevant to the assignment. Include citations
and references formatted consistent with APA Guidelines.

Compile Sections 1 through 3 into one final paper.

Week Five: Maintenance

Details
Objectives

5.1 Define systems maintenance and how it is performed.

5.2 Explain system configuration management.

Reading

Read the Week Five Read Me First.

Reading

Read the following sections in Ch. 13, Transition to the New

System, of Systems Analysis & Design:

Due

Points

Software Support
System Maintenance
Project Assessment

Reading

Read Ch. 14, Configuration Management, of IT Systems

Management.

Reading

Read Ch. 5, Overview of Version Control, of Professional Team

Foundation Server 2010.

Reading

Read this weeks Electronic Reserve Readings.

Audio
Week Five
Lecture

Listen to the Week Five podcast lecture located on the student

website.

Participation

Participate in class discussion.

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Learning Team
Service Request
SR-kf-013
Paper

Draft the final 4- to 6-page section of the paper.

Include the following:

Testing process summary: Define a test plan or script that

identifies major software functionality and hardware to be tested
with the required outcomes.

Installation process and training plan summary: Provide a time

line that identifies the specific stepsincluding trainingand
related resources required to implement the recommended
system. Include a narrative explanation that discusses the effects
of project constraints, such as time and conversion method, and
include a description of the recommended training plan.

Documentation plan summary: Specify and explain each type of

documentation required for ongoing technical and user support
for the proposed system.

Support and maintenance plan summary: Provide a plan that

outlines responsibilities and related resourcessoftware,
hardware, and networksnecessary to support and maintain the
proposed system.

Feb-11

10

Feb-11

20

Finalize the paper.

Learning Team
Service Request
SR-kf-013
Presentation

Submit the Microsoft PowerPoint presentation.

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