Course outline

Fundamentals of Systems Analysis &

Design (INSY2052)
School of Information Science
Addis Ababa University
 
Instructor: Mengisti B.
 Course Description
 The course is about phases/steps and approaches
to information systems development. To this end,
the course contains concepts such as Systems
theory; systems thinking; roles in IS development;
IS development life cycle; information systems
development methodologies; fact finding
techniques; analysis tools and techniques for
requirements structuring; techniques for systems
design, systems implementation and operation.

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 Objectives
 The general objective of the course is to familiarize
students with common problems and approaches to their
solutions in studying, analyzing, developing and
maintaining information systems.
 Upon the successful completion of the course students
are expected to:
 Know concepts underlying system development
 Understand the System Development Life Cycle
 Acquire qualities to solve system analysis and design problems
 Be familiar with the widely used methodologies, techniques, and tools of
system development, operation and evaluation
 Study existing systems, Model and Design New Systems

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Chapter 1: Basic concepts in Information
System development
 System analysis and design, Systems,
Information Systems, System thinking
 Types and Characteristics of Information
Systems
 Participant in Information System Development
 Roles and qualities of System Analyst
 System development methodologies,
Processes/Phase

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 Chapter 2: System Development:
Identification, Selection and Planning
Phase
 Purpose, Components and deliverables
 System Project Identification and Selection
 Project Initiation and Planning:
 Planning tools and techniques: Gantt & PERT.

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Chapter 3: System Development: Analysis
Phase
 Analysis tasks, outcomes
 System requirement
identification/determination: sources, tools and
techniques
 Requirement validation
 System requirement Specification/structuring:
Modeling
 Design Strategies Selection

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Chapter 4: System Development: Design
Phase

Purpose and deliverables

Logical and physical design
Architectural, Interface and Database Design

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 Chapter 5: System Development:
Implementation and Maintenance Phase
 Building and installing information systems
 Programming Language selection and Coding
style
 Documentation: User and System
 Testing (Testing strategies, validation and
verification)
 System Maintenance: types and procedures

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Chapter 6: Current trends in System
Development

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 Assessment
 Project
 Continuous assessment, and
 Final exam

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 Reference
 Essentials of systems analysis and design /
Joseph S. Valacich, Joey F. George, Jeffrey
A. Hoffer.—5th ed.
 Modern systems analysis and
design/Jeffrey A. Hoffer, University of
Dayton, Joey F. George, Iowa State
University, Joseph S. Valacich, University of
Arizona. — Eighth edition.

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