System Analysis and Design

Catalog description

Systems Analysis and Design allows students to investigate the theory, practice, and application of systems analysis and design in the context of information technology. This course emphasizes the vital and various roles played by people during the analysis and design of problem-solving systems. Key topics include requirements, acquisition and sourcing, integration, management, quality assurance, organizational context, and architecture. The tools and techniques of systems analysis and design are covered along with the information technology problem-solving model and appropriate documentation. Prototyping, process and data modeling, feasibility and reliability issues, and user interaction are studied. Current state-of-the-art topics in IT are used as illustrative examples. A project relating to a large IT system allows students to implement analysis and design techniques in a realistic setting.