Advising & For information about academic advising, visit the Student Success Center’s Academic Advising Other page here: Student Support Info For a list of Student Support Services, visit the Student Success Center webpage here: Bookstore Info Visit the Bookstore at this link: Library Info Schedule of Assignments: A tentative course schedule is planned here and is subject to adjustment: Module / Topics Chapter Module Objectives Assignments/Tests Readings 1 Week One (Aug 27): Introduction to class set up Orientation 2-51 Introduction to Systems Analysis and Assignment 1 Chapter 1 Design 2 Week Two (Sept 3): Analyze a business case. Chapter 2 Why this is needed. 52-99 Assignment 2 How IT projects relate to the organization’s strategic plan. 3 Week (Sept 10): Project management Chapter 3 Why is project Management needed? Assignment 3 100-139 Tools that can be used for project Test 1 management 4 Week Four (Sept 17): Understanding the analysis phase. Chapter 4 Understanding development methods. 140-197 Understanding modeling tools and Assignment 4 techniques. How to fact-find. 5 Week Five (Sept 24): Understand data modeling. Assignment 5 198- 247 Chapter 5 Understand process modeling. Test 2 6 Week Six (Oct 1): Understand object-oriented analysis. Chapter 6 248-283 What is UML? Assignment 6 Using the object model. 7 Week Seven (Oct 8): Explore Different development Chapter 7 strategies. Impact of the internet. 284-333 Assignment 7 Determine whether to develop or outsource. Review the Analysis Phase 8 Week Eight (Oct 15): Understanding the design phase. Assignment 8 334-389 Chapter 8 Explore designing a user interface Mid-Term Exam 9 Week Nine (Oct 22): Explore data design concepts. 390-451 Assignment 9 Chapter 9 Understand database models. 10 Week Ten (Oct 29): What is system architecture? Chapter 10 Why it is important. Explore different processing models, Assignment 10 452-505 network models. Test 3 Understand wireless networks and internet-based architecture Review the design phase.
Advising & Other Student Support Info For information about academic advising, visit the Student Success Center’s Academic Advising page here: For a list of Student Support Services, visit the Student Success Center webpage here: Bookstore Info Visit the Bookstore at this link: Library Info Schedule of Assignments: A tentative course schedule is planned here and is subject to adjustment: Module / Topics Chapter Readings Module Objectives Assignments/Tests 1 Week One (Aug 27): Orientation Chapter 1 2-51 Introduction to class set up Introduction to Systems Analysis and Design Assignment 1 2 Week Two (Sept 3): Chapter 2 52-99 Analyze a business case. Why this is needed. How IT projects relate to the organization’s strategic plan. Assignment 2 3 Week (Sept 10): Chapter 3 100-139 Project management Why is project Management needed? Tools that can be used for project management Assignment 3 Test 1 4 Week Four (Sept 17): Chapter 4 140-197 Understanding the analysis phase. Understanding development methods. Understanding modeling tools and techniques. How to fact-find. Assignment 4 5 Week Five (Sept 24): Chapter 5 198- 247 Understand data modeling. Understand process modeling. Assignment 5 Test 2 6 Week Six (Oct 1): Chapter 6 248-283 Understand object-oriented analysis. What is UML? Using the object model. Assignment 6 7 Week Seven (Oct 8): Chapter 7 284-333 Explore Different development strategies. Impact of the internet. Determine whether to develop or outsource. Review the Analysis Phase Assignment 7 8 Week Eight (Oct 15): Chapter 8 334-389 Understanding the design phase. Explore designing a user interface Assignment 8 Mid-Term Exam 9 Week Nine (Oct 22): Chapter 9 390-451 Explore data design concepts. Understand database models. Assignment 9 10 Week Ten (Oct 29): Chapter 10 452-505 What is system architecture? Why it is important. Explore different processing models, network models. Understand wireless networks and internet-based architecture Review the design phase. Assignment 10 Test 3
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