INFORMATION SYSTEMS 610 - SYSTEM DESIGN TECHNIQUES
Syllabus, Spring 2005

Classes: Tuesday 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm  
Place: Marshall (South Charleston)
GC Room 136		  

PREREQUISITE::  Successful Completion of IS-605 (Systems Analysis Techniques)
                                      or Permission of Instructor

TEXT:                    "Systems Analysis and Design Principles" (6th Edition)
                                         Kendall & Kendall -- Prentice Hall

FACILITATOR:     John Biros
                               Office Phone  (304) 746-1941
                               E-Mail           jbiros@marshall.edu

COURSE DISCUSSION:

This course is directed toward Information Systems students who may want to work in the information systems area and to students in other programs who want to study information systems development as a minor concentration.  The normal progression in the curriculum is to precede this course with IS 605 (Systems Analysis).  The analysis project created in IS-605 serves as input into IS 610. The methodology presented is the traditional "structured methodology". Interspersed are concepts from the "Object Oriented" methodology. The course covers the physical design of information systems, including printed report design, screen design, data storage requirement and system architecture.  In addition, it includes hardware selection, software design, database considerations, program development, structured software engineering techniques, cost performance trade-offs, system implementation techniques, testing, security, backup and recovery as well as system evaluation and optimization techniques.

The course includes a very strong project component. Each student is required to produce a detailed and complete system design project that includes complete input designs, output designs, etc. as well as detailed software requirements.  There will also be a group project requirement.

GRADING:

8

 Homework Assignments   120

A

 721-800

8

 Quizzes

80

B

 641-720

1

 System Design Project

300

C

 561-640

1

 Class Participation

  50

 D 481-560

1

 Midterm

100

 F 0-480

1

 Final

 150

                  Total

800

 

 

SCHEDULE OF CLASSES
(Subject to change at any class meeting)


No.

Date

Subject

Chapter

Other

1

11-Jan

Introduction--Administrative Matters

 

2

18-Jan

Object Orientated Analysis & Design

       22           Quiz-22

3

25-Jan

 Object Orientated Analysis & Design      

4

01-Feb

 Designing Outputs (Reports & Screens)

15

 Quiz-15

5

08-Feb

 Designing Inputs -- (Forms & Screens)

16

 Quiz-16

6

15-Feb

 Designing Files -- Data Base Files         17 Quiz 17

7

22-Feb

 User Interface

18

 Quiz-18

8

01-Mar

 Data Entry

19

 Quiz-19

9

08-Mar

 MID-TERM    

9

15-Mar

 Software Engineering

20

 Quiz-20

10

22-Mar

 SPRING BREAK -- NO CLASS

 

  

11

29-Mar

 Software Engineering -- System Testing        20  

12

05-Apr

 Computer Architecture-- Networking        21 Quiz-21

13

12-Apr

 Security -- Backup -- Recovery   Internet  

14

19-Apr

 User Training -- User Documentation -- Help   Internet  

15

26-Apr

 Implementation/Conversions

21

  

16

03-May

PROJECT PRESENTATIONS:

 

 

 

 

01/12/2005