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Syllabus:
IS 605 Systems Analysis |
Systems Analysis
Information Systems |
Fall 2008
Dr. Patricia Y.
This course begins
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Office |
Office:
GC 326 (in
Phone: (304) 746-1951
Email: loganp@marshall.edu
Office hrs: On-line daily from 8 am to
Wednesdays
in
Available
by appt or contact me by MU or
About Me
I
have taught in information systems and computer science for a number of
years. My specialization is in
information security, computer forensics and networks. I have worked as a software developer, team
lead, and manager in banking and insurance industries.
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Course
Requirements |
Pre-requisites:
Permission of instructor
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Course
Materials and Cost |
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Kendall & Kendall Systems
Analysis and Design, 7th edition
(Pearson, 2008). Required. Cost is approximately
$166.
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Access to a
PC/Laptop for software and connection to the Internet for
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MS Project and
Visio from MSDNA available through CITE.
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Technical
Requirements |
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Course
Details |
This course
presents a thorough coverage of information system analysis from the
perspective of the systems consultant. The course emphasizes the system development
life cycle (SDLC), project management, information gathering, decision
analysis, and management reporting. This is not a programming course.
After completing the course, students will be able
to:
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Describe the
role of systems analysts
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Outline the
steps in the SDLC
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Use MS Project
to define the analysis task components of the project plan
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Depict a system
graphically using Visio’s UML stencils
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Consider the
organizational issues in recommending a solution
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Define a problem
and determine the feasibility of a solution
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Plan a project
and be able identify activities and to schedule them
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Consider
alternate solutions to the same problem
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Design interview
questions
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Write effective
survey questions
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Describe the
importance of human information requirements analysis
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Use prototyping
for
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Course
Format |
The course is 16
weeks. All activities for the course are
available in the Table of Contents for each chapter and displayed to the
left of the chapter’s Introduction page.
Students should plan to check for course changes and for announcements
by the instructor.
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Assignments
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All assignments are done
individually. There are 4 assignments: 1
for each unit that assist the student in mastering the
skills of systems analysis. The course objectives will be met by a variety of
assessments including: quizzes, case study analysis, analysis project, and
exercises in analysis techniques.
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Assignments are to be submitted to the instructor via the |
Discussions
Discussions take place with the
Discussions Tool.
The on-line discussion component provides a way to
earn points for participation. Each unit
has major concepts that we will discuss as well as topics that are related that
come from current issues of popular IT publications (i.e., ComputerWorld). Students may choose to earn course
participation credit by providing a one page response to the week’s discussion
topic and turning it in to the instructor via
The instructor will provide students with an
introduction to using
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High |
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Your contributions to each Topic
indicate your mastery of the materials assigned. Your responses might
integrate multiple views and/or show value as a seed for reflection for other
participants' responses to the thread. You provide evidence that you
are reading the assigned materials and other student postings and are
responding accordingly, bringing out interesting interpretations. You
know the facts and are able to analyze them and handle conceptual ideas. |
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Medium |
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Your responses build on the ideas of another
participant (or more) and dig deeper into assignment questions or
issues. When you make intelligent posts during the week, including some
good critique of the course material, then you have demonstrated you have an
understanding of the material, are reading posts of your colleagues, and are
contributing to the class. Your posts demonstrate confidence with the
materials, but may be just a bit off target in one area or another. |
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Low |
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You have meaningful interaction with other
participants' postings. Posts that state “I agree” or “I disagree” include an
explanation of what is disagreed or agreed upon and why, or introduce an
argument that adds to the discussion. However, you may have rambling,
lengthy posts that show no sign of having been re-read and refined before
posting, and your writing suffers lack of clarity and comprehension. |
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Unsatisfactory |
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You will receive little credit in the
week's discussion by just showing up and making trivial comments, without adding
any new thought to the discussion. At the low end of the spectrum, no
participation gets a "0." If you are not in the discussion, you do
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The content of the online discussion will be used for
quizzes so reading posts throughout the week will prepare you to do well on the
unit quiz.
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Exams and
Quizzes |
Quizzes: There are quizzes worth 25
points each that are available during each chapter. They become available on Sunday at midnight
and disappear on the next Sunday at midnight. Quiz questions are based on the
articles, textbook and web resources. If
you forget to take a quiz it cannot be made-up. All quizzes are open book and
have a time limit of approximately 30 minutes to 1 hour depending on the type
of questions.
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Course
Grading |
Assignments (4) 400
Participation (discussion
or written comment) 300
Quizzes 200
Analysis Project 300
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1200 points total
Grade Evaluation:
A 90% - 100%
B 82% - 89%
C 72% - 81%
D 60% - 71%
F 59% or below
Please note that the
grading scale is not traditional.
Excellent work must be superior in quality and content and the student
must receive maximum participation points to earn an “A” grade. The grade of “B” indicates acceptable work
with deficiencies in content, quality, or on-line participation. Less than a “B” grade is not an acceptable
graduate level rating and may place the student on academic probation. A grade lower than “B” in a graduate level class indicates severe
deficiencies in content, quality or class participation. An incomplete
will not be given unless a documented emergency exists at the end
of the semester that prevents the completion of the class. An Incomplete will be given only when all
assignments have been turned in and the student received a passing grade up to
the point of the request for the incomplete.
The work not completed must have an agreed-upon due date for completion.
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Course Policies |
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Incompletes will
not be given unless a medical or other serious circumstances
arise beyond the control of the student.
Any medical emergencies must be appropriately documented. An incomplete is awarded only when all the
coursework has been turned in and passed prior to the request for an
Incomplete. The Incomplete grade must be
made up by a mutually agreeable date not to exceed one year.
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Resources |
Me: Don't hesitate to contact me directly with questions
or concerns. You can reach me through the
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MSDNA