UW Certificate Program in

Systems Analysis

 

Systems Development & Implementation

Spring Term, 2009

(10 Sessions) Wednesdays 6-9 PM, April 8 to June 10, 2008
UW Extension Downtown Seattle.

 

 

Course Objectives

The third course in the Certificate will emphasize a hands-on project as well as targeted group work. The course will also include a series of topical lectures that will enhance students' understanding of the many nuanced skills required of the systems analyst. These include:

 

 

Prerequisites

 

 

Optional Textbook

Systems Analysis and Design, Sixth Edition, Shelly, Cashman, Rosenblatt, (2006),

ISBN 0-619-25510-2. (An earlier edition is just as suitable.)

 

Instructor

John Blommers, BASC, MSC

blommers@u.washington.edu

 

Technology Requirements

Students are encouraged to bring their laptop computers to class to take notes, run supporting applications, and to research, document and prepare group work.

Assessment Criteria

Students will be assessed based on class participation, pop quizzes, examinations, a hands on-project, and in-class group project work. The hands-on projects will be presented at the last class.

 

WEEK

CLASS MTG

TOPICS

ASSIGNMENT

1

Class 1

Wednesday April 8

Slides

á                           Introductions, Overview and Goals

á                           Systems Development Life Cycle

á                           Software Development Methodologies

á                           Extreme Programming

á                           RAD and JAD

Group Project

 

2

Class 2

Wednesday April 15

Slides

á                           Systems Development Life Cycle

á                           JAD

á                           RAD

Group Project continued

 

3

Class 3

Wednesday April 22

Slides

á                           Requirements Analysis

á                           RAD

á                           Pilot/prototype phase

á                           Tools for Requirements Analysis

Group Project continued

 

4

Class 4

Wednesday April 29

Slides

á                           Tools for Systems Development

á                           Open Source Tools

á                           Proprietary Tools

á                           Analysis Tools (ex mod & Sim – OpNet)

á                           Writing Custom Tools

Group Project continued

 

5

Class 5

Wednesday May 6

Slides

Performance

á                           Interviews and Data Collection

á                           Problem Definition

á                           Performance and testing

á                           Usability Testing

á                           Test suites

Group Project

continued

 

6

Class 6

Wednesday May 13

Slides

Notes

Activity

á                           Performance and Testing

á                           Conceptual Modeling

á                           Business Process Model

á                           Software Process Model

Group Project

continued

 

7

Class 7

Wednesday May 20

Slides

á                           Approaches to Systems Development

á                           Design for usability

á                           Customizing Applications

á                           Re-engineering

á                           Build vs. Buy

á                           Maintenance Issues

Group Project  continued

8

Class 8

Wednesday May 27

Slides

á                           Outsourcing Systems Development

á                           Contracts

á                           Deliverables

á                           Proprietary vs. FOSS Systems

á                           Benefits and pitfalls

 

Group Project

continued

 

9

Class 9

Wednesday June 3

Slides

Revised Slides

á                           VM Technology

á                           Security

á                           Changes in Requirements

á                           Project management tools & methods

á                           Critical Path fallacies

á                           Integration using Standards

 

Group Project

continued

10

Class 10

Wednesday June 10

Slides

Wrapup Slides

á                           Network, server, and workstation security

á                           Security requirements for group projects

Group Project

CONCLUDED