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CIS 281 - Systems Analysis and Design: Applications

3 Credits, 5 Contact Hours
1 lecture periods 4 lab periods

Systems analysis concepts applied to specific software projects. Includes completing a software project from beginning to end, from problem identification to project implementation, using current methodologies and appropriate software development tools.

Prerequisite(s): CIS 280  
Gen-Ed: Meets AGEC Options requirement; Meets CTE - Options requirement



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Course Learning Outcomes
  1. Build a software prototype that solves real-world problems.
  2. Deliver a presentation that solves a real-world problem including the deliverables from each phase of SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle).

Outline:
  1. Review of Concepts and Tools of Systems Analysis and Design
  2. Project Selection
  3. Project Planning
  4. Analysis
    1. Process Model Using DFDs              
    2. Data Model Using E-R Diagrams
    3. Object-Oriented Modeling
  5. Design
    1. Complete Design-Phase Diagrams
    2. Database Design
    3. Security Considerations
  6. Prototyping
  7. Implementation and Testing
  8. Maintenance


Effective Term:
Fall 2023