Fundamentals of Business Systems Development

• The Systems Analyst and Information Systems Development - Introduction
• The Systems Analyst
• The Systems Development Life Cycle
• Project Identification and Initiation
• Feasibility Analysis
• Appendix 1a: Detailed Economic Feasibility Analysis For DrŌnteq
• Project Selection and Management - Introduction
• Project Selection
• Creating the Project Plan
• Staffing the Project
• Managing and Controlling the Project
• Applying the Concepts at DrōnTeq
• Questions
• Appendix 2A Questions
• Appendix 2B: Questions
• Exercises
• Minicases
• Appendix 2A: The Function Point Approach
• APPENDIX 2B: PROJECT MANAGEMENT TOOLS: THE GANTT CHART AND PERT CHART

5 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →

• Requirements Determination - Introduction
• The Analysis Phase
• Requirements Determination
• Requirements Elicitation Techniques
• Requirements Analysis Strategies
• Applying the Concepts at DrōnTeq
• Use Case Analysis - Introduction
• What Is a Use Case?
• Use Case Formats and Elements
• Applying Use Cases
• Creating Use Cases
• Applying the Concepts at DrōnTeq
• Process Modeling - Introduction
• Data Flow Diagrams
• Creating Data Flow Diagrams
• Applying the Concepts at DrōnTeq
• Data Modeling - Introduction
• The Entity Relationship Diagram
• Creating an Entity Relationship Diagram
• Validating an Entity Relationship Diagram
• Questions
• Exercises
• Minicases
• Appendix 6A: Normalizing The Data Model

6 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →

• Introduction
• Transition from Requirements to Design
• System Acquisition Strategies
• Influences on the Acquisition Strategy
• Selecting an Acquisition Strategy
• Architecture Design - Introduction
• Elements of an Architecture Design
• Creating an Architecture Design
• Hardware and Software Specification
• Applying the Concepts at DrōnTeq
• User Interface Design - Introduction
• The Usability Concept
• Principles for User Interface Design
• User Interface Design Process
• Navigation Design
• Input Design
• Output Design
• Applying the Concepts at DrōnTeq
• Questions
• Exercises
• Minicases

6 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →

• Program Design - Introduction
• Moving from Logical to Physical Process Models
• Designing Programs
• Structure Chart
• Program Specification
• Data Storage Design - Introduction
• Data Storage Formats
• Moving from Logical to Physical Data Models
• Optimizing Data Storage
• Questions
• Exercises
• Minicases

2 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →

• Moving into Implementation - Introduction
• Managing the Programming Process
• Testing
• Developing Documentation
• Applying the Concepts at DrōnTeq
• Transition to the New System - Introduction
• Making the Transition to the New System
• The Migration Plan
• Postimplementation Activities
• Applying the Concepts at DrōnTeq
• Questions
• Exercises
• Minicases

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