Please finish the readings and exercises before class on the day listed here.

Chapters refer to your textbook:

Author: Marakas, George M.
Title: Systems Analysis & Design: An Active Approach
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Irwin
ISBN: 0072976071 Edition: 2nd

Wk Date Concepts and Readings Practice
1 15-Jan

Welcome to CIS 288
What is Systems Analysis?
Syllabus Discovery (H10h)
System Description
2
22-Jan
Chapter 1: The Systems Development Environment  
Chapter 2: So What Is the Problem? NOMAS Case Intro
3 29-Jan Appendix A: Project Management Concepts/Vocabulary building (in class)
  NOMAS Case 1 Teamwork
4
5-Feb
NOMAS Case 1 Presentation
Chapter 3: Identification and Selection of Development Projects  
    Introduction to Universal Modeling Language (UML) Introductory UML Exercise
5 12-Feb Chapter 4: System Requirements and Determinations NOMAS Case 2 Intro
Chapter 5: Modeling the Process and Logic Logic Modeling Exercise
6
19-Feb
Chapter 6: Modeling the Data: Conceptual and Logical Data Modeling NOMAS Case 2 Teamwork
  UML Data Modeling Exercise
26-Feb: NO CLASS - Winter Break
7 4-Mar NOMAS Case 2 Presentation
Test 1
8
11-Mar
Chapter 7: CASE Tools, JAD, and RAD NOMAS Case 3 Intro
Chapter 8: Moving from Analysis to Design  
9 18-Mar Appendix B: Object-Oriented Analysis and Design  
UML as a Tool for Systems Analysis
Use-Case Diagrams in Systems Analysis
NOMAS Case 3 Teamwork
10
25-Mar
NOMAS Case 3 Presentation
Chapter 9:Designing Systems for Diverse Environments UML Exercise 3 (due for Nearside Team)
11 1-Apr Chapter 10: Designing the Files and Databases UML Exercise 3 (due for Farside Team)
Agile Analysis Techniques NOMAS Case 4 Intro
12
8-Apr
Concepts/Vocabulary building (in class)  
Chapter 11: Designing the System Output NOMAS Case 4 Teamwork
13 15-Apr NOMAS Case 4 Presentation
Chapter 12: Designing the Inputs and User Interface  
14
22-Apr
Chapter 13: Designing the System Internals  
   
15 29-Apr Test 2