DIT 0203 System Analysis and Design

WEEK TOPIC DESCRIPTION PRACTICALS

1. Introduction  Key terms: system, analysis,
design, information system,  Identification of
types of information system, different types of
stakeholders, sources of systems
information systems projects,
Human factors in systems
development (analysis of users of
systems)
2. Methodologies  Object Oriented Analysis and  Criterion for
design methodology
 Agile methods selection
 Structured Analysis and Design:
Prototyping, RAD, JAD, Spiral,
V model, Information
Engineering Method,
 Checkland’s Soft Systems
Methodology, ETHICS
methodology

3. Structured  Approaches / methods, tools and  Preparation of a

Analysis and techniques Feasibility study
Design  SDLC: Problem Definition report based on
Feasibility Study, Analysis specified
4.  SLDC… problem
 Design, Coding, Testing,
Production and Maintenance
 CAT 1

5.  Domain Analysis, Fact Finding  Preparation of

Techniques interview
schedules and
questionnaire
references
6.  Types of requirements  Preparation of a
( functional, non-functional and requirements
system) specification
document
7. Requirements Process Modelling  Creation of
Modelling  Logical Versus Physical Models, document and
Data Flow Diagrams data flow

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 diagrams based
on respective
systems
8.  Process Description: spray  Creation of spray
diagrams, Decision trees, diagrams,
decision tables, Narrative Decision trees,
descriptions, structured English. decision tables,
Narrative
descriptions,
structured
English.
 based on
respective
systems
9. Data Modelling  Creation of
 Identifying Entities, Entity entity
Relationship Diagrams. relationship
diagrams based
on respective
systems
 CAT 2
10.  Relational Data Analysis:  Extraction of
Normalization. data from forms
and normalize it
up to at least the
3NF
11. Design  Design Strategies: top-down,  Exploration of
bottom-up, structured design and different design
modular design. Developing the strategies in
Design Plan, and Moving from developing of
Logical to Physical Models. both logical and
physical designs
12. Program Design  Preparation of
 Structure charts, Program final design
Specification. specification

13. Interface Design

 User Interface, Input, and Output  CAT 3
Design: User Interface Design,
Input Design, Output Design
Issues, and Printed Output.
14. Review and presentations
15. Examination
16.