COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GIS 5004 INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN ELECTIVE 2 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR VAHAP TECIM

Offered to

GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS - NON THESIS (EVENING PROGRAM)
GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Geographical Information Systems (Non-Thesis)

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to give a complete and thorough vision of what is information system analysis and design. Particular emphasis is on Data and Process perspectives of a system. How they are modeled and analyzed. The creation of Entity Relationship Diagrams and Data Flow Diagrams is elaborated. It is also aimed to give an introductory level of Object Oriented modeling, with the emphasis on Unified Modeling Language. The relations between Data, Process and Object perspectives are discussed.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to give a complete and thorough vision of what is information system analysis and design
2   to emphasis is on Data and Process perspectives of a system
3   the creation of Entity Relationship Diagrams and Data Flow Diagrams
4   to give an introductory level of Object Oriented modeling, with the emphasis on Unified Modeling Language
5   to discuss the relations between Data, Process and Object perspectives

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Players in the Systems Game Why Study Systems Analysis and Design Methods. Information Workers. Information System Building Blocks. Data Building Blocks. Process Building Blocks. Interface Building Blocks. Using the Framework for Information Systems Architecture.
2 Information Systems Development The Process of Systems Development. Systems Development Methodology. Alternative Routes and Methods. Model-Driven Development Route. Rapid Application Development Route. Commercial Off-the-Shelf Package Software Route. Hybrid Approaches. The Maintenance and Reengineering Route. Automated Tools and Technology.
3 Project Management What Is Project Management. The Project Management Life Cycle.
4 Systems Analysis What Is Systems Analysis. Systems Analysis Approaches. The Problem Analysis Phase. The Requirements Analysis Phase. The Decision Analysis Phase. The Next Generation of Systems Analysis
5 Requirements Discovery An Introduction to Requirements Discovery. The Process of Requirements Discovery. Requirements Discovery Methods.
6 Data Modeling and Analysis An Introduction to Systems Modeling. System Concepts for Data Modeling. The Process of Logical Data Modeling.
7 Data Modeling and Analysis How to Construct Data Models. Analyzing the Data Model
8 Process Modeling An Introduction to Systems Modeling. System Concepts for Process Modeling. The Process of Logical Process Modeling. How to Construct Process Models. Synchronizing of System Models
9 Feasibility Analysis and the System Proposal Cost-Benefit Analysis Techniques. Feasibility Analysis of Candidate Systems. The System Proposal. Written Report. Formal Presentation.
10 Systems Design Methods What Is Systems Design. Systems Design Approaches.
11 Application Architecture and Modeling Application Architecture. Physical Data Flow Diagrams. Information Technology Architecture. Application Architecture Strategies for Systems Design. Modeling the Application Architecture of an Information System.
12 Database Design Conventional Files versus the Database. Database Concepts for the Systems Analyst. Prerequisite for Database Design Normalization.
13 Database Design Conventional File Design. Modern Database Design.
14 Object-Oriented Analysis and Modeling An Introduction to Object Modeling. System Concepts for Object Modeling. The UML Diagrams. The Process of Object Modeling.

Recomended or Required Reading

J. L. Whitten, L. D. Bentley, and K.C. Dittman, Systems Analysis and Design Methods, 5th edition, McGraw-Hill, 2001, ISBN-0-07-118070-2

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assignments
Exams

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
3 PRJ PROJECT
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.30 + MTE * 0.40 + PRJ * 0.30


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

to be announced.

Assessment Criteria

to be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

to be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

vahap.tecim@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

to be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 40 40
Preparing assignments 2 50 100
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 170

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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