MIS 3500 Systems Analysis Design Summary Information System

MIS 3500 - Systems Analysis & Design Summary

Information System Focus • Different views of information system (IS): • Structural view (data, hardware, software, procedures) • Object view • Services view (user interface, data management, data processing/functionality) • Architecture view (tiers, Cloud, SOA)

Emphases of the Course • Systems analysis: - Analyzing organizational processes & data either supported or not supported by IS - Analyzing IS (functionality, data, user interface) • Logical Design As-is and To-be • SA&D lectured, exercised in classroom, practiced in assignements, tested.

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Challenges in Systems Analysis • What is in the system? Where is system boundary? • Process thinking (Activity Diagram) vs. Non-process thinking (Use Case & Class diagrams) • Focus on details and completeness • Capability to switch between big and small picture • Capability to read (and sometimes write) different notation schemes. • Keep practicing!

Highlights • Management perspective (systems examples rooted in specific organizational contexts; concern with management issues) • 3 kinds of software practiced: MS Project, Visio, SAP • Various systems studied • Guest speakers from Investors Group presented on system analyst experiences That’s All Folks!