Synopses & Reviews
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN IN A CHANGING WORLD teaches the conceptual technical and managerial foundations for systems analysis design and implementation, as well as project management principles for systems development projects. The fifth edition continues the book's popular format of teaching both approaches to systems analysis and design: the traditional (structured) and the object-oriented (OO). This new edition offers expanded coverage of the object-oriented approach to design in two newly formed chapters, with Chapter 11 concentrating on principles and Chapter 12 covering use case realizations in depth. New and enhanced coverage of project management also teaches important issues related to adaptive projects as well as the traditional predictive approach to projects. Added perspective is provided for students via the running case studies and "Best Practices" feature.
Synopsis
Building on its continued success this text has been revised to provide the most comprehensive, balanced and up-to-date coverage of systems analysis and design available.
Synopsis
Building on its continued success this text has been revised to provide the most comprehensive, balanced and up-to-date coverage of systems analysis and design available. The Fourth Edition maintains the dual focus on the concepts and techniques from both the traditional, structured approach and the object-oriented approach to systems development. Instructors have the flexibility to emphasize one approach over the other, or both, while referring to one integrated case study that runs through every chapter.
About the Author
John Satzinger is a Professor in the Computer Information Systems department at Missouri State University. With more than 15 years of teaching and research experience at leading CIS and MIS university programs, Dr. Satzinger's interests and specialties include systems analysis and design, graphical user interface design, object-oriented development, and database and client-server development. He holds an MBA from Cal Poly University and earned his Ph.D. at the Claremont Graduate University.Robert Jackson is a retired member of the faculty of the Information Systems Department at Brigham Young University. He has researched, published, and taught in the areas of object-oriented systems development, e-commerce, Web systems, project management, and information systems education. Dr. Jackson received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Brigham Young University. He is currently self-employed as a principal in several new e-commerce ventures, where he gets to practice the analysis, design, and business principles contained in his textbooks.Stephen Burd is an Associate Professor at the University of New Mexico, where he has been teaching courses in management information systems, networks, databases, and hardware/software since 1984. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees at the University of Baltimore, and his Ph.D. from Purdue University, and has authored more than seven top-selling textbooks for Course Technology.
Table of Contents
Part 1: The Modern System Analyst 1. The World of the Modern Systems Analyst 2. Approaches to System Development 3. The Analyst as a Project Manager Part 2: Systems Analysis Tasks 4. Beginning the Analysis: Investigating System Requirements 5. Modeling System Requirements: Events and Things 6. The Traditional Approach to Requirements 7. The Object-Oriented Approach to Requirements 8. Evaluating Alternatives for Requirements, Environment, and Implementation Part 3: System Design Tasks 9. Moving to Design 10. The Traditional Approach to Design 11. The Object-Oriented Approach to Design: Use Case Realization 12. Advanced Topics in Object-Oriented Design 13. Designing Databases 14. Designing the User Interface 15. Designing System Interfaces, Controls, and Security Part 4: Implementation and Support 16: Making the System Operational 17. Current Trends in System Development 18. Packaged Software and Enterprise Resource Planning Appendices A: Principles of Project Management Online Appendices (available only on www.course.com) B: Project Schedules with PERT/CPM Charts C: Calculating Net Present Value, Payback Period, and Return on Investment D: Presenting the Results to Management