Instructor: Dr. Melody M. Moore

Phone: 404-651-0878

Email: melody@gsu.edu

Office: CBA 415

Class website: http://www.cis.gsu.edu/~mmoore/CIS3300

NOTE: The website contains the OFFICIAL class schedule, which

may be updated. Check this site frequently for announcements!

Prerequisites: CSP 1; CIS2010 (BA201), AND at least one programming course:

CIS3210, CIS3220, or CIS3260. STUDENTS WHO DO NOT

HAVE THE PREREQUISITES WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY

DROPPED WITH NO TUITION REIMBURSEMENT.

Students should already know:

• General CIS concepts

• General database concepts

• MS Windows and DOS commands

• How to use email and newsgroups

• How to use a web browser

• How to create spreadsheets and Word Processor documents

This course provides an introduction to the analysis and logical design of computer-based information systems. Emphasis is placed upon the development of requirements specifications that serve the business needs of the organization and provide the necessary base for subsequent systems development. Both data-oriented and process-oriented approaches are covered.

Texts : Applying UML and Patterns, Craig Larman, Prentice Hall 1998

Casebook for Systems Analysis and Design: FSS Inc., R. Marble McGraw Hill

1992

System Architect for Windows, Popkin Software Systems (available in labs LS 109 or K 120, or can be purchased from the bookstore)

Upon successful completion of CIS3300, students will be able to:

• Define and document an existing information system
• Analyze an existing information system and specify the requirements for a replacement system
• Use a Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tool
• Understand and evaluate alternative approaches to systems development
• Understand the purpose, context, and commonly expected deliverables of systems analysis

The course will consist of lectures and in-class exercises, augmented by homework exercises and quizzes. Students will demonstrate their analysis skills on a larger scale by performing a team project on a textbook business case. Tests for the course will include a midterm and a final exam.

Grades are based on the following course components:

• Homeworks: 10%
• In-class exercises and quizzes: 15%
• Midterm Exam: 25%
• Final Exam: 25%
• Team Project (subject to peer evaluation): 25%

Following are the grading guidelines:

90 - 100 : A

80 - 89: B

70 - 79: C

60 - 69: D

< 60: F

Grades are NOT curved or rounded!