CIS 4261 (Fall 2008)

Information Systems Analysis and Design

 

 

· General Course Information

· Grading

· Class Policy

· Main Topics

· Lecture Notes

· Homework Assignments

· Projects

· Important Dates

 

General Course Information

 

·        Lecturer: Dr. Brahim Medjahed

·        When: Monday and Wednesday, 11:30am – 1:20pm.

·        Where: SSB (Social Sciences Building) 1175.

·        Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday from 1:30pm to 4:00pm or by appointment. If you need an appointment, please send an email at least 24 hours before the requested time.

·        Text Book: Systems Analysis and Design, by Kendall & Kendall, 7th edition, Prentice Hall (ISBN: 0-13-2240858).

·        CIS 4261 syllabus.

·        VLT Registration:

1.     Course: CIS 4261 – Fall 2008

2.     Key: SSB1175

 

Grading

 

·        Homeworks: 20%

1.     Homework 1: 10%

2.     Homework 2: 10%

·        Midterm Exam: 25%

·        Projects: 30%

1.     Project 1: 15%

2.     Project 2: 15%

·        Final Exam: 25%

 

Class Policy

 

·        Lecture notes and announcements will be posted on VLT.

·        All students must respect the statement on academic conduct: “The University of Michigan - Dearborn values academic honesty and integrity. Each student has a responsibility to understand, accept, and comply with the university's standards of academic conduct as set forth by the Code of Academic Conduct, as well as policies established by the schools and colleges. Cheating, collusion, misconduct, fabrication, and plagiarism are considered serious offenses. Violations will not be tolerated and may result in penalties up to and including expulsion from the University”.

·        Please read you UMD email regularly for announcements.

·        You are expected to return your assignments at the due date (beginning of the lecture). Late assignments (project, homework, etc.) will be penalized 10% off for each late day.

·        If there are mistakes in grading your homework assignment, project, or exam, please contact me within a week after the return of your work. The entire work will be graded again and the new grade will replace the original one, whether the new grade is higher or lower than the original grade.

 

Main Topics

 

·        Interviewing

·        Prototyping

·        Data Flow Diagrams

·        Data Dictionaries

·        Preparing Process Specifications and Structured Decisions

·        Preparing the Systems Proposal

·        Designing Databases

·        Designing Effective Output and Input

·        Designing User Interfaces

·        Designing Accurate Data Entry Procedures.

·        Object-Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML

 

Lecture Notes (Accessible via VLT)

 

Homework Assignments (Accessible via VLT)

 

Projects (Accessible via VLT)

 

Important Dates

 

·        Homework 1

1.     Posted: 10/15/2008

2.     Due: 10/22/2008

·        Midterm: 10/29/2008 from 11h30am to 1:20pm

·        Homework 2

1.     Posted: 12/03/2008

2.     Due:  12/10/2008

·        Project 1

1.     Posted:09/24/2008

2.     Due: 10/29/2008

·        Project 2

1.     Posted: 10/29/2008

2.     Due: 12/08/2008

·        Final Exam: Monday December 15th, 2008, 11:30am – 2:30pm (to be confirmed)