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Instructor: C. Randall Howard, Ph.D.
Office: TBD
Phone: (703) 899-3608
E-mail: choward@gmu.edu
Office Hours: by appointment
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Graduate Assistant: tbd
Office:
Phone:
E-mail: tbd
Office Hours: by appointment
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Course Number: INFS 622
Course Title: Systems Analysis and Design
Term: Fall 2008
Time: Tuesday , 19:20-22:00
Room: S&T I, Room 120
Prerequisite: INSF 501, 515 and 590 or equivalent.
Textbooks:
- Modern System Analysis
& Design, 5th
Edition, 2007, J. A. Hoffer, J. F.
George, J. S. Valacich, ISBN 9780132240765
- UML Distilled: A Brief
Guide to the Standard Object Modeling Language, Third Edition, 2003,
ISBN 0321193687
Course Description:
Integration of computing technologies, system analysis, system design
practices, and management criteria in the design of large-scale information
management and decision support systems.
Grading:
Individual Assignments: 20%
Midterm Exam: 20%
Group Project: 35%
Final Exam: 25%
Grading Scale:
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Letter Grade
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Numerical Range
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A+
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97-100
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A
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92-96
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A-
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90-91
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B+
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88-89
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B
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82-87
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B-
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80-81
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C+
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78-79
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C
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72-77
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C-
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70-71
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Individual Assignments:
Assignments are announced during class. The assignments are individual
unless otherwise specified. Assignments will be graded on correctness as well
as style and presentation. Each assignment is due on the announced date
before 12 midnight. There will be a strictly enforced 10% penalty per day for
late submissions unless otherwise specified.
Group Project:
There will be a group research project. Each team is responsible for
developing an integrated requirements specification and design document. Each
group will select a team coordinator who will help coordinate the overall
progress of the team. Each team member's individual contribution to the final
documents and models must be clearly identified. At the end of the semester
each group will have a presentation session.
Exams:
There will be a midterm exam and a final exam covering lectures and readings.
The final exam (comprehensive) includes topics covered in the entire
semester. Exams must be taken at the scheduled time and place unless prior
arrangements are made. Missed exams cannot be made up.
NOTE: All submissions’ file names need to indicate
student or group names.
Honor Code Statement:
As with all GMU courses, INFS 622 is governed by the GMU Honor Code. In this
course, all assignments, exams, and project submissions carry with
them an implicit statement that it is the sole work of the author, unless
joint work is explicitly authorized. Help may be obtained from the instructor
or other students to understand the description of the problem and any
technology, but the solution, particularly the design portion, must be the
student's own work. If joint work is authorized, all contributing students must
be listed on the submission. Any deviation from this is considered an Honor
Code violation. (© Jeff Offutt)
Schedule:
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Week 1
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August 26
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Overview, Foundations: Ch. 1
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Week 2
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September 2
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Foundations: Ch.
2, Ch.
3
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Week 3
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September 9
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Planning: Ch.
4, Ch.
5
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Week 4
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September 16
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Analysis: Ch. 6
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Week 5
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September 23
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Analysis: Ch. 7
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Week 6
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September 30
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Analysis: Ch. 8 ; Midterm Review
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Week 7
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October 7
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Midterm Exam
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Week 8
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October 14
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No Class
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Week 9
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October 21
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Analysis: Ch. 9
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Week 10
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October 28
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Design: Ch.
10
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Week 11
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November 4
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Design: Ch.
11, Ch.
12
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Week 12
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November 11
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Design: Ch.
13, Ch.
14
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Week 13
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November 18
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Implementation & Maintenance Ch. 15, Ch. 16
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Week 14
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November 25
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Wrapup & Final Exam Review
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Week 15
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December 4
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Student Presentations, Final Exam Posted
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Week 16
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December 11
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Final Exam
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