Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

The course covers systems modeling concepts and tools, as well as project management techniques. This course is the first part of a two-part sequence in Systems Analysis and Design. The design step is provided in CIS 246 Structured Systems Design.

The student will be able to analyze business problems and develop a requirements° document, written in clear and concise business language.
The student will be able to present this document to a business audience.

This course is presented by means of lecture/discussion sessions, assignments, and a student project. Students will be required to work in teams and to use essential tools to complete the assignments and the project.

Students will be required to develop and present a Requirements Definition Proposal for a new system in a well-structured business proposal.

On completion of this course the student should be able to:

• Explain what systems are and how they are developed.
• Identify and describe the phases of the systems development life cycle.
• Follow the analysis portion of the Systems Development Life Cycle in a disciplined manner.
• Develop and evaluate system requirements.
• Work effectively in a team environment.
• Describe the role and responsibilities of the systems analyst in the development and management of systems.
• Explain the need for and value of a formalized step-by-step approach to the analysis, design, and implementation of computer information systems.
• Use tools and techniques for process and data modeling.
• Describe the role and responsibilities of the participants in information systems° development.
• Develop a feasibility analysis of a proposed system.
• Develop and deliver a Requirements Definition Proposal for a new system in a well-structured business proposal.
• Explain the common ways projects fail and how to avoid these failures.
• Implement various project management tools.