Systems analysis and design / Kenneth E. Kendall and Julie E. Kendall.
By: Kendall, Kenneth E
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Contributor(s): Kendall, Julie E.
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BookPublisher: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, 2002Edition: 5th ed.Description: xxx, 914 p. ; 28 cm + pbk.ISBN: 0130423653.Subject(s): System design | System analysisDDC classification: 004.21 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 004.21 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00153383 | ||
| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 004.21 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00083559 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
For Systems Analysis and Design courses found at the junior/senior undergraduate level or at the graduate level. The Fifth Edition of Systems Analysis & Design provides a dynamic, comprehensive presentation, making it the perfect SAD textbook. A variety of review questions and problems, an ongoing case study and an Internet-based case study offer students an understandable and motivating look at systems analysis and design.
Previous ed.: 1999.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I: Systems analysis fundamentals -- Assuming the role of the systems analyst -- Understanding organizational style and its impact on information systems -- Determining feasibility and managing analysis and design activities -- Part II: Information requirements analysis -- Sampling and investigating hard data -- Interviewing -- Using questionnaires -- Observing decision-maker behavior and the office environment -- Prototyping and rapid application development -- Part III: The analysis process -- Using data flow diagrams -- Analyzing systems using data dictionaries -- Describing process specifications and structured decisions -- Analyzing semistructured decision support systems -- Preparing the systems proposal -- Writing and presenting the systems proposal -- Part IV: The essentials of design -- Designing effective output -- Designing effective input -- Designing databases -- Designing user interfaces -- Designing accurate data-entry procedures -- Part V: Software engineering and implementation -- Quality assurance through software engineering -- Successfully implementing the information system -- Object-oriented systems analysis and design and uml.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- I Systems Analysis Fundamentals
- 1 Assuming the Role of the Systems Analyst
- 2 Understanding Organizational Style and its Impact on Information Systems
- 3 Determining Feasibility and Managing Analysis and Design Activities
- II Information Requirements Analysis
- 4 Sampling and Investigating Hard Data
- 5 Interviewing
- 6 Using Questionnaires
- 7 Observing Decision-Maker Behavior and Office Environment
- 8 Prototyping
- III The Analysis Process
- 9 Using Data Flow Diagrams
- 10 Analyzing Systems Using Data Dictionaries
- 11 Describing Process Specifications and Structured Decisions
- 12 Analyzing Semistructured Decision Support Systems
- 13 Preparing the Systems Proposal
- 14 Writing and Presenting the Systems Proposal
- IV The Essentials Of Design
- 15 Designing Effective Output
- 16 Designing Effective Input
- 17 Designing the File or Database
- 18 Designing the User Interface
- 19 Designing Accurate Data-Entry Procedures
- V Software Engineering And Implementation
- 20 Quality Assurance Through Software Engineering
- 21 Successfully Implementing the Information System
- 22 Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design
- Index