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SYLLABUS
Analysis & Design of Information Systems

Objectives: To enable the student to understand tools and techniques to develop information system of an organization. After
studying this course student will be able to: analyze any system, identify system boundaries and interfaces, capture user
requirements by applying different techniques, generate logical design of user requirements using various structured design
tools, understand various quality assurance issues related to system.
Sr. No. Description
1. Introduction to Information Systems Development: System Analyst, System Analysis & Design, Categories of
Information Systems, System Development Strategies, Implementation and Evaluation
2. Managing the application development portfolio-Information system Planning, Managing project review &
Selection, Information Systems & User-groups Committee Methods
3. Analysis: Preliminary Investigation, Scope of Study, Conducting the investigation, Testing Project Feasibility,
Handling infeasible projects
4. Tools for System Requirements: Requirement Determination, Activities, Types.
Fact-finding techniques: Interview, Questionnaire, Record Review, Observation. Tools for documenting
Procedures and Decisions: Decision Trees, Decision Tables, Structured English
5. Structured Analysis Development Strategy: Features, Data Flow Tools.
6. Tools for Structured Design: Data Flow Diagrams, Data Dictionaries.
7. Application Prototypes: Purpose, Steps, Use, Tools. Prototype Example.
Computer Aided System Tools: Role, Categories, CASE Tools.
8. Analysis To Design transition: Objectives, Features. Element of Design: Output, Files, Database Interaction,
Input, Control, Procedures, Program Specifications.
9. Design of Computer output: Objective, Needs, Types. Design Input and Control: Objectives Capturing input
data, Input validation.
10. Design of Online dialogues & its interface, design of files & Use of Auxiliary storage devices
Systems Engineering & Quality Assurance: Design Objectives, Design of Software & Documentation.