INS 204: Systems Analysis and Design (3 Units C: LH 30; PH 45)

Course Contents

Structured approach to analysis and design of information systems for businesses. Software development life cycle. Structured top-down and bottom-up design. Dataflow diagramming. Entity relationship modelling. Computer-aided software engineering. Input and output, prototyping design and validation. File and database design. Design of user interfaces. Comparison of structured and object-oriented design.

Lab work: Practical exercises on software development life cycle (SDLC) activities with different case studies. Use of different information systems case studies to apply the knowledge of structured top-down and bottom-up design, dataflow diagrams and entity relationship models.