Systems Analysis & Design

Curriculum Guideline

Effective Date:
Course
Discontinued
No
Course Code
CSIS 2200
Descriptive
Systems Analysis & Design
Department
Computing Studies & Information Systems
Faculty
Commerce & Business Administration
Credits
3.00
Start Date
End Term
Not Specified
PLAR
No
Semester Length
15 Weeks
Max Class Size
35
Course Designation
None
Industry Designation
CPA,CPIM,PEP
Contact Hours
Lecture: 2 Hours per week Seminar: 2 Hours per week Total: 4 Hours per week
Method(s) Of Instruction
Lecture
Seminar
Learning Activities

Delivery will be by lecture, case study, and assignments.  Assignments will include a term project illustrative of professional practice in computer information systems.

Course Description
This course provides an introduction to information systems analysis techniques. The student will be provided with the skills that are necessary for the analysis and design of information systems, and will apply these skills in a step-by-step manner leading from the recognition of a problem to the implementation of a solution on a case study.
Course Content
  • Systems Concepts: People, hardware, software, networks, data
  • Information representation for decision making: Data visualization, dashboards, information quality
  • Value of information and IS to organizations (alignment with organizational strategy) data transformation, business process improvement, alignment with organizational strategy, and ethical use of information    
  • Types of systems that organizations need to provide information to meet their objectives: transactional, functional, and enterprise systems such as CRM, ERP, etc  
  • Quality of information for decision making
  • Data and information modelling, DLC, DBMS, Analytics, standards, BI, and AI    
  • Management of IS infrastructure and architecture, planning, and management
  • Systems development life cycle
  • Risks and controls, risk management, internal control, governance, compliance impact of new technologies.  
Learning Outcomes

The student will be able to:

  • define information systems terms as used in current practice by information systems practitioners;
  • explain system components hardware, software, networks, etc.;
  • explain the relationships between information technology, information systems, organizations and organizational goals;
  • explain the functions of systems analysis and design, and the roles and responsibilities of systems analysts and project managers;
  • describe and apply current methods and approaches to information systems analysis and design, including the traditional phased approach and a range of agile methods;
  • describe the relationship between information and data
  • use data structures and databases
  • describe the major phases and activities involved in the information system development process, and the corresponding outcomes and deliverables;
  • apply the systems development process in exercises and case studies, within an organizational context, using relevant techniques and methods;
  • explain security risks inherent to systems
  • explain security controls required for Management Information Systems
  • complete a term project based on a case study, to reinforce the concepts, techniques and methods learned in the classroom.
Means of Assessment
Assignments and Term Project              
10%-20%
Oral Presentation            5%
Quizzes*
10% - 20%
Midterm Examination* 20% - 40%
Final Examination* 25% - 40%
 Total     100%

*In order to pass the course, students must, in addition to receiving an overall course grade of 50%, also achieve a grade of at least 50% on the combined weighted examination components (including quizzes, tests, exams).

Students may conduct research as part of their coursework in this class. Instructors for the course are responsible for ensuring that student research projects comply with College policies on ethical conduct for research involving humans, which can require obtaining Informed Consent from participants and getting the approval of the Douglas College Research Ethics Board prior to conducting the research.

 

Textbook Materials

Textbooks and Materials to be Purchased by Students

Management Information Systems Latest Edition by Hossein Bidgoli or other as suggested by the instructor

Prerequisites

9 credits in any 1000-level Commerce and Business Administration courses OR currently active in one of the following:

PBD Accounting
PBD Accounting and Finance
PBD Advanced Supply Chain Management
PBD Computer and Information Systems
PBD International Supply Chain Management
PBD Health Information Management
PDD Accounting Studies
PDD Accounting
PDD Data Analytics
PDD Information and Communication Technology
PDD Project Management
PDD Supply Chain Management

Corequisites

Courses listed here must be completed either prior to or simultaneously with this course:

  • No corequisite courses
Equivalencies

Courses listed here are equivalent to this course and cannot be taken for further credit:

  • No equivalency courses
Which Prerequisite

CSIS2300 and CSIS3275