System Analysis And Design

For Systems Analysis and Design courses found at the junior/senior undergraduate level or at the graduate level.

HyperCase (original, hypertext-based software created by the authors) now accompanies this text on an interactive website. This innovative software allows students first-hand experience with a business and organizational structure. Students will interview employees, observe office dynamics and practices, analyze prototypes, and review existing systems. All activities are conducted within a business simulation called “Maple Ridge Engineering” and are based on real-life consulting experiences.

• NEW—New topics—Client-server system design, Intranet concepts.
• NEW—Examples of new software—Used by analysts and designers to manage projects, analyze and document systems, design new systems, and implement their plans.
• NEW—Expanded coverage of GUI design (and Windows 95).
• NEW—End-of-chapter case (the “CPU Case”)—In a new format in order to work with Visible Analyst.
• NEW—HyperCase®—Rewritten and expanded. Available free-of-charge on the World-Wide Web.
• • The first text to feature a Web-based adventure game and learning tool for students.
• Over 60 consulting opportunities
• • Tests students' new skills.
• International orientation—Used worldwide by students and professors.
• Chapter on Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design.
• Examples from current, popular software packages—Visible Analyst, Delrina's FormFlow, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Access, and Sieman's XperCase.
• Expanded coverage—Data flow diagrams, data dictionaries, and process specifications.
• Pre-packaged presentation slides of critical lecture material in PowerPoint—Available to any adopter.

I. SYSTEMS ANALYSIS FUNDAMENTALS.

II. INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS.

III. THE ANALYSIS PROCESS.

IV. THE ESSENTIALS OF DESIGN.

V. SOFTWARE ENGINEERING AND IMPLEMENTATION.