Course Title

System Analysis and Design

Course Number

10676336

Instructor Name

كمال ارشيد

Contact Information

[email protected]

Semester(s) and academic year(s)

Compulsory / Elective

Compulsory

  Modern system analysis and design covers the concepts, skills, methodologies, techniques, tools, and perspectives essential for system analysts to successfully develop information systems.

Course Benefits

In today's business environment, competitive advantage is achieved through the delivery of fast, responsive software that can adapt to constantly evolving technology and user expectations. Controlling and managing software depends on three critical elements: standards, architecture and process.

Course objectives: 
This course will introduce major concepts of information system analysis and design. Various information system development methodologies will be discussed. Students will apply the acquired knowledge using real case studies.

Intended Learning Outcomes of the Course:

At the end of this course student will be able to

• Explain the key roles of system analyst in business
• Describe the various type of systems
• Recognize basic concepts of  system analysis methodologies
• Analyze user requirements using different data gathering techniques
• Design robust and change-tolerant information systems
• Produce a written specification for the designed information system using modern tools and techniques

Apply the acquired system analysis knowledge using real case problem

1. Software Engineering, IAN Sommerville, 9th edition, 2011 (chapters 1,2,3,4,5 and 8)
2. Modern system analysis and design by Jeffery A. Hoffer and others (chapters 9,15,16)