Systems Analysis and Design Methods

Jeff Whitten is Professor and department Head of Computer Technology (CPT). CPT offers baccalaureate degrees in both information systems development and telecommunications & networking. Professor Whitten is heavily involved in curriculum development and outreach. His main interests include systems analysis and design, computer-aided software engineering, rapid application development, and database development. Lonnie Bentley is Professor and Associate Department Head of Computer Technology (CPT). CPT offers baccalaureate degrees in both information systems development and telecommunications & networking. As Associate Head, Professor Bentley is primarily responsible for academic affairs of the department. His main teaching and scholarly interests include systems analysis and design, computer-aided software engineering (CASE), rapid application development (RAD), and graphical user interface (GUI) design.

Part OneThe Context of Systems Development Methods1.Systems Development Roles2.Systems Development Building Blocks3.Systems Development Processes4.Systems Development Project ManagementPart TwoSystems Analysis Methods5.Systems Analysis and Business Process Reengineering6.Fact Finding for Requirements Discovery7.Modeling System Requirements with Use Cases8.Data Modeling and Analysis9.Process Modeling10.Analysis of Design and Procurement Decisions11.Object-Oriented Analysis and ModelingPart ThreeSystems Design Methods12.Systems Design13.Designing Distributed Systems Architectures14.Designing Databases15.Designing and Prototyping Outputs16.Designing and Prototyping Inputs17.Designing and Prototyping User Interfaces18.Object-Oriented Design and ModelingPart FourBeyond Systems Analysis and Design19.Planning for Systems Construction and Implementation20.Planning for Systems Operations and MaintenanceGlossary of AcronymsGlossary/Index of Terms