Fueloil Information Systems Standards and and Evaluation methods Prof. Dr. Mohamed Elazab

Information Systems Definition Concerns itself with the development of applications of computer and communications technology. Assumes a body of knowledge independent of any particular application. Involves understanding and mastering both the technology and the human aspects of computing: Applications development technology in computing Human use, abilities, and behavior Group, organizational and societal use and behavior

Application Development Lifecycle I Requirements Development Understanding people and organizations Methods of accumulating knowledge from people Structuring knowledge Design of System Generalization and Evolution of Requirements Human Computer Interaction (HCI) & Applications Model Internal Implementation Model

Applications Development Lifecycle II Development and Implementation Decomposition of implementation design Coding and testing against implementation model Prototype Evaluation Evaluation with real users Validation of specifications Design of Training materials and processes

Applications Development Lifecycle III Install Application Conversion processes Certification Training of Users End User Evaluation Maintenance, Auditing, and Security On Going Evaluation Planning & Feasibility Studies Management of Projects

Some Current Application Systems Computer Mediated Communications Message Systems, Groupware, Multimedia Systems conferences, Synchronous Systems (instant messages, chat systems) Databases Relational, Object Oriented, Multimedia, Transaction, Temporal, Distributed, Hypertext and Hypermedia, Graphical Decision Support Systems Administrative Systems, Exception Reporting Systems, Modeling and Simulation, Forecasting and Planning, Artificial Intelligence/Expert Systems, Knowledge Bases, Information Retrieval, Data Mining, risk analysis, investment analysis, cost benefit analysis Collaborative Systems Project Management, Meeting Support, Calendar, Negotiation, Command and Control, Emergency Response Special Complex Systems Virtual Reality Systems, Control/Real time systems, Graphical and Design, Gaming Systems, BioMedical, Multimedia systems Social Systems Web Applications, Community, Political, Recreational, ecommerce, the Arts, Virtual Marketplaces

Jobs In Information Systems Jobs that may be applications oriented Programmer, Advanced Programmer, Senior Programmer Database Administrator, Network Administrator Software Engineer, Internet Architect Systems Analyst, Data Communications Analyst Maintenance Programmer Quality Assurance Specialist, Computer Security Auditor Jobs that are applications oriented Development Project Manager Requirements Developer Web Developer Usability Specialist Human Computer Interface Designer Applications Designer Enterprise/ecommerce Designer Applications Administrators Business Analyst Information Systems Auditor Trainer, Desktop Publisher