1. Systems Analysis and Design I
Session 0
Module Introduction

2. Basic Information Level 4, 15 credits Module code: COIY016H4
The is the first of a series of “software engineering” modules
SADI (Level 4), SADII (Level 5)
SE1 (Level 5), SE2 (Level 6)
Programmes: BSc Computing, BSc Data Science, BSc IS&M, FdSc, etc
Place: UCL, Gower St, Darwin Lecture Theatre
For labs, see further arrangements
Lecturer: Taolue Chen
Phd from Free University Amsterdam and Centre for Mathematics and Informatics (CWI), NL ( )
Research fellow at University of Twente, NL ( )
Research fellow at University of Oxford, UK ( )
Lecturer and Senior Lecturer at Middlesex University ( )

3. Motivation
IT Managers’ Requisite Skills by Sang M. Lee and Choong Kwon Lee, CACM, 49(4), 2006 3

4. Contents
One term, basic introduction of concepts of information systems
techniques for information systems analysis&design.
Development Methodologies
RUP (USDP), XP, etc.
Object-orientation concepts
Analysis (major) & Design (minor)
Unified Modelling Language (UML)
Activity Diagram
Use Case Diagram
Class Diagram
Sequence Diagram
State Diagram

5. Arrangements (Preliminary)
Lecture
Date
Lab
Remark W1
Introduction, IS development
Object-orientation fundamentals
Jan 14
None W2
Jan 21 W3
Modelling concepts, activity diagram
Jan 28 W4
Requirements, use cases
Feb 4 W5
Class diagrams+Project Tutorial
Feb 11
Test 1 W6
Sequence diagrams
Feb 18
Group Project 1 W7
State diagrams+Project Tutorial
Feb 25
Group Project 2 W8
System design+Project Tutorial
Mar 4
Group Project 3 W9
Mar 11
Group Project 4
Test 2
W10
Agile and XP+Project Tutorial
Mar 18
Group Project 5
Make-up Test 1 (subject to MC form)
W11
Version control+Project Tutorial
Mar 25
Group Project 6
Make-up Test 2 (subject to MC form)
April 5th
Deadline of group project

6. Assessment Coursework (20%) Examination (80%)
2 In-Class Tests (5% each)
25 Multiple-Choice Questions (in 25 mins)
Test 1 (on Week 5, Feb 11)
Test 2 (on Week 9, Mar 11)
1 Group Project (10%)
50 Marks (Weeks 6-11, Monday, 7:30pm---9:00pm)
Those who do not attend the group project have no chance to pass this module
no matter how high their exam scores are.
Evaluation
Quality of your report: 25 marks.
Feedback from your peers: 25 marks.
Examination (80%) 6

7. Group Project: Online DVD Rental System7

8. Group Project: Online DVD Rental System
Suppose that your group is a startup company and you plan to build an Online DVD Rental system.
Create a requirements report which includes at least use case diagrams, use case descriptions and class diagrams.
Background: Google and Wikipedia

9. Practical Arrangements
You are supposed to work in groups to work on the project
The group information can be found:
under “Group Project”
You must have the first meeting with your group members within two weeks!
A plea: let others know that you are still engaged
The submission consists of two parts:
requirements report (PDF) as a group
your completed peer-evaluation form as an individual
Submission are electronically through Moodle
Deadline Sunday 7 April 2019.

10. Textbook the 4th edition (2010) UML version 2.2
Used for both SADI & SADII
Chapters: (tentative)
1-9, 11-12, 21
How do you think software engineering differs from other branches of engineering (e.g. civil engineering)?
In what way do you think the theories, methods and tools used if software engineering are different from, or similar to other, more established, branches of engineering?
In what ways is software engineering distinct from computer science?

11. Teaching Assistants Dilek Celik, Mital Kinderkhedia Stephen West
Mital Kinderkhedia
Stephen West

12. Locations Lecture: UCL, Gower St, Darwin Lecture Theatre
Jan 14, Jan 21, Jan 28, Feb 4, Feb 11, …
Revision session: May 20, MAL B34
Labs: (Feb 18, Feb 25, Mar 4, Mar 11, Mar 18, Mar 25)
UCL, Gower St, Darwin Lecture Theatre
Senate House North Block Room S116
Senate House North Block, Room S311
Senate House North Block, Room S312
Senate House North Block, Room S314
Senate House North Block, Room S320
UCL, Gower St, Darwin B15
UCL Darwin B.05
Assignments of groups to locations/TAs will be done soon

13. Web Pages http://www.dcs.bbk.ac.uk/~taolue/SADI/ 13

14. Questions?
Comments?
Suggestions? 14