1. INFO415 Systems Analysis Course Overview

2. Your expectations for the course Answer the questions:
Today’s Objectives
Introductions
Your expectations for the course
Answer the questions:
What is ‘Systems Analysis?
What does a Systems Analyst do’?
Course Overview

3. Introduction - You…… Please tell me:
Your name, year of study, hometown
Career goal
What do you think systems analysis is?
What kinds of things does a systems analyst do?

4. What do systems analysts do?
Business Needs
Systems Analysis
System Design
Project Management
Analyst Roles
Programmers
DBAs
“Business”
People
Technical Solutions
Interface with the ‘business’ to understand what needs to be accomplished;
Manage the process of developing technical solutions;
Design computer systems that meet the needs of the business.

5. Course Overview
INFO 415 emphasizes systems analysis and design as an IT discipline and describes the role of the systems analyst in the development of computer-based information systems.
The course introduces the student to key systems analysis tools and techniques. Subsequently, the student will apply them to a real-world business problem.  The course uses this project as the vehicle to put into practice tools and techniques related to problem and opportunity definition, requirements analysis and feasibility analysis. 
This topics started in this course will be continued in INFO425 - System Design

6. Course Overview (cont)
The Modern Systems Analyst
Approaches to Systems Development
The Systems Analyst as Project Manager
Investigating System Requirements
Modeling System Requirements
Traditional Approach to Requirements
Object Oriented Approach to Requirements
Evaluating Alternatives for Requirements, Environment and Implementation

7. Text
Systems Analysis and Design In a Changing World by Satzinger, Jackson and Burd, Fifth Edition. - ISBN

8. Grading Quizzes (2) 30 Term Project 35 Final Exam 25
Class Participation 10

9. Term Project ‘Real-life’ systems analysis situation
By far, the most important aspect of this course
On to the details (415 web page)

10. For next class
Read Ch 1