IS208: Analysis of Information Organizations and Systems
Text Information & Course Outline
Texts & Software:
Required:
J. L. Whitten & L. D. Bentley, Systems Analysis and Design Methods (4th edition), Irwin McGraw-Hill, 1998.
Recommended
:SPSS 8.0 for Windows, Student Version, 1/e
. (Do not purchase before obtaining additional information at the first class.)Other useful software:
(Both are available in the lab; you may want to acquire your own copies, but this is completely optional.)
Topics
This is a tentative list. Last updated April 1, 1999.
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DATE |
TOPIC |
PROFESSOR |
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19-Jan |
Introduction |
Michael Cooper |
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21-Jan |
Project Identification and Selection |
Michael Cooper |
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26-Jan |
Goals Requirements and Objectives |
Michael Cooper |
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28-Jan |
Constraints |
Michael Cooper |
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2-Feb |
SA Study, Project Reports |
Michael Cooper |
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4-Feb |
Project Management |
Michael Cooper |
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9-Feb |
Project Management |
Michael Cooper |
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11-Feb |
Project Management |
Michael Cooper |
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16-Feb |
Interviewing |
Yale Braunstein |
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18-Feb |
Questionnaires |
Yale Braunstein |
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23-Feb |
Planning |
Yale Braunstein |
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25-Feb |
Flowcharts |
Michael Cooper |
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2-Mar |
Decision tables |
Michael Cooper |
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4-Mar |
Statistical Analysis |
Yale Braunstein |
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9-Mar |
Statistical Analysis |
Yale Braunstein |
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11-Mar |
Statistical Analysis |
Yale Braunstein |
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16-Mar |
Cost Analysis |
Yale Braunstein |
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18-Mar |
Cost Analysis |
Yale Braunstein |
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23-Mar |
Holiday |
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25-Mar |
Holiday |
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30-Mar |
Data Flow Diagrams |
Michael Cooper |
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1-Apr |
Data Flow Diagrams & Entity-Relationship Diagrams |
Michael Cooper |
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6-Apr |
Entity-Relationship Diagrams |
Michael Cooper |
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8-Apr |
Student Data Flow Diagrams |
Michael Cooper |
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13-Apr |
Operations Research |
Yale Braunstein |
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15-Apr |
Operations Research |
Yale Braunstein |
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20-Apr |
Operations Research |
Yale Braunstein |
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22-Apr |
Workflow Analysis |
Michael Cooper |
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27-Apr |
Implementation & Evaluation |
Michael Cooper |
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29-Apr |
Student Presentations |
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4-May |
Student Presentations |
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6-May |
Student Presentations |