Fall 2005 Syllabus

MIS 6308: Systems Analysis and Project Management

Instructor: Dr. Jai Asundi, (SOM 3.418, 972-883-4776, asundi(AT)utdallas.edu)

Class hours: 7.00 to 9.45 pm, Tuesday, SOM 2.803

Office Hours: 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm on Tuesday or by appointment

TA: Pelin Atahan, pelin.atahan(AT)student.utdallas.edu

Course Text: “Systems Analysis and Design: An Object-Oriented Approach with UML” by Dennis, Wixom, and
Tegarden, Second Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2002.
Additionally, the library will have Rational Rose® materials. The students may find this useful for doing
their projects.

Course Objective: To provide the student with an in-depth knowledge of object oriented systems analysis and design
procedures. Software project management techniques will be covered. At the end of the course, the student will be able
to analyze business situations and design computer based information systems using object-oriented methodologies.

Course Evaluation:
1. Class Tests (2 * 30 = 60%): There will be two closed book tests. One in the middle of the semester and one at
the end.
2. Group Project (1 * 20 = 30%): Each student is expected to be part of a group project. A group can have a
maximum of four students. There will be two project walkthrough sessions. One will occur during the middle of
the semester, and the other towards the end.
3. Class Participation (10%): Participation in class discussions and cases.

Analysis and Design of information systems is a time consuming activity. Systems analysis requires broad business and
IT knowledge as well as attention to details. Design of a consistent and complete system is a challenging activity.
Consistency among system models will be emphasized throughout the course.

Grading Policy: Grades will be determined based on the individual and class performance.

Scholastic dishonesty: Scholastic dishonesty will be dealt seriously and according to the University policy available at
http://www.utdallas.edu/student/slife/dishonesty.html
Tentative Class Schedule:

Week Day Topic Book

1 23 August
2 30 August
3 6 September
4 13 September
Chapters
Introduction to the course 1
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Introduction to OO-SAD 2, 3
Chapter 3: Project Initiation
Chapter 5: Requirements Gathering 5, 6
Chapter 6: Use Case Modeling
Chapter 7: Structural Modeling 7

5 20 September Chapter 8: Behavioral Modeling 8

6 27 September Chapter 9: Moving on to Design 9, 10 + Class

Chapter 10: Class and Method Design Notes

7 4 October Test 1

8 11 October Project Presentation 1 st phase

(Discuss Test 1)

9 18 October Chapter 11: Data management Layer 11, 12

Design
Chapter 12: HCI layer Design
10 25 October Design Patterns (Class Notes) 14 + Class
Chapter 14: Construction notes
11 1 November Chapter 15: Installation 15, 4
Chapter 4: Project Management
12 8 November Chapter 4: Project Management 4
(contd.)
Review
13 15 November Project Presentation 2

14 22 November Test 2
Project Due
For each class, the lecture notes will be posted on WebCT.
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