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This document outlines a course on Systems Analysis and Design for first year BSC students. The course will introduce concepts, tools, and techniques of systems analysis and design over 15 weeks. Key topics include the systems development life cycle, structured analysis and design methodology, modeling requirements, data and process modeling, logical and physical design, user interface design, and output design. Students will be evaluated through tests, assignments, practical exercises, and an end of semester exam. The goal is for students to be able to analyze business needs and design appropriate systems.

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SCS 2104 Course Outline

This document outlines a course on Systems Analysis and Design for first year BSC students. The course will introduce concepts, tools, and techniques of systems analysis and design over 15 weeks. Key topics include the systems development life cycle, structured analysis and design methodology, modeling requirements, data and process modeling, logical and physical design, user interface design, and output design. Students will be evaluated through tests, assignments, practical exercises, and an end of semester exam. The goal is for students to be able to analyze business needs and design appropriate systems.

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JANUARY-APRIL 2018

KyUC/F/ARSA/02

SCHOOL OF PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCES


COURSE OUTLINE

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DEPARTMENT: PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCES

PROGRAMME: BSC… C/S……. YEAR: ONE SEMESTER: TWO

UNIT CODE: SCS 2104 UNIT TITLE: SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN

LECTURE HOURS: 45 PRE-REQUISITES: NONE

LECTURER: ROSE MUNYAO

LECTURER CONTACTS: EMAIL: [email protected] TEL: 0726-155-985

1.0. COURSE PURPOSE


Introduce the concepts, tools and techniques of systems analysis and design

2.0. LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of this course the student should be able to:


1. Appraise the business context of Systems Analysis and Design projects.
2. Describe a typical Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and other systems development methodologies.
3. Discuss the concepts, principles and terminology of the structured System Analysis and Design paradigm.
4. Perform a structured systems analysis and design activity on a small-scale system.

3.0. COURSE OUTLINE

Week Topic Sub-topic Remarks


1 INTRODUCTION  The concept of Systems Analysis and Design
(SAD).
 Structured Analysis and Design
2 SDLC 
3 MODELLING  Domain Analysis
REQUIREMENTS  Requirements Analysis
 Requirements Modelling
4 PROCESS  Data Flow Diagrams
MODELLING  Specifying processes
 Process Description Tools
 Logical Versus Physical Models
5 C.A.T 1
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6 SYSTEMS ANALYSIS  SSADM


TOOLS AND  Tools of SSADM
TECHNIQUES -Data Flow Diagram
-Data Dictionary

7 -Decision Tree
-Structured English
-Decision Table
8 LOGICAL DATA  Identifying Entities
MODELLING  Entity Relationship Diagrams.
 Relational Data Analysis
 Normalization.
9 SYSTEM DESIGN  Design Strategies
 Developing the Design Plan
 Moving from Logical to Physical Models
 Structure charts
 Program Specification
10 C.A.T 2

11 INPUT DESIGN • Input design


• Form design
• Display design
• GUI screen design
• GUI controls
• Web design guidelines

12 USER INTERFACE  User Interface Design Objectives


 Components of the User Interface
 Types of User Interfaces
 Evaluating User Interfaces

13 OUTPUT DESIGN  Designing output


 Output technologies
 Factors in choosing an output
technology
 Report design
 Screen design
Web site design

14 REVISION

4.0. TEACHING METHODOLOGY

Stand-up instruction (Lectures), Presentations, Guided discussions, Tutorials, Individual and group
exercises, Practical oriented exercises
5.0. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
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Whiteboards, LCD projectors, Computers, Resource persons


6.0. COURSE EVALUATION
CAT 1& CAT 2 = 10%
Assignments = 10%
Practicals = 10%
End of Semester Examination =70%
Total = 100%
Pass mark: 40%

7.0. COURSE TEXTBOOKS (references in APA format)

1. Jeffrey A. Hoffer, Joey George, Joseph Valacich (2007). Modern Systems Analysis and Design (5th ed.). Prentice
Hall. ISBN: 0132240769
2. Mark Lejk, David Deeks (2002). An Introduction to Systems Analysis Techniques(2nd ed.). ISBN: 0201797135.
Addison Wesley

8.0. REFERENCE TEXTBOOKS

1. Shelly Cashman (2003). Fifth Edition. Systems Analysis and Design. Thompson Series.
2. Alan Dennis, Barbara Haley Wixom, Roberta M. Roth (2006). Systems Analysis and Design (3rd ed.). John
Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN: 047172257X
3. Kenneth E. Kendall, Julie E Kendall (2007). Systems Analysis and Design (7th ed.). Prentice Hall. ISBN:
0132240858

9.0. COURSE JOURNALS

1. Journal of Information Systems (ISJ), published by Wiley Blackwell.


2. The Journal of Computer and System Sciences. Published by Elsevier B.V.
3. Journal of Computer Systems, Networks, and Communications. Hindawi Publishing Corporation.

10.0 REFERENCE JOURNALS

1. The Journal for Computer Information Systems. Published by the International Association for Computer
Information Systems
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2. International Journal of Computer Systems Science and Engineering. Published by CRL Publishing Ltd.

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