Systems Analysis and Design Methods

by Whitten, Jeffrey L.; Bentley, Lonnie D.; Dittman, Kevin C.

• ISBN13: 9780072315394
• ISBN10: 0072315393
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-07-01
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill College

Summary

This fifth edition textbook continues to react to the changes and expected changes in the information technology domain. It can serve the reader as a post-course, professional reference for best current practices. This book is designed to be interactive and therefore layered with repetition to enhance learning and teaches you as much information and technique as possible before getting a real-world job, where these skills make the difference. This new version expands and updates information supplied in earlier versions of the book and can be used as a textbook in various areas of educational pursuit. If you want to practice the application of concepts, not just study them, this is a cornerstone reference book that should be in your library. Selected as a suggested resource for CAQ(R) Information Technology Systems exam preparation.

Table of Contents

Part One: The Context of Systems Analysis and Design

Chapter 1: Players in the Systems Game

Chapter 2: Information System Building Blocks

Chapter 3: Information Systems Development

Chapter 4: Project Management

Part Two: Systems Analysis Methods

Chapter 5: Systems Analysis

Chapter 6: Requirements Discovery

Chapter 7: Data Modeling and Analysis

Chapter 8: Process Modeling

Chapter 9: Feasibility Analysis and the System Proposal

Part Three: Systems Design and Construction Methods

Chapter 10: Systems Design

Chapter 11: Application Architecture and Modeling

Chapter 12: Database Design

Chapter 13: Output Design and Prototyping

Chapter 14: Input Design and Prototyping

Chapter 15: User Interface Design

Part Four: Beyond Systems Analysis and Design

Chapter 16: Systems Construction and Implementation

Chapter 17: Systems Operations and Support

Part Five: Advanced Analysis and Design Methods

A: Object-Oriented Analysis and Modeling

B: Object-Oriented Design and Modeling