St. Petersburg College



ISM3232 Applied Systems Analysis and DesignFall 2017 – 8 WK2INSTRUCTOR:Name:?Professor Sandra BeckE-mail:?Please e-mail via myCourses for all inquiries.?Alternative E-mail: beck.sandra@spcollege.edu?Office Information:?Instructor Course Page Please contact me should you wish to meet.? I have offices downtown and at Gibbs but I also have meetings at EPI and Clearwater.? It is best to arrange a time so we can meet.ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT:Dean:?Dr. Sharon R. Setterlind?Office Location:?St Petersburg/Gibbs – TE116C?Office Telephone Number:?727-341-4724COURSE INFORMATION:Course Description:This course covers a broad range of software topics as they apply to software management and systems analysis and design. Topics include, but are not limited to organizational requirements analysis, process of systems development and design, systems development life cycle (SDLC), and optimization of technology payback. 47 contact hours.Major Learning Outcomes:? ? The student will examine traditional and emerging approached to systems development utilizing analytical tools.2. The student will utilize discovery methods of systems analysis for establishing effective processes in organizations.3. The student will apply interface design and internet technology to achieve organizational objectives.4. The student will analyze the SDLC and related approaches and construct an optimal solution.?5. The student will employ a feasibility analysis and create an implementable systems proposal.REQUIRED TEXTBOOK:Essentials of Systems Analysis and Design, Valacich, George, and Hoffer, Pearson, 2014, 6th Edition.?ISBN: 9780133546231Software:?Office 2010 or newer (including Word and Excel), Windows 7, MS Project, MS Visio. Students?should download the free MS Project and MS Visio from their MySPC account. Students?must be comfortable with or willing to learn the basics of Visio and Project.IMPORTANT DATESThis is an 8-week course. You are assigned the same amount of work as a 16-week course?in half the time. There is DOUBLE the amount of work each week that you would have?assigned in a 16-week course.?Please be prepared to spend at least 10 hours per week completing assignments for this?course.?Course Dates:?10/9/2017 - 12/8/2017Drop/Add:?See Academic CalendarWithdrawal Date:?See Academic CalendarAcademic Calendar:? Aid:? college-wide policy is included in the Syllabus Addendum.? policy notes that each instructor is to exercise professional judgment and define "active participation" in class (and therefore "attendance"), and publish that definition in each syllabus. For this class, attendance will be taken for the first two weeks of the class to determine if you have been actively participating in the class. ?You need to complete the following to be considered to be actively participating in the class:?Week 1 assignments?Week 2 assignmentsIf you are not actively participating for the first two weeks, you will be withdrawn from the class with a "W". You will also be denied access to the course in myCourses. At the 60% point of the class, attendance will be taken for the third time to determine that you have been actively participating. This will be determined by the following: Completion of least 70% of work assigned to date. If you are considered not actively participating in the course at the 60% point, you will be withdrawn with a "WF". Students are required to withdraw themselves on or before the 60% point in the course to receive a grade of "W". The final date for voluntary withdrawal is published in the academic calendar. This date varies for dynamically dated, express and modmester courses. NOTE - Your instructor will not be able to withdraw you from the class. It is your responsibility. If a student wishes to withdraw after the 60% point they will receive a "WF" grade.GRADING:?Methods of EvaluationThe grading scale for this class is as follows: A - 90% B - 80% C - 70% D - 60% F - below 59% ................
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