Chapter 6 SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT Phases, Tools, and Techniques

Chapter 6 SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT Phases, Tools, and Techniques

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STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Define the traditional systems development life cycle (SDLC) and describe the 7 major phases within it.

2. Compare and contrast the various componentbased development methodologies.

3. Describe the selfsourcing process as an alternative to the traditional SDLC.

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STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Discuss the importance of prototyping and prototyping within any systems development methodology

2. Describe the outsourcing environment and how outsourcing works.

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SAVING LIVES THROUGH SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) tracks a wealth of information

Antimicrobial-resistant infections in hospitals Influenza outbreaks Terrorist biochemical attacks Bacteria counts in rivers and stagnant ponds, etc

Unfortunately, most of that information is stored in separate IT systems that do not communicate with each other

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SAVING LIVES THROUGH SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT

The CDC is using a service-oriented architecture (SoA) to integrate all those systems and information

An SoA treats every component of an IT system ? a database file, a server, a CRM software solution, etc ? as a building block

Within an SoA, those building blocks can be "plugged and played" so that everything works together in an integrated fashion

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