Modern Systems Analysis and Design - [NEW EDITION AVAILABLE. PLEASE REFER TO ISBN 9780135094891]

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by: Jeffrey A. Hoffer, Joey F. George, Joseph S. Valacich

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On-line Price: $90.95 (includes GST) Paperback package 734 13%Off Retail Price You save: $14.00 This ISBN is not available for sale.	Retail Price: $104.95 Publisher: PRENTICE HALL,Nov-2001 Category: SYSTEM ANALYSIS & DESIGN Level: I/A ISBN: 0130423637 ISBN13: 9780130423634
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Summary

  The third edition of Modern Systems Analysis and Design investigates the very latest of systems analysis and design. Rather than looking strictly at the technological aspects, Hoffer, George and Valacich focus on the business perspective and the human, organizational and technical skills an information systems professional needs to be successful. KEY TOPICS: Chapter topics cover foundations for systems development, making the business case, analysis, design, implementation and maintenance, and advanced analysis and design methods. MARKET: For information systems professionals.

  Features

      Real-world running cases--A Web store has been added to the Pine Valley Furniture running case and a Web-based customer-relationship management system to the Broadway Entertainment running case.

Ties in the practical use for Systems Analysis.

Systems integration--More focus on 'make vs. buy' and systems integration.

Introduces the newest theories of systems to the students.

Net Search Exercises--Icons throughout the text.

Direct students to the accompanying Internet exercise related to the topic.

Internet-related SAD--Chapter 16 covers Internet-based systems.

Gives students exposure to the newest systems in the discipline.

Oracle 8i or Visible Analyst 7.5 software--Can be packaged with the text.

Gives students experience using actual commercial software applications, at a package price.

Table of Contents

I. FOUNDATIONS FOR SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.

      1. The Systems Development Environment.

2. Succeeding as a Systems Analyst.

3. Managing the Information Systems Project.

4. Automated Tools for Systems Development.

  II. MAKING THE BUSINESS CASE.

      5. Identifying and Selecting Systems Development Projects.

6. Initiating and Planning Systems Development Projects.

  III. ANALYSIS.

      7. Determining Systems Requirements.

8. Structuring Systems Requirements: Process Modeling.

9. Structuring Systems Requirements: Logic Modeling.

10. Structuring Systems Requirements: Conceptual Data Modeling.

11. Selecting the Best Alternative Design Strategy.

  IV. DESIGN.

      12. Designing Databases.

13. Designing Forms and Reports.

14. Designing Interfaces and Dialogues.

15. Finalizing Design Specifications.

16. Designing Internet and Distributed Systems.

  V. IMPLEMENTATION AND MAINTENANCE.

      17. System Implementation.

18. Maintaining Information System.

  VI. ADVANCED ANALYSIS AND DESIGN METHODS.

      19. Rapid Application Development.

20. Object-Oriented Analysis and Design.