1. Systems Analysis and Design Opening slide Harry J. Rosenblatt College of the Albemarle

2. Welcome • Introductions • About me • About you • About the course • Nine instructional units – four today and five tomorrow • Each unit reviews terms and concepts, and has hands-on tasks • Participants will see systems analysis from a student’s viewpoint

3. Welcome

4. Welcome • Some Thoughts … • Systems analysis is similar to finding the ideal spouse. Methods and procedures might change over time, but the main goals remain the same. • You cannot teach students to be systems analysts in a semester. • You can teach students basic systems analysis concepts and transferable skills that will help them succeed in the workplace.

5. Welcome • Workplace Success Skills • IT literacy and basic SAD concepts • Communications skills, oral and written • Logic, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills • Basic financial analysis skills • Ethics awareness • Ability to work in teams • Business savvy • Exposure to various systems development methods, from traditional to agile, because one size does not fit all

6. Welcome • Before we begin … • Set up teams • View a presentation that describes the new book • Hold initial team meetings and work on tasks

7. Initial Team Tasks • Pretend that your team is a small IT consulting firm • Get to know your team members • Choose a name for your firm and create a letterhead with a slogan and a logo, using MS Word

8. Unit 1: Systems Planning

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19. FIGURE 2-3 In the strategic planning process, a company’s purpose, vision, and values shape its mission statement, which in turn leads to goals, objectives, business operations, and business results that affect company stakeholders.

28. Unit 1 Tasks • Visit the SCR site and explore the SCR home page and public links. Does it seem realistic? Is it user-friendly? Would you like to work for this company? • www.scsite.com/sad8e/scr or www.scsite.com/sad8e/scr/internet • Read Discussion Topic 3 on page 37. How would you answer? • Create a mission statement for your team. • Review the four types of feasibility on pages 64-66. Which type would be the easiest to assess? Which would be the most difficult?

29. Unit 2: IT Ethics (Part 1)

36. Unit 2 Tasks • The CEO of your firm wants to know if the company should adopt a formal ethics policy and require employees to commit to it in writing. Does your team agree with that suggestion? Why or why not? • Analyze the ethics case on page 122. What would your team say to Stephanie? Report back at 8:00 am tomorrow. • Provide an example of an ethical issue that a team member encountered – what was it, and what was the outcome?

37. Unit 3: Communication Tools and Requirements Modeling

40. Readability Examples Sample Answer to Project 3 on page 631 Sample Answer to the Ethical Question example in Unit 3 Prescription Drug Label Gettysburg Address Jane's Run