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HI5030 Business Systems Analysis and Design
Discussion Questions:
1. List and briefly define the seven phases of the systems development life cycle (SDLC).
2. What are CASE tools used for?
3. 3.What are the stages in agile development?
4. Define term object-oriented analysis and design.
5. What is UML?
6. What is open-source software?
7. What is the role of a systems analyst in the development of open-source software?
Case Study:
Central Pacific University:
Exercise:
1. From the introductory conversation Chip and Anna shared, which elements mentioned might suggest the use of CASE tools?
Projects:
1. Contact four people at your school who use information systems. List their positions, the systems they use, and the business functions they perform.
2. Research newspaper, business magazine articles, or the Web to find IT companies whose stock is traded publicly. Choose a company and pretend to buy $5,000 of its stock. Why did you choose that company? What is the current price per share? Report each week to your class.
3. Visit at least three Web sites to learn more about agile system development and spiral models. Prepare a list of the sites you visited and a summary of the results.
4. Explore the Critical Thinking Community Web site at criticalthinking.org. Identify three important topics currently being discussed, and describe your findings.
5. Read about the corporate culture of three leading IT companies, such as that from Google shown in Figure 1-27. Compare each statement of values and describe the type of employee you think each company is looking for.
Attachment:- Business Systems Analysis and Design.rar