Spring 2005 Syllabus

MIS 6308: Systems Analysis and Project Management

Instructor: Dr. Jai Asundi, (SOM 3.418, 972-883-4776, asundi AT utdallas DOT edu)

Class hours: 4.00 to 6.45 pm, Tuesday, SOM 1.110

Office Hours: 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm on Tuesday or by appointment

TA: Pelin Atahan, Rm 3.424, pelin.atahan AT student DOT utdallas DOT edu,

Course Text: “Systems Analysis and Design: An Object-Oriented Approach with UML” by
Dennis, Wixom, and Tegarden, Second Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2004.

Course Objective: To provide the student with an in-depth knowledge of object oriented systems
analysis and design procedures. Software project management techniques will be covered. At the
end of the course, the student will be able to analyze business situations and design computer
based information systems using object-oriented methodologies.

Course Evaluation:
1. Class Tests (2 * 35 = 70%): There will be two closed book tests. One in the middle of the
semester and one at the end.
2. Group Project (1 * 20 = 20%): Each student is expected to be part of a group project. A
group can have a maximum of four students. There will be two project walkthrough
sessions. One will occur during the middle of the semester, and the other towards the end.
3. Class Participation (10%): Students will be expected to be active in class discussions and
complete the in-class exercises.

Analysis and Design of information systems is a time consuming activity. Systems analysis
requires broad business and IT knowledge as well as attention to details. Design of a consistent
and complete system is a challenging activity. Consistency among system models will be
emphasized throughout the course.

Grading Policy: Grades will be determined based on the individual and class performance.

Scholastic dishonesty: Scholastic dishonesty will be dealt seriously and according to the
University policy available at http://www.utdallas.edu/student/slife/dishonesty.html
Tentative Class Schedule:

Week Day Topic Book

Chapters
1 11 January Introduction to the course 1,2
Chapter 1: Introduction
2 18 January Chapter 2: Introduction to OO-SAD 3
Chapter 3: Project Initiation
3 25 January Chapter 5: Requirements Gathering 5, 6
Chapter 6: Use Case Modeling
4 1 February Chapter 7: Structural Modeling 7

5 8 February Chapter 8: Behavioral Modeling 8

6 15 February Chapter 9: Moving on to Design 9, 10 + Class

Chapter 10: Class and Method Design Notes
7 22 February Test 1

8 1 March Chapter 11: Data management Layer 11, 12

Design
Chapter 12: HCI layer Design
8 March Spring Break

9 15 March Project Presentation 1

10 22 March Design Patterns (Class Notes) Class Notes,

Chapter 14: Construction 14
11 29 March Chapter 15: Installation 15, 3
Chapter 3: Project Management
12 5 April Chapter 3: Project Management (Contd) 3
Review
13 12 April Project Presentation 2

14 19 April Test 2: Project Due

For each class, the lecture notes will be posted on WebCT.

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