CITA 325 - Systems Analysis and Design

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory (or Other) Hours: 0

Prerequisite(s): CITA 130 and Bachelors level student
Restriction(s): None

Corequisite(s): None

This course provides an overview of the system development life cycle. The course develops the ability to analyze an existing information system within an organization, to identify information requirements, and to specify the functions of a new system using the traditional approach to systems analysis and data modeling.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Determine the nature and scope of a system problem
Develop a procedure for investigation of a system
Analyze development strategies
Develop a system and formulate the components of a system
Apply data modeling tools such as data flow diagrams and data dictionaries
Capstone group projects