GRD 6710T - Principles of System Analysis and Design

(3 units)

Since systems development is firmly rooted in an organizational context, successful systems analysis requires a broad understanding of an organization’ culture, goals, processes, and operations. This course presents an introduction to systems analysis and design, and provides both an explanation of traditional techniques such as interviewing and forms design and an in-depth presentation of the latest tools of structured analysis. Key topics include: various approaches to systems development; modeling, analyzing and evaluating requirements; object-oriented approaches; database design; designing user and system interfaces; management of time, resources, and risks; the systems development lifecycle (SDLC), and the role of the information analyst.