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Ê Systems Design
Ê design and specify an information system (usually proposed system only)
Ê the “SOLUTION” domain
Ê the “HOW” of the information system
Ê the “IMPLEMENTATION” of the information system
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The Layering of What and How
What Level 1
How Level 4
Level …
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Systems Development Life Cycle
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Iterative and Agile Systems Development
Lifecycle (SDLC)
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But what is a system?
The Systems View Initial Thinking:
Von Bertalanffy, Herbert Simon, and others, circa 1960s
Environment
System System
Boundary
Inputs
System
Components
Outputs
Assets (Resources)
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Explaining Systems using the Systems
View
Ê Healthcare System
Ê Transportation System
Ê University System
Ê Information System
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The IPOD Model of Information Systems
System Interface (Boundary)
Process
Inputs Outputs
Data Information
Programs
I- Input
P- Process
O -Output
D-Data Store
Data
Store
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The Automation Boundary
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Information Systems and Subsystems
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Information Systems and Component
Parts
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Information Systems and Computer Apps
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Systems Analyst Skills
Knowledge and Skills of a Systems
Analyst
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Business Knowledge and Skills
Ê What business functions do organizations perform?
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People Knowledge and Skills
Ê Interpersonal skills
Ê because analysts rely on others, including managers, users, programmers,
technical specialists, customers, and vendors, to take a system from initial
idea to final implementation
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Technical Knowledge and Skills
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Making Assumptions as an Analyst
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Systems Modeling
System Models and Systems Modeling
Ê Model
Ê a representation of some aspect of the system being built
Ê Types of Models
Ê Textual model– something written down, described
Ê Graphical models– diagram, schematic
Ê Mathematical models– formulas, statistics, algorithms
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Types of Models
Ê Textual
Ê Line
Ê Graphical
Ê Mathematical
Ê y = mx + c
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Some UML Models
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Reasons for Systems Modeling
Ê Precise and accurate specification of system requirements
Ê Removing ambiguity from system requirements specifications
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Summary and Recap
Ê Systems Analysis and Systems Design
Ê Systems Development Life Cycle
Ê Information Systems
Ê The IPOD Model of Information Systems
Ê The Automation Boundary
Ê Systems Analysts
Ê Do NOT make assumptions
Ê Systems Modeling
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