Information Systems
College of Business Administration
University of Missouri - St. Louis

Inf Sys 3810 -- Information Systems Analysis
Section 01 Schedule -- Fall, 2018


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Readings: Hoffer et al.
Readings: Gause/Weinberg
Readings: Brook
Readings: Field Guide
Readings: Web
Notes
8/20

Introduction to the Class

1-2
p. 9-25
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Complete Information Form

Introductions

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8/22

Prototyping Exercise

Finish entire book by 9/12

8/26

Last Day to Add a Class

8/27

  Standish Reports
MetaMethodologies
4
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8/29
Meta-methodologies
Design Thinking
Complex Thinking
p. 9-25

9/3

L A B O R    D A Y    ....    N O   C L A S S
9/5
Design Thinking
Systems Theory and Thinking
 
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9/10
Creativity and Problem Solving
 
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9/12
Creativity and Problem Solving Continued
 
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Quiz: Are Your Lights On?

9/17
Business Rules
Data Repositories
Information and its Value
3, 4, 5
13, 16, 17

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9/17
University Date for Dropping a Class with no grade
9/19
Groups
Teams, Communication and Scope Creep
Project Goals

7, 7A
6
7-9
18-19
p.29-35
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9/24
Fact Finding Methods -- The Library
6
p.36-37
Guest Speaker: Raleigh Muns
University Libraries

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9/26
International Issues In Systems Analysis
 
Guest Speaker: Professor Navarro
10/1
T B A
6
 
 
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Must have completed the quiz on grading by now

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10/3
Fact Finding II: Obervation, Questionnaires, Interviews
6
p.39-49
10/3
E X A M 1 Distributed -- Due October 10 at the beginning of class
10/8
Fact Finding II: Obervation, Questionnaires, Interviews
 
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10/10
E X A M 1   D U E
10/10
Fact Finding II: Ideation
 
p.71-118
10/10
Last day to drop class with a guaranteed passing grade
10/15
Process Modeling: Data Flow Diagrams
7, 7A
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10/15
Background Exercise Due -- Due by 11:59 pm
Use your Wiki for report!
Email your client questions to me
10/14
Blog 1 Due Due by 11:59 pm
10/17

Client Visit 

 

Guest Speaker:
Client Visit

10/22
Object Modeling
Use Cases and UML
7A, 7
 
 
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First Team Evaluation Due!

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10/24
Modeling and Methodologies
 6, 7, 8, 11
 

Progress Report Due: Use your Wiki for report!

10/29
Modeling and Methodologies
8A

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10/31

Blog 2 Due Due by 11:59 pm

10/31

System Descriptions -- Due by 11:59 pm
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11/5
Project Management
3, 3A
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Guest Speakers:
Eric Lemmons, ,
Sharyn Lemmons, Express Scriptsand
Gary Oberneufemann,

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11/7
Fact Finding Tools
-- What Else Do I Need to Know?
Questionnaires and Observation
6, 7, 8, 10, 11
Progress Report Due: Use your Wiki for report!
11/7
Questionnaire -- Due by 11:59 pm
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11/11

E X A M 2 Distributed -- Due November 19
11/14

Prototyping as an Analysis Tool

System Requirements

3, 5  
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User Expectations
Quiz

Second Team Evaluation Due!

11/14
Prototypes Due by 11:59 pm
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11/19
No Class --T H A N K S G I V I N G   B R E A K
11/26
Determining Systems Requirements
Prototyping as an Analysis Tool
3, 3A
11
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12/3

Cost-Benefit Analyses

3, 5
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12/3
Cost-Benefit Analysis Due by 11:59 pm
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12/5
Last day to drop the class
12/5

Making the Business Case
Understanding the Problem
Refinement of System Requirements

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Progress Report Due:Use your Wiki for report!

Quiz

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TBA
SAD Standards and Measures
-- CMMI, ISO, SOX
5

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Guest Speaker: TBA
12/8

Projects Due by 5 pm  

12/10,
10-12

Presentations
12/12
*** Final Group Evaluation Due ***

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