| Date |
Topic |
Readings: Hoffer et al. |
Readings: Gause/Weinberg |
Readings: Brook |
Readings: Web |
Speaker/Homework |
| 1/18 |
Introduction |
1 |
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Complete Information Form
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| 1/22 |
Last Day to Add a Class |
| 1/23 |
Systems Analysis
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1, 2 |
1-6 |
1-4 |
Links
Links
Links
Links
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| 1/25 |
Systems Analysis
Business Rules |
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Links
Links
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Homework Due |
| 1/30 |
Systems Thinking Creativity and Problem Solving |
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5-9,
13, 16, 17 |
Links
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Group Exercise in Class
Homework Due
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| 2/1 |
Systems Thinking Information and its Value |
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Links
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| 2/6 |
Information and its Value Teams |
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4-6 |
7-10 |
Links
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| 2/8 |
Methodologies Process Modeling
Data Flow Diagramming
Data Dictionaries |
4, 5 |
6, 7 |
5-9, 13,
16, 17 |
Links
Links
Links
Links
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| 2/10 |
Resumes Due Due by 5pm |
| 2/13 |
University Date for Dropping a Class with no grade |
| 2/13 |
Process Modeling
Data Flow Diagramming
Data Dictionaries (continued)
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7, 8 |
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14 |
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Demo: Microsoft Visio
Blog 1 Due
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| 2/15 |
Groups |
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Group Forming Exercise in Class |
| 2/17 |
Group Forming Exercise Due by 5:00 p.m. |
| 2/20 |
Teams, Communication and Scope Creep
Project Goals |
7-9
Appendix 2
Appendix 3 6 |
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6 |
Links
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Groups Announced Video: The Deep Dive
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| 2/22 |
Fact Finding Tools -- The Library |
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Guest Speaker: Raleigh Muns |
2/27 |
Midterm Distributed |
| 2/27 |
Fact Finding Tools -- Questionnaires and Interviews |
6 |
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Links |
Complete Rating Sheet
Progress Report Due: Use your Wiki for report!
Background Exercise Due
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| 2/29 |
Fact Finding Tools -- Questionnaires and Interviews |
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Links |
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| 3/4 |
Blog 2 Due Due by midnight |
3/5 |
Midterm Collected |
| 3/5 |
CLIENT PRESENTATION |
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Guest Speaker: Client Visit
Complete Rating Sheet
Progress Report Due: Use your Wiki for report!
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| 3/7 |
Data Modeling
Entity Relationship Diagrams Object Modeling
Use Cases and UML
CASE Tools |
2-Appendix, 7-Appendix, 8, 8-Appendix |
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Links
Links
Links |
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Video: Object-Oriented Tools |
| 3/10 |
midsemester |
| 3/12 |
Fact Finding Tools
-- What Else Do I Need to Know? |
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Complete Rating Sheet
Progress Report Due: Use your Wiki for report!
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| 3/14 |
Determining Systems Requirements
Prototyping as an Analysis Tool |
6, 7, 8, 11 |
14-20 |
10-12, 15 |
Links
Links
Links
Links
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Video: JAD |
| 3/13 |
Last day to drop class with a guaranteed passing grade |
| 3/19 |
Prototyping (continued) |
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System Description Due
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| 3/21 |
More on Methodologies |
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Links |
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| 3/24 - 4/1 |
S P R I N G B R E A K: N o C l a s s
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| 4/2 |
Project Management |
3 |
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Guest Speakers:
Eric Lemmons, HP and
Sharyn Lemmons, Express Scripts
Questionnaire/Interview Due
Complete Rating Sheet
Progress Report Due: Use your Wiki for report!
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| 4/4 |
Feasibility |
3, 5 |
7-13 |
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| 4/7 |
Last day to drop the class |
| 4/9 |
Feasibility (continued) |
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Complete Rating Sheet
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| 4/11 |
Refinement of System Requirements |
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| 4/16 |
Project Management |
3, 4 |
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11 |
Video: The Tower of Babel
Complete Rating Sheet
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| 4/18 |
Project Management -- Managing Expectations |
|
7-10 11-13 |
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Links
Links |
Video: Managing Expectations Prototypes Due
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| 4/23 |
Project Management -- Making the Business Case |
3, 4 |
|
11 |
Links
Links
Links |
Video: Making the Business Case
Complete Rating Sheet
Progress Report Due: Use your Wiki for report!
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| 4/25 |
SAD Standards and Measures -- CMMI and ISO |
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Links
Links |
Guest Speaker:
Dave CraftFeasibility Assignment Due
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| 4/30 |
Estimating |
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Links |
Complete Rating Sheet
Progress Report Due: Use your Wiki for report!
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| 5/2 |
Ethics |
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Links |
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4/4
5 p.m. |
Projects Due
*** Final Rating Due ***
|
4/7
5:30-7:30 p.m. |
Project Presentations |
4/7
5:30 p.m. |
Final Exam Due |