Kenneth E. Kendall, Rutgers University, Camden
Julie E. Kendall, Rutgers University, Camden

Published June, 1998 by Prentice Hall Business Publishing

Copyright 1999, 913 pp.
Cloth
ISBN 0-13-646621-4

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For Systems Analysis and Design courses found at the junior/senior undergraduate level or at the MBA level. HyperCase (original, hypertext-based software created by the authors) now accompanies this text on an interactive website. This innovative software allows students first-hand experience with a business and organizational structure. Students will interview employees, observe office dynamics and practices, analyze prototypes, and review existing systems. All activities are conducted within a business simulation called “Maple Ridge Engineering” and are based on real-life consulting experiences.




NEW—New topics—Client-server system design, Intranet concepts.
NEW—Examples of new software—Used by analysts and designers to manage projects, analyze and document systems, design new systems, and implement their plans.
NEW—Expanded coverage of GUI design (and Windows 95).
NEW—End-of-chapter case (the “CPU Case”)—In a new format in order to work with Visible Analyst.
NEW—HyperCase®—Rewritten and expanded. Will be available free-of-charge on the World-Wide Web.

• The first text to feature a Web-based adventure game and learning tool for students.

Over 60 consulting opportunities

• Tests students' new skills.

International orientation—Used worldwide by students and professors.
Chapter on Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design.
Examples from current, popular software packages—Visible Analyst, Delrina's FormFlow, Microsoft Project, and Sieman's XperCase.
Expanded coverage—Data flow diagrams, data dictionaries, and process specifications.
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I. SYSTEMS ANALYSIS FUNDAMENTALS.

1. Assuming the Role of the Systems Analyst.
2. Understanding Organizational Style and its Impact on Information Systems.
3. Determining Feasibility and Managing Analysis and Design Activities.

II. INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS.

4. Sampling and Investigating Hard Data.
5. Interviewing.
6. Using Questionnaires.
7. Observing Decision-Maker Behavior and Office Environment.
8. Prototyping.

III. THE ANALYSIS PROCESS.

9. Using Data Flow Diagrams.
10. Analyzing Systems Using Data Dictionaries.
11. Describing Process Specifications and Structured Decisions.
12. Analyzing Semistructured Decision Support Systems.
13. Preparing the Systems Proposal.
14. Writing and Presenting the Systems Proposal.

IV. THE ESSENTIALS OF DESIGN.

15. Designing Effective Output.
16. Designing Effective Input.
17. Designing the File or Database.
18. Designing the User Interface.
19. Designing Accurate Data-Entry Procedures.

V. SOFTWARE ENGINEERING AND IMPLEMENTATION.

20. Quality Assurance Through Software Engineering.
21. Successfully Implementing the Information System.
22. Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design.
Index.

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