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IS 495 - IS Development and Management

(3 units) CO14
The analysis, design, prototyping, and documentation of a major information system.

Prerequisite(s): IS 201 ; IS 301 ; IS 350 ; IS 365 ; IS 445 ; IS 475 ; MGT 321  or ENG 321 ; Business major or minor.

Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall and Spring
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course:
1. Students will be able to plan and execute a systems analysis project in a real-world organization.
2. Students will be able to identify and analyze a business’ need for a system improvement/enhancement.
3. Students will be able to prepare and use various information gathering techniques for eliciting user information requirements and system expectations.
4. Students will be able to construct and interpret a variety of system analysis and design documents and models.
5. Students will be able to identify available solutions and implementation strategies to solve business problems and evaluate each alternative using appropriate criteria.
6. Students will be able to use the capabilities of software development tools (Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Project, etc.) to develop system models, plans and descriptions.
7. Students will be able to produce the requisite documentation for the investigation, analysis and high-level design of an information system, and communicate it effectively and persuasively, both orally and in writing.


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