IS 695 - IS Development and Management

(3 units)

The analysis, design, prototyping and documentation of a major information system. Emphasizes contrasting the academic recommendations to real-life issues that can occur during implementation of an information system.

Maximum units a student may earn: 3

Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MS, Information Systems (MSIS) program.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall and Spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. plan and execute a systems analysis project in a real-world organization.
2. identify and analyze a business’ need for a system improvement/enhancement.
3. prepare and use various information gathering techniques for eliciting user information requirements and system expectations.
4. construct and interpret a variety of system analysis and design documents and models.
5. identify available solutions and implementation strategies to solve business problems and evaluate each alternative using appropriate criteria.
6. use the capabilities of software development tools (Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Project, etc.) to develop system models, plans and descriptions.
7. 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.
8. identify and describe the state-of-the-art for agile practices in information systems.
9. analyze the efficacy of implementing academic recommendations for agile practices when addressing practical problems in real-life organizations.
10. identify and explore a research question related to the implementation of agile practices.

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