INSTRUCTOR: Ron Norman OFFICE: SS-3200 E-mail: ronald.norman@sdsu.edu PHONE: 594-3734

OFFICE HOURS: Monday: 8:00am - 8:45am; 11:45am - 12:30pm; 1:30pm - 3:45pm

Wednesday: 8:00am - 8:45am or by appointment.

GOAL FOR THE COURSE: To introduce each student to both the technical and behavioral aspects of information systems design, construction, and implementation including software development concepts, methods, tools & environments. This is a seminar style course where self-discovery of topics is important.

NOTES:

1) Your attitude, NOT your aptitude will be your strongest asset for achieving the goal for this course!!

2) My personal commitment to you is to be the best instructor & facilitator of this topic that I can possibly be.

REQUIRED TEXT: Norman, Ronald J., Object-Oriented Systems Analysis and Design, Prentice Hall, 1996

OPTIONAL TEXTS: Any additional documentation for Microsoft Visual J++ 6.0 you may need.

REFERENCES: Keep your eyes open to articles in trade publications that relate to Systems Design, Object-Oriented Design and Software Engineering so that you can share them when you come to class.

PREREQUISITE: IDS-695 - Systems Development I (an object-oriented perspective is preferred)

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Business information systems design, installation, and implementation as part of the systems development life cycle, with emphasis on object-oriented design methodology, relational database technology, and a 4th generation development tool; examination of prototyping, CASE technology, Software development process standards, business process reengineering, and client-server technology.

RESEARCH PAPER & PRESENTATION to be done and presented late in the semester by small teams. (See separate handout)

SYSTEMS DESIGN PROJECT: A GROUP (2 students) systems design and construction project will be required. This project will extend a prior semester's IDS-695 and IDS-697 Visual Basic 5.0 project by designing, testing and preparing to implement it using Microsoft Visual J++ 6.0. Each group will present its final prototype information system to the class. A portion of the project may be done during class meeting times. At the end of the semester you will evaluate your team member's performance on the project. Teams will be mostly determined by your own selection of a teammate. There is extensive Visual J++ 6.0 computer programming and prototyping required for this project!!!

GRADES: Grading will be based on the following (subject to change):

Research Paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25% Due one week after its presentation

Research Paper Presentation. . . . . . . . . . 15% Given at periodic times during the semester

(Must use Powerpoint 97)

Class attendance & participation . . . . . . . 10% Your attendance each week is important!

VJ 6 Project Prototype Presentation. . . . . 15% Prototype Presentations given in week 15 & 16

VJ 6 Project Software & User Doc. . . . . . 35% Due at Final Exam class meeting - Monday, May 17, 1998

Course grades domain: A = 93% B = 87% C+ = 77% D+ = 67%

A- = 90% B = 83% C = 73% D = 60%

B- = 80% C- = 70% F < 60%

(Percents are NOT rounded up; example: 86.5% = B; 76.9% = C; 89.9999% = B+)