Today's students want to practice the application of concepts. As with the previous editions of this book, the authors write to balance the coverage of concepts, tools, techniques, and their applications, and to provide the most examples of system analysis and design deliverables available in any book. The textbook also serves the reader as a professional reference for best current practices.

Contents

PAET ONE The Context of Systems Development Projects

1 THE CONTEXT OF SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN METHODS

2 INFORMATION SYSTEM BUILDING BLOCKS

3 INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT

4 PROJECT MANAGEMENT

PART TWO Systems Analysis Methods

5 SYSTEMS ANALYSIS

6 FACT-FINDING TECHNIQUES FOR REQUIREMENTS DISCOVERY

7 MODELING SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS WITH USE CASES

8 DATA MODELING AND ANALYSIS

9 PROCESS MODELING

10 OBJECT-ORIENTED ANALYSIS AND MODELING USING THE UML

11 FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS AND THE SYSTEM PROPOSAL

PART THREE Systems Design Methods

12 SYSTEMS DES IGN

13 APPLICATION ARCHITECTURE AND MODELING

14 DATABASE DESIGN

15 OUTPUT DESIGN AND PROTOTYPING

16 INPUT DESIGN AND PROTOTYPING

17 USER INTERFACE DESIGN

18 OBJECT-ORIENTED DESIGN AND MODELING USING THE UML

PART FOUR Beyond Systems Analysis and Design

19 SYSTEMS CONSTRUCTION AND IMPLEMENTATION

20 SYSTEMS OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT