Building on the proven pedagogy of its predecessors, with an increased focus on object modeling and project management, Systems Analysis and Design, Seventh Edition presents a clear introduction to systems analysis and design. Students will find concepts easy-to-understand through the clear writing style and full-color figures that illustrate current technology and trends. Examples and cases are drawn from actual systems projects that enable students to learn in the context of solving problems, much like the ones they will encounter on the job. This approach, combined with motivating tools such as the SCR Associates interactive Web-Based Case Study, Systems Analyst’s Toolkit, the Student Study Tool on CD-ROM, and more, makes Systems Analysis and Design, Seventh Edition a wise and exciting choice for your introductory systems analysis and design class.
Author: Gary B. Shelly
Author: Thomas J. Cashman
Author: Harry J. Rosenblatt
Publisher: Course Technology
Customer Reviews
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Good as an introductory text to System Analysis
There are few things I can say after reading this book pretty much from cover to cover:
<br />- Nowadays there are lots of critics of structured SAD, so if you're happen to be one of them, I am pretty sure you will not give this text a good grade. While it does cover Object-Oriented SAD, it is not build upon it. This text (as it seems to me) is revolves around structured SAD using SDLC.
<br />- I liked this text because it has LOTS of colorful diagrams, screen-shots, and charts. This gives a text more alive presentation and makes it more fun to read, even though you're getting lost in terms and abbreviation.
<br />- The text has plenty of abbreviations because SAD process integrates all system components. You can imagine how much data that is, especially considering the fact of collecting that data and organizing it.
<br />- I thing this text by itself will not make you an system analyst. You will need to read more, but it serves well as an introduction to SAD.
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<br />The obvious negative thing - these editions that coming up new each year are costly for students, but this is a issue of all comp. textbooks, not just this.
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<br />Brief contents:
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<br />-ch 1. Introduction to Systems Analysis and Design
<br />PHASE 1: SYSTEM PLANNING
<br />-ch 2. Analyzing the business case
<br />PHASE 2: SYSTEM ANALYSIS
<br />-ch 3. Requirements modeling
<br />-ch 4. Data and process modeling
<br />-ch 5. Object modeling
<br />-ch 6. Development strategies
<br />PHASE 3: SYSTEM DESIGN
<br />-ch 7. Output and user interface design
<br />-ch 8. Data Design
<br />-ch 9. System architecture
<br />PHASE 4: Systems implementation
<br />-ch10. Systems implementation
<br />PHASE 5: SYSTEMS OPERATION, SUPPORT, AND SECURITY
<br />-ch11. Systems operation, support and security
<br />THE SYSTEM ANALYST'S TOOLKIT
<br />Toolkit 1: Communication tools
<br />Toolkit 2: CASE Tools
<br />Toolkit 3: Financial Analysis Tools
<br />Toolkit 4: Project Management Tools
<br />Toolkit 5: Internet Resource Tools
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Great delivery response time.
The item was shipped promptly and arrived in great condition. Thanks so much for the timely shipping, as the text was used for spring semester at school.
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