BMIS 530 Systems Analysis, Modeling, and Design

This course will provide a practical look at the current methodologies and design techniques necessary for system implementation, operation, and maintenance. These include the systems development life cycle (SDLC), rapid application development (RAD), agile development, object-oriented analysis and design, prototyping, visual development, and the human computer interface (HCI).

For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.

The purpose of this course is to provide the student with skills in various computer systems modeling and design processes, along with business awareness, in order to facilitate the alignment of technology and its functions within business. This course will cover the concepts, skills, methodologies, techniques, tools, and perspectives that are needed for the systems analyst to successfully develop information systems that align with a business’s overall organizational strategy. It is important for the student who will be a future IT or business professional to understand the role IT systems play in supporting organizations and management initiatives in order to ensure that IT systems can fulfill their intended role within the organization.

Textbook readings and lecture presentations/notes

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Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Video Discussions (2)

Video discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to provide a thread in response to the provided topic for each video discussion. The student will then reply to 3 peers for each discussion. For each video discussion, the initial thread must contain a 15-minute professional video presentation and each reply a minimum of 200 words. 

Systems Analysis and Redesign Project Assignments (3)

In this 3-phase project, the student will analyze an organization and its associated systems in order to determine which processes need to be redesigned for the organization to operate more effectively. The Systems Analysis and Redesign Project: Phase 1 Assignment will be minimum 800 words and 5 sources, the Systems Analysis and Redesign Project: Phase 2 Assignment will be a minimum of 1,800 words and 10 sources, and the Systems Analysis and Redesign Project: Phase 3 Assignment will be a minimum of 250 words.

The student will write a minimum 1,400 word report on how Creation in the Bible relates to the systems development lifecycle in information systems. 

Quizzes (2)

Each quiz will cover the Learn material for the assigned module: week. This quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain 20 multiple-choice and true/false questions, and will have a 20-minute time limit.