System definition and concepts: Characteristics and types of system, Manual and automated systems
,Real-life Business sub-systems: Production, Marketing, Personal, Material, Finance
Systems models types of models: Systems environment and boundaries, Real-time and distributed
systems, Basic principles of successful systems
Role and need of systems analyst ,Qualifications and responsibilities ,Systems Analyst as and
agent of change,
Introduction to systems development life cycle (SDLC) : Various phases of development
:Analysis, Design, Development,
Implementation, Maintenance
Systems documentation considerations: Principles of systems documentation, Types of documentation
and their importance, Enforcing documentation discipline in an organization.
Data and fact gathering techniques: Interviews, Group communication, Presentations, Site
visits.Feasibility study and its importance, Types of feasibility reportsSystem, Selection plan and proposal
PrototypingProcess modeling, Logical and physical design, Design representation, Systems
flowcharts and structured charts , Data flow diagrams , Common diagramming conventions and
guidelines using DFD and ERD diagrams. Data Modeling and systems analysis , Designing the
internals: Program and Process design ,Designing Distributed Systems .
Classification of forms: Input/output forms design, User-interface design, Graphical interfaces
Module specifications ,Module coupling and cohesion , Top-down and bottom-up design
Planning considerations, Conversion methods, producers and controls, System acceptance
Criteria, System evaluation and performance, Testing and validation, Systems qualify Control
and assurance, Maintenance activities and issues.
Computer system as an expensive resource: Data and Strong media
Procedures and norms for utilization of computer equipment, Audit of computer system usage,
Audit trails,
Types of threats to computer system and control measures: Threat to computer system and
control measures, Disaster recovery and contingency planning
Introduction to Object Oriented Analysis and design life cycle, object modeling: Class
Diagrams, Dynamic modeling: state diagram, Dynamic modeling: sequence diagramming.