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Name: Essentials of Systems Analysis and Design
Author: Valacich George Hoffer
Edition: 5th
ISBN-10: 0137067119
Type: Solutions Manual
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Chapter 1
The Systems Development Environment
Chapter Overview
Chapter 1 is a foundation chapter, introducing students to basic, core systems analysis and design concepts. These basic concepts include a definition of information systems analysis and design, an overview of systems analysis and design core concepts, a discussion of a system and its parts, an introduction to the modern approach to systems analysis and design, an overview of the systems analyst’s role in systems development, and a review of the types of information systems and systems development. The chapter concludes with an introduction to the systems development life cycle, its four phases, and alternative approaches to development.
Instructional Objectives
Specific student learning objectives are included at the beginning of the chapter. From an instructor’s point of view, the objectives of this chapter are to:
1. Define information systems analysis and design.
2. Define and discuss the modern approach to systems analysis and design.
3. Illustrate how systems development extends to different types of information systems and not just transaction processing systems.
4. Introduce the traditional information systems development life cycle, which serves as the basis for the organization of the material in this book.
5. Show students that the life cycle is a flexible basis for systems analysis and design and that it can support many different tools and...