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Systems Analysis and Design, 6/E
Kenneth E. Kendall
Julie E. Kendall

ISBN-10: 0131454552
ISBN-13:  9780131454552

Publisher:  Prentice Hall
Copyright:  2005
Format:  Cloth; 752 pp
Published:  03/01/2004


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For junior/senior/graduate level courses in Systems Analysis and Design.

Dynamic, comprehensive coverage makes this the perfect text on systems analysis and design, with a student-friendly presentation of development, methods, tools, and techniques. A variety of review questions and problems, an ongoing case study, and an Internet-based case study offer students an understandable and motivating look at the SAD field.


Features

  • NEW - Extreme programming (XP) core practices and values—Deeper coverage of XML Pathology Checkpoints.
  • NEW - Object-oriented chapter—With additional UML modeling.
  • NEW - Material on implementing Web site security and privacy safeguards—Including firewalls, corporate privacy policies, PKI, SSL, SET, VPN, URL filters, and email filtering.
  • NEW - Coverage of the Six Sigma approach—To quality for designing software and systems.
  • More than 65 Consulting Opportunities—Including many new mini-cases focused on designing for e-commerce, extreme programming, and modeling with UML.
  • Expanded Web-based design—With new approaches for designing e-commerce Web sites, and more coverage of graphical user interface design.
  • Extended exploration—On how to evaluate commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software versus outsourcing to an ASP.
  • Updated, ongoing CPU case—For use with Visible Analyst and Microsoft Access.
  • Updated HyperCase 2.5—Graphical organizational simulation for the Web.

    • Allows students to apply their skills.


New To This Edition

  • Extreme programming (XP) core practices and values—Deeper coverage of XML Pathology Checkpoints.
  • Object-oriented chapter—With additional UML modeling.
  • Material on implementing Web site security and privacy safeguards—Including firewalls, corporate privacy policies, PKI, SSL, SET, VPN, URL filters, and email filtering.
  • Coverage of the Six Sigma approach—To quality for designing software and systems.


Table of Contents

I. SYSTEMS ANALYSIS FUNDAMENTALS.

 1. Assuming the Role of the Systems Analyst.

 2. Understanding Organizational Style and Its Impact on Information Systems.

 3. Determining Feasibility and Managing Analysis and Design Activities.

II. INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS.

 4. Information Gathering: Interactive Methods.

 5. Information Gathering: Intrusive Methods.

 6. Prototyping, RAD and Extreme Programming.

III. THE ANALYSIS PROCESS.

 7. Using Data Flow Diagrams.

 8. Analyzing Systems Using Data Dictionaries.

 9. Describing Process Specifications and Structured Decisions.

10. Preparing the Systems Proposal.

IV. THE ESSENTIALS OF DESIGN.

11. Designing Effective Output.

12. Designing Effective Input.

13. Designing Databases.

14. Designing User Interfaces.

15. Designing Accurate Data-Entry Procedures.

V. SOFTWARE ENGINEERING AND IMPLEMENTATION.

16. Quality Assurance through Software Engineering.

17. Successfully Implementing the Information System.

18. Object-Oriented Systems Analysis and Design and UML.


Next Edition(s)

  • Systems Analysis and Design, 8/E
    Kendall & Kendall
    ©2011  |  Prentice Hall  |  Cloth; 600 pp  |  Instock
    ISBN-10: 013608916X  |  ISBN-13: 9780136089162
    Brief Description  |  More Info

  • Systems Analysis and Design, 7/E
    Kendall & Kendall
    ©2008  |  Prentice Hall  |  Cloth; 816 pp  |  Instock
    ISBN-10: 0132240858  |  ISBN-13: 9780132240857
    Brief Description  |  More Info



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