TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE

COURSE SYLLABUS

Course Number: CPT 264

Course Title: Systems and Procedures

Class Hours

Per week: 3

Lab Hours

Per Week: 0

Credits

Awarded: 3

Catalog Description:

This course covers the techniques of system analysis, design, development, and implementation.

Entry Level Skills:

The student should have:

· A general understanding of programming analysis and design.

· The ability to use common productivity software such as word processors, spreadsheets, browsers, and presentation packages.

· Basic writing and public speaking skills.

Pre-requisites:

CPT 178 or CPT 270, CPT 234

Co-requisites:

None

Text(s)/Required Materials:

· Text(s): Systems Analysis and Design, Seventh Edition, Kendall & Kendall, Pearson Prentice Hall, © 2008

· Storage media: USB flash drive

Course Competencies and

Objectives:

Upon satisfactory completion of IST 220, the student should be able to:

· Define the basic system development process and name the people who are involved.

· Understand the fundamentals of project management.

· Conduct a preliminary investigation, including a feasibility analysis.

· Perform systems analysis including determining requirements and completing documentation.

· Use appropriate analysis and design tools, such as data flow diagrams, decision tables, entity relationship diagrams and CASE tools.

· Develop an implementation plan that includes training schedule and materials, file-conversion planning and evaluation methods.

· Demonstrate documentation and presentation skills at all stages in the system life cycle.

Major Course Topics:

Systems development life cycle

Organizational structures

Project management

Information gathering

Documentation; DFDs, ERD’s, Data dictionaries

Specifications and Proposals

I/O design

Designing the Human/Machine interface

Software engineering

Documentation

Testing

Training

System conversion

Grade Calculation Method:

There will be a Mid Term Exam at the mid-point of the semester and a Final Exam at the end of the course. Throughout the course short quizzes will be given and a series of assignments will be completed.

At the end of the term, the final grade is calculated as follows:

	Final Grade Percentage
MidTerm Exam	20%
Final Exam	30%
Quizzes	20%
Assignments	30%
Total	100%

Additional Information Pertaining to Grades:

Students must earn a minimum grade of ‘C’ in all CPT/IST courses used to fulfill graduation requirements of a Computer and Information Technology program.

Prepared by S. Moser

Date written or revised: 6/27/2008