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