System Analysis and Design Project Format.pdf

Rift Valley University Computer Science Department System Analysis and Design Course System Analysis and Design Project Project The project is a major part of your grade. The project involves the analysis and design of an information system. The projects should include the following: A title page, table of contents, general description of the system, description of the current and potential information system problems, and description of the purpose and scope of the study. Next, your project should document the information system requirements using text, models of the future system. The models should follow the Structural System Analysis and Design Methods.

Project Description 1. The project should address a real life situation si tuation and be implemental. I suggest that you search the Internet for B-C e-commerce s ystems that you can use. For example, the following are good sources: a) Airline (or Train, Bus or other) ticket purchase  b) Shopping sites on the internet c) Online Banks and Financial Institutions d) Online Insurance (Life, Medical, Homeowner, and others) purchase e) Rentals (Car, Video, Audio, and others) You can also use traditional firms if you can get the requisite permission from the appropriate people. Also, they should be able to provide you with the data to complete your project. 2. For the firm you have chosen, identify the major functions that a firm can  perform. 3. Document each function. Figure out the process used in each function, the inputs used, and the outputs generated. However, web pages alone will be inadequate. You have to use your knowledge about the industry/firm/function to identify other data used by the system. 4. Identify at least two problems or limitations related to the functionality. The limitations could be new functions that could be useful to a potential customer or improvements over existing functions. 5. Model the system using structural analysis models. 6. Analyze the models and propose a new system. 7. Transform the models into detailed design Note: The project should be sufficiently complex. Please consult with me in the beginning stage to determine whether your project is adequate for the course.

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Project Deliverables Phase 1: Project Proposal Phase 2: introduction to the system and background of the system 1. Introduction 2. Organization profile 3. Background of the project 4. Beneficiaries of the system 5. Problem of the existing system 6. Resource requirements 7. Methodologies a. Data gathering tools  b. Requirement analysis tools c. Design tools d. Development environment e. Descriptions f. System concepts for Data modeling 8. Feasibility studies a. Economic feasibility  b. Technical feasibility c. Operational feasibility d. Legal & contractual feasibility e. Political feasibility f. Schedule & resource feasibility 9. Related literature review Phase 3: Requirement gathering and Structuring The results of the requirements elicitation activity and the analysis activity are documented in the Requirements Analysis Document (RAD). This document completely describes the system in terms of functional and non-functional requirements and serves as a contractual basis between the client and the developers Systems Analysis Activities: o Requirements Determination o Fact Finding Techniques Traditional Methods for gathering requirements o o Interviews, Questionnaires, Direct observation, Collecting & Reviewing documentation Modern methods for gathering requirements Structuring System Requirements o Process Modeling ( DFD Diagrams) Conceptual Data Modeling ( ER Diagrams) 

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Phase 4: System Design  

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Mapping subsystems to hardware/software platform Designing the human interface o Designing Forms and Reports Data base design (Logical and Physical data base) o Logical data base design o Physical data base

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Coding Testing Installation Documentation Training Support and Maintenance

Conclusion, Recommendation and Future Works

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