Information System Engineering

Author: Zhang Weiming
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Publish Date: 2003-05-01
Features: Starting from the mid-20th century, computer technology, automatic control technology, and modern communication technology emerged and rapidly developed, marking the gradual entry of humanity into a new information age. In this era, the development of modern science and technology has fundamentally transformed human capabilities and methods for understanding and comprehending the objective world. These exciting changes can be attributed to an invisible hand that governs the pulse of the information age—information. Information technology has changed the way humans live and work, and their reliance on information systems is only growing stronger. Information Systems Engineering is an engineering discipline that applies the principles and methods of systems engineering to guide the construction and management of information systems. It is a comprehensive, interdisciplinary, and uniquely styled applied discipline that integrates information science, management science, systems science, computer science, and communication technology.
The primary task of Information Systems Engineering is to study the inherent laws of information processing processes and their formalized expression and processing using modern means such as computers. Its fundamental concepts, principles, and methods provide a complete, scientific, and practical research and development framework for the actual analysis, design, and development of an information system, covering theory, methods, techniques, and more. It holds significant practical value and serves as an important theoretical guide for the construction of information systems.
This book systematically and comprehensively introduces the concepts, fundamental principles, development processes, and development methods of Information Systems Engineering. The book is divided into nine chapters, covering the basic concepts, content, and nature of information systems and information systems engineering, development methodologies for information systems, system planning, system modeling, system implementation, system testing, system operation and maintenance, system integration, and information systems project management, among others.
This book can serve as a textbook for undergraduate students in majors such as Information Management and Information Systems, Information Systems Engineering, and Management Engineering at universities. It can also be used as a reference for information system developers and managers, as well as computer software developers.