System Analysis and Design Concise Tutorial

Author: (USA) George et al
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Publishing Date: 2003-10-01
Features: The characteristics of this teaching series are as follows:
· Authority—Recommended by the Higher Education Department of the Ministry of Education, selected by the Expert Group of the Ministry of Education for the Introduction of Information Science and Technology Textbooks for Higher Education Institutions;
· Systematicity—Covers core courses for computer majors and computer foundation courses for non-computer majors;
· Modernity—The latest works of renowned computer experts in the past two years, with advanced content systems;
· Economy—Priced comparably to domestically compiled textbooks, making it the lowest-priced imported textbook in the country.
The core of developing efficient information systems is the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Each chapter of this book starts with a highlighted SDLC diagram, explaining how each chapter and each stage of the SDLC systematically support each other in construction. The main steps highlighted in the SDLC include: Planning and Selection; System Analysis; System Design; System Implementation and Operation.
This book also uses real-world cases to explain the development of e-commerce and web-based customer relationship management systems. Readers can explore the content of each chapter and complete exercises by logging in to http://www.prenhall.com/valacich.
Three explanatory fictional examples in the book are a distinctive feature, progressively telling: how an analysis team collaborates to develop, propose, implement, and maintain online business activities; how analysts develop and implement an automated food ordering system; and includes extended examples of the main concepts in each chapter.
This book is suitable for undergraduate courses on system design and system analysis in computer and related majors at higher education institutions.