Course: MS‑388 Computer Systems Analysis and Design II (Section 1)

Time & Loc: Lecture: Tu, W, F: 1:00pm – 1:50pm (B-101)

Instructor: Dr. Jeffrey Blessing

E-mail:

Web: http://www.msoe.edu/~blessing/ms388

Office: CC-27a

Hours: M, W, Th, F: 11:00am – 11:50am,

Tu, Th: 2:00pm – 2:50pm, and by appointment

Phone: 277‑7194

Text: Systems Analysis & Design Methods

Whitten & Bentley, Irwin-McGraw Hill, 1999

Objective: This course involves the formulation, analysis, design, implementation, testing and documentation of a software team project. The projects will be arranged into groups, with each group having the responsibility of creating a software system to solve a proposed problem. Team members will be assigned to particular tasks based on their assessed skills. Team leaders will also be needed to lead each group. The intent is to make the class experience as close to a real‑world software development effort as possible.

Grading: Project 30%

Weekly Quizzes 30%

Final (week 11) 30%

Project Assessment 10%

Attendance: Although not reflected for the grading this course, attendance is strongly encouraged. If chronic absenteeism is a problem, attendance will be formally taken. Exam & Quiz material will come from both the text and class discussions.

Late Policy: Assignments are due at the beginning of the class period that was designated as their due date. A 10% penalty will be assessed for each day an assignment is late.

Projects: Each group will have the task of writing a project report that details the six major aspects of the team project: Analysis, Design, Implementation, Testing, and User Manual for the system developed as part of the requirements for the CS-387 and CS-388 course project.