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BCA 05 Elements of Systems Analysis and Design (SAD)

This document outlines the key elements of systems analysis and design (SAD). It discusses the system development life cycle, including project selection, feasibility studies, structured system design, system development, testing and implementation. It also covers documentation, maintenance, management information systems, emerging trends, and attributes of a good analyst. The document is divided into 4 blocks that cover the introduction to SAD, structured design methodologies, system development tasks, and emerging trends and skills for analysts.

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BCA 05 Elements of Systems Analysis and Design (SAD)

This document outlines the key elements of systems analysis and design (SAD). It discusses the system development life cycle, including project selection, feasibility studies, structured system design, system development, testing and implementation. It also covers documentation, maintenance, management information systems, emerging trends, and attributes of a good analyst. The document is divided into 4 blocks that cover the introduction to SAD, structured design methodologies, system development tasks, and emerging trends and skills for analysts.

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BCA 05 Elements of Systems Analysis and Design(SAD)

Block 1 : Introduction Definition of a System Characteristics of a system Elements


of Systems Analysis System development life cycle Software crisis Role of
Systems Analyst Project Selection : Project request Managing Project selection
Preliminary investigation Problem classification and definition Feasibility study :
Types of feasibility Investigative study Cost Benefit Analysis Fact finding
techniques DFD Data Dictionaries HIPO Decision tables and Decision Trees
Warnier Orr Diagrams.

Block 2 : Structured System Design : Introduction Design Methodologies Structured


Design Modularization Design process Systems Specifications Prototype design
Input design and control : Elements of Input data Processing transaction data
Design guidelines Input verifications and control Layout of Terminal screen Output
System design Output devices Types of Output Designing screen output/report
Form design File and Database design Types of file File Organisation File
design Database Design Coding system Types of Code.

Block 3 : System Development : Task of System development Selection of Hardware


and Software Benchmark testing Software selection criteria Quality Assurance
Levels Maintenance Issues Levels of Test Testing plan Designing test data
System control Documentation : Characteristics Types of Documentation Need for
documentation Tools System Implementation : Conversion methods Post
Implementation Review Review Plan System Maintenance MIS : Concept
Overview of Computing, Communication and Database technologies DSS
Knowledge based system Impact of MIS Building MIS : Techniques

Block 4 : Emerging Trends Attributes of a Good Analyst Organisational Issues


Communicating with Computers Ergonomics Human problems in Automated office -
Multimedia : Introduction Components of Multimedia Hardware and Software
requirements Simple case studies : Information system planning Evaluation and
Selection of a system.

Reference Books:

1. Systems Analysis and Design by James. A. Senn


2. Systems Analysis and Design by Elias M. Award.

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