System Analysis and Design

Characteristics and types of system, Manual and automated systems real-life business subsystems, Systems environment and boundaries, Real-time and distributed systems, Basic principles of successful systems, Role and need of systems analyst.

Introduction to Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Systems documentation considerations, Principles of systems documentation, Types of documentation and their importance, Enforcing documentation discipline in an organization. Data and fact gathering techniques: Interviews, Group communication, Presentations, Site visits. Feasibility study and its importance, Types of feasibility reports System Selection plan and proposal Prototyping, Tools and techniques.

Process modeling, Logical and physical design, Design representation, Systems flowcharts and structured charts, Data flow diagrams, Common diagramming conventions and guidelines using DFD and ERD diagrams. Data Modeling and systems analysis, Designing the internals: Program and Process design, Designing Distributed Systems. 

Input/output forms design, User-interface design, Graphical interfaces Module specifications, Module coupling and cohesion, Top-down and bottom-up design. Planning considerations, Conversion methods, producers and controls, System acceptance Criteria, System evaluation and performance, Testing and validation

Systems qualify Control and assurance, Maintenance activities and issues. Procedures and norms for utilization of computer equipment, Audit of computer system usage, Audit trails. Threat to computer system and control measures, Disaster recovery and contingency planning