2023 Purpose The purpose of the individual system analysis and design project is to | Assignment Collections

Purpose

The purpose of the individual system analysis and design project is to demonstrate student’s ability to apply the knowledge learned in this course to a real-world project.

Topics Suggestions

1.   The system analysis and design project must be realistic and it will be done using techniques covered in this course. The list of topics suggested for this project is as follows:

a)      Ticket purchase system (airline, train, cruise, concert, or others)

b)      Internet shopping sites (clothing, shoes, books, music, or others)

c)      Local real estate agency system

d)     Rental system (car, video, or others)

e)      Warehouse management system

f)       Student record system

g)      Banking system

h)      Insurance purchase system (life, medical, homeowner, or others)

i)       Credit card management system

j)        Library circulation system

2.  The above list is meant to be suggestive and if you have an idea about a specific topic, please consult with me early to determine if it is suitable for the course.

Project Deliverables

The project requires students to perform three phases: (a) requirements analysis, (b) system and database design, and (c) a project plan. Among these three phases, the “project plan” part c requires the use of MS Project software.

The following layout format covering a title page and three phases 1, 2, and 3 is recommended for the project.

Title page (project name, author, and date)

Phase 1: Requirement analysis

A. Problem definition

B. Issues

C. Objectives

D. Requirements

E. Constraints

F. Description of the proposed system

G. Logical model design

1.      Data flow diagrams

·         Context diagram/Diagram 0/Diagram 1 (Diagram 1 is optional)

·         Descriptions of processes in each diagram

2.      Descriptions of outputs/inputs/performance/security or controls

H. Specific requirements, if any (interface, operational, resource, performance, etc.)

Phase 2: System and database design (Physical model design)

A. User interface

Design an overall user interface consisting of screens, commands, controls, and features to enable users to use the system.

1.      How data will be input to the system?

·         The physical layout for each input

·         The input design and procedures

2.      How data will be output from the system?

·         The physical layout for each output

·         The output design and procedures

B. Data design

Develop a plan for data organization, storage, updating, and retrieval.

1.      Database design

·         Database tables with their attributes should be presented

·         Primary key(s) should be identified in each table, if any

·         Three steps of normalization should be included.

2.      Entity-relationship diagrams

3.      Data file storage and access

C. System architecture

Determine the architecture of the system as Web-based interface, client/server architecture, Internet/Intranet interface, network configuration, etc.

Phase 3: Project plan

A list of tasks or activities needed for implementing the proposed system

Estimating completion time and costs

A project schedule for performing those activities (Gantt charts or PERT charts)

Note that there is no other required software package except MS Project software. As a result, you are only required to use the MS Project software to handle the planning part requires and for other parts, you can use any word editing software or any drawing tools software.

Individual Project Rubric

The following rubric will be used when grading your individual project:

Questions

Please post your question using “Daniel’s Office” in the conference area.