Catalog Description: Methods related to the functional design of complex computer systems. Emphasis is on the project-team design approach. Operational criteria, system feasibility, requirements, and cost tradeoffs. Integration of personnel, equipment, hardware, and software. Formerly CSCI 270.
Course Objectives:
The objectives of this course are for students to learn:
2. User requirements determination: interviews, walkthrough
3. Complete a Problem Definition Report (PDR) to demonstrate general understanding of user requirements
4. Complete a Study Plan to determine project feasibility and detailed user requirements
5. Complete a Feasibility Study for the project
6. Complete the requirement engineering of analysis and formal specification of user requirements
7. Overview of systems analysis and design and the deliverables, including the current and future logical and physical models
8. Use simple data flow systems analysis and design tools: processes, process decomposition, data dictionary, data stores, and minispecs
9. Deliver technical presentations to users
10. Contribute to project analysis and design as an individual contributor or team leader
Class/Laboratory schedule:
One hundred and fifty minutes a week lecture
Accreditation Category Content:
This course embodies a significant portion of Problem Analysis and Solution Design.
Topic
Percentage
Hours
Algorithms
20%
9
Methods and tools of analysis
20%
9
Software Design
10%
4.5
Software tools and environments; processes
10%
4.5
Software requirements and specifications
15%
6
Software project management
25%
12
Relationship of Course to Program Objectives:
This course supports the achievement of the following program objectives:
Students will be able to analyze and solve computing problems, or problems in related areas, and to continually upgrade their knowledge and skills.
Students will be effective oral and written communicators and be able to function effectively as members of multi-disciplinary teams.
Those graduates who pursue careers as computing professionals will have the skills to use and design new and innovative systems that meet society's needs.
Those graduates who pursue advanced degrees will have the skills to succeed in graduate programs in computing and related fields.
College of Engineering, Computer
Science, & Construction Management
California State University, Chico
Chico, CA 95929-0003
530-898-5963 webmaster@ecst.csuchico.edu
