Course Schedule - Systems Development Methodologies

BA D 64045 / 74045

Version 1.9 - 6 December 1998

Date Topic Activities Readings Items Due
31 Aug Course Introduction Discuss the scope of the methodology material and the administrative design for the course. "Information System Development"

Excerpts from Overview Monograph: The Ernst & Young Navigator Systems Series (pp. 5-20)

"General SDLC Introduction"

"Systems Development Methodologies - Time to Advance the Clock", Brian Fitzgerald, from Systems Development Methods for the Next Century, Ed. Wojtkowki, et al,  Plenum Press, 1997

 N/A
7 Sept (No Class)     General Orientation to Methodology Resources on the WWW: www.methodology.org

For browsing: A course comparable to ours in England

 N/A
14 Sept System Development "101"

Group formation and discussion of project list.

 Lecture: "Background: What's a Business Information System?"

Lecture: "System Development Life Cycles - Basic Principles"

Lecture: "Historical Overview of the Development of Methodologies and Concepts"

Example: "What's a Methodology Look Like?"

Another Example: A Graphical Depiction of a Methodology

Select topics/form groups....

 Job Opportunities for Methodologists: Kroger

New Concepts: "A TQM-Based Systems Development Process"

 N/A
21 Sept Advanced Methodology Concepts

Research in Methodology

Specialized Methodologies

 Example: "The ADM" Methodology"

Lecture: "Weak and Strong Problem Solving Approaches - The Link to Methodologies"

 Howard et al article (handed out in class on the first night)

A Data Warehousing Methodology

Background on WWW Development Methodology   

A System Update Migration Methodology

Have a solid idea of what your presentation topic and date are going to be.
28 Sept Modeling Techniques for System Development

 

 Review of theoretical methodology concepts

Lecture: "Introduction to Data Modeling"

 

 "The Use of Systems Development Methodologies, Tools, and Techniques in Western Australia," Vanessa Chang, from Systems Development Methods for the Next Century, Ed. Wojtkowki, et al,  Plenum Press, 1997

"A TQM-Based Systems Development Process"

"Introduction to Data Modeling"

 N/A
5 Oct Tools and Methodologies Lecture: "Introduction to Process Modeling"

Lecture: "Introduction to CASE Technology"

 

 "Introduction to Process Modeling"

"Systems Modeling for Business Process Improvement" - Conference Announcement

"A Comparative Review of MetaCASE Tools", Hosein Isazadeh and David A. Lamb, from Systems Development Methods for the Next Century, Ed. Wojtkowki, et al,  Plenum Press, 1997

"Representative ADW Screens and Techniques" + others with different suffixes

Just Browse: "Methodologies Available on the WWW" - possible sources of material for presentations

Just Browse: "CASE Tools Available on the WWW" - possible sources of material for presentations

"Visible Advisor" - CASE Support for Methodology Training and Utilization"

 N/A
12 Oct (No Class)   None N/A
19 Oct Methodology Research (PhD students only) Article outlining session None N/A
26 Oct Presentation Group Presentation - "Neural Net Development Methodologies" "Neural Net Development Methodologies"

"Fifth International Workshop on Requirements Engineering" - Conference Announcement

 Group presentation.
2 Nov Presentation Group Presentation - " RAD Application Development" "RAD Application Development"

Download RAD PowerPoint Slides

 Group presentation.
9 Nov Presentation Group Presentation - "Interpretation and Application of PG Web Design Internet Methodology" "Interpretation and Application of PG Web Design Internet Methodology" Group presentation.
16 Nov Presentation Group Presentation - Project Management Methodologies "Project Management Methodologies" Group presentation.
23 Nov Presentation Group Presentation - OO Application Tool Methodology as Applied to Groupware/Workflow - Deferred unitl 7 December Technical difficulties! The missing cable was eventually found. Group presentation.
30 Nov (No Class) (No Class) TBA N/A
7 Dec Presentation Group Presentation - OO Application Tool Methodology as Applied to Groupware/Workflow "OO Application Tool Methodology as Applied to Groupware/Workflow" - Download .PPT File

"Virtual Reality in Business"

 

 Group presentation.
14 Dec Final Exam (5:45 - 8:00 PM) Take-home final due December 16. Take-Home Final Final due Dec 16.