Weekly Course Schedule – Spring 2021

IS446 - AOG/AOU - Systems Analysis and Design

Meets Tuesday Evenings Online

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Week 1 (January 25 – January 31)



Tuesday, January 26   (6:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M., Zoom)
Class Session 1
Session Link
You may join the session using this link. Use 7h526y as the session password. Please use a headset.
Topics
  • Welcome
  • Review Syllabus
  • Review Weekly Schedule
  • Introductions
  • What Does a Systems Analyst Do
Required Readings
Required Recordings
Other Resources
Class Discussion Prep
  • Introduce yourself
    An important activity during this first class will be introducing ourselves. I plan to go through the class in the order that students appear in the Zoom list of attendees. I will ask each of you to speak to us using your headset. I am expecting each of you to speak for 1 - 2 minutes. Here are the things that I would like you to share with us: Your name; The iSchool program in which you are enrolled; Your employment (this includes, full-time, part-time, university, and home care activities); Your previous experience with tools used in this course (Python, Anaconda); Most Important: What you would like to get out of this course. I look forward to meeting each of you during your introductions.
  • How are systems analysts like architects in the home building industry?
    The design and building of homes is an industry that has evolved over thousands of years. In many ways, the roles and responsibilities of the various players are much better established in this industry than they are in the software development field. If I were to pick the role in the building industry that corresponds most closely to being a systems analyst, it is the architect. Please read the brochure that I have assigned under Readings and give some thought to this comparison. This will fuel our group breakout discussion.


Sunday, January 31   (12:00 P.M. – 1:00 P.M., Zoom)
Optional Session
Session Link
You may join the session using this link. Use 4v810b as the session password. Please use a headset.
Lab Session
On Sunday afternoons from 12:00 PM till 1:00 PM, I will be holding an optional Lab Session using Zoom. Please drop by to ask a question, to discuss solutions to previous assignments, to get help with the current assignment, to discuss the final project, or just to say hello.


Schedule Note
There are no assignments due this week. Instead, I recommend that you browse through our textbooks. This will give you an appreciation of the scope of this course. I am hoping that it might drive some useful discussion in our Week 2 class session.