Weekly Course Schedule – Fall 2025

IS446 A-Section - Systems Analysis and Design

Meets Tuesday Afternoons

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Week 3 (September 8 – September 14)



Tuesday, September 9   (12:00 P.M. – 1:50 P.M., LISB 131)
Class Session 3
Topics
  • Anticipating the Make vs Buy Decisions
  • Identifying Development Options (Chapter 7)
In-Class Activities
  • Breakout: Team formation and project selection
Required Readings
  • Spurrier & Topi: Chapter 7
Required Recordings
Other Resources
Prep For In‑Class Activities
  • Team formation and project selection breakout session
    Students will break up into groups of approximately 5 to talk about team formation, client identification, and project selection. Here are some questions to think about before you arrive at class: Do you have any candidates in mind for clients and projects? What kind of project would you like to work on? What skills do you bring to the project that you have already developed? What new skills would you like to try out?


Thursday, September 11   (4:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M., Zoom)
Optional Session
Lab Session
On Thursday afternoons from 4:00 PM till 5:00 PM, we 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. Please use a headset while participating.


Schedule Note
While there are no weekly assignments due this week, I am expecting you to continue networking with your classmates to identify those with whom you might form a Final Project team, identify a client, and choose a project.