Week 7 (October 6 – October 12)

Tuesday, October 7 (12:00 P.M. – 1:50 P.M., LISB 131) Class Session 7
Topics	Review solutions to previous week's assignment. Documenting Functional Requirements (Waterfall)
In-Class Activities	Review solutions to previous week's assignment. Breakout: Project selection and team formation
Required Readings	Spurrier & Topi: Chapter 8
Required Recordings	Lecture Video: Introduction to Use Cases and Use Case Diagrams . Please note that this lecture was recorded for an earlier course where we were learning how to draw use case diagrams. I have included it here because it addresses use cases from a helpful general point of view. Nevertheless, you will not be required to draw use case diagrams for this course. Lecture Video: Creating Use Case Specifications
Other Resources	Sample Use Case Diagram for Student Attendance System Sample use case specification for Log Attendance MS Word template file for use case specifications

Thursday, October 9 (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.

Sunday, October 12, @ 11:55 P.M. Weekly Assignments Deadline
Written Assignments Due	Use Case Specification and Activity Diagram Practice Assignment Description: You will be creating a use case specification and an activity diagram. Instructions for Use Case Specification and Activity Diagram Practice Assignment Tutorial Video: Creating a Use Case Specification With MS Word MS Word template file for use case specifications Tutorial Video – Activity Diagramming for Use Case Scenario Using LucidChart Grading Rubric for Use Case Specification and Activity Diagram Practice Assignment
Computing Setup	Install LucidChart Description: We will be using LucidChart as the diagrammer for this course. In this activity, we access LucidChart using our browser. You can begin using LucidChart immediately using the version that is free-to-everyone. Nevertheless, you should get access to one of the other two versions described below. The first is a free-to-students version. The second is a paid version that is available through the Illinois Webstore. Both of these have more functionality than the free-to-everyone version. LucidChart Free For Everyone Account . LucidChart makes a very limited version of its diagrammer free-to-everyone. You can sign up for a free account using this link. LucidChart Free Educational License . LucidChart makes a less limited version of its diagrammer free-to-students. You can sign up for a free account using this link. This is the version that I demonstrate during the tutorial videos. While this is not as limited as the free-to-everyone version, it has lesser functionality than the paid license version. It sometimes takes a while to get your license for this version. If you are waiting, start out with the free-to-everyone version while you wait. Offers for LucidChart at Illinois Webstore . In the past, the Illinois Webstore has offered a one-year license to LucidChart for students. As of this writing, there is no Webstore offer available specifically for students. Nevertheless, there is a Lucid Suite Premium Education Plan for Faculty and Staff for $70 that I believe is available to students despite its name.

Sunday, October 12, @ 11:55 P.M.
Weekly Assignments Deadline

Written Assignments Due

Use Case Specification and Activity Diagram Practice Assignment
Description: You will be creating a use case specification and an activity diagram.

Computing Setup

Install LucidChart
Description: We will be using LucidChart as the diagrammer for this course. In this activity, we access LucidChart using our browser. You can begin using LucidChart immediately using the version that is free-to-everyone. Nevertheless, you should get access to one of the other two versions described below. The first is a free-to-students version. The second is a paid version that is available through the Illinois Webstore. Both of these have more functionality than the free-to-everyone version.
- LucidChart Free For Everyone Account . LucidChart makes a very limited version of its diagrammer free-to-everyone. You can sign up for a free account using this link.
- LucidChart Free Educational License . LucidChart makes a less limited version of its diagrammer free-to-students. You can sign up for a free account using this link. This is the version that I demonstrate during the tutorial videos. While this is not as limited as the free-to-everyone version, it has lesser functionality than the paid license version. It sometimes takes a while to get your license for this version. If you are waiting, start out with the free-to-everyone version while you wait.
- Offers for LucidChart at Illinois Webstore . In the past, the Illinois Webstore has offered a one-year license to LucidChart for students. As of this writing, there is no Webstore offer available specifically for students. Nevertheless, there is a Lucid Suite Premium Education Plan for Faculty and Staff for $70 that I believe is available to students despite its name.

Weekly Course Schedule – Fall 2025

IS446 A-Section - Systems Analysis and Design

Meets Tuesday Afternoons

Week 7 (October 6 – October 12)