Structured Analysis & Design

 

Length

Variable 3-4 Days

 

Audience

Systems analysts and users

 

Prerequisites

None

 

Description

This course uses lecture, team assignments, role playing, and case study to teach the major steps involved in systems development cycle.

 

Topics

	Introduction to Structured Analysis
	Project Life Cycle and The Analysis Phase
	Tools of Structured Analysis: Data Flow Diagrams
	Tools of Structured Analysis: Data Dictionary
	Process Specification
	Structured English
	Decision Tables
	Narrative English
	Flowcharts
	Nassi-Shneiderman Diagrams
	Walkthroughs and Inspections
	Introduction to Structured Design
	What is Systems Design and How is it Different from Systems Analysis?
	System Design Approaches
	Model Driven Approaches
	Approach: Modern Structured Design
	Approach: Information Engineering (IE)
	Approach: Prototyping
	Approach: Rapid Application Development (RAD)
	IN-House BUILD Considerations
	A Little About Testing
	Principles of Software Testing
	White Box Methods
	Black Box Methods

Structured Analysis

 

Length

Variable 2-3 Days

 

Audience

System analysts and application developers

 

Prerequisites

None

 

Description

This course uses lecture, team assignments, and case study to teach the major steps involved in the systems development cycle. Emphasis on dataflow diagrams, structured process, system glossary, and structured walkthroughs.

 

Topics

	Introduction to Structured Analysis
	What is Structured Analysis?
	Project Life Cycle and The Analysis Phase
	Tools of Structured Analysis: Data Flow Diagrams
	Components of a DFD
	Tools of Structured Analysis: Data Dictionary
	The Need For a Data Dictionary
	Showing the Data Dictionary to the User
	Process Specification
	Structured English
	Decision Tables
	Other Process Specification Tools
	Graphs and Charts
	Narrative English
	Flowcharts
	Nassi-Shneiderman Diagrams
	Walkthroughs and Inspections
	Why and When
	Roles in a Walkthrough
	Procedures of a Walkthrough

Structured Design

 

Length

Variable 2-3 Days

 

Audience

System analysts and application developers

 

Prerequisites

None

 

Description

This course uses lecture, team assignments, and case study to teach the major steps involved in the systems development cycle. Emphasis on dataflow diagrams, structured process, system glossary, and structured walkthroughs.

 

Topics

	Introduction to Structured Design
	What is Systems Design and How is it Different from Systems Analysis?
	System Design Approaches
	Model Driven Approaches
	Model Driven Approach: Advantages and Disadvantages
	Approach: Modern Structured Design
	Approach: Information Engineering (IE)
	Approach: Prototyping
	Approach: Rapid Application Development (RAD)
	IN-House BUILD Considerations
	Task Phases
	Hybrid Approaches
	Design Review Questions & Problems
	A Little About Testing
	Principles of Software Testing
	White Box Test Case Design
	Black Box Methods: Equivalence Partitioning
	Black Box Methods: Boundary Analysis
	Black Box Methods: Error Guessing

Object Oriented Design & Essentials

 

Length

1 Day

 

Audience

Analysts, Program Managers, Project Managers

 

Prerequisites

None

 

Description

This course is provides an overview of concepts, structure, and processes involved in developing Object Oriented (OO) applications.

 

Topics

	What is Objected Oriented Code?
	Understanding Objects
	The Programmer Development Team
	Comparing Notations
	Object Oriented Languages Introduction

Object Oriented Analysis & Design

 

Length

4 Days

 

Audience

Analysts, programmers, Program Managers, Project Managers

 

Prerequisites

None

 

Description

This course focuses on methods of analyzing data and the key requirements; including objects. Discussions include classifying objects into a hierarchy, determining attributes, and moving from simple data models to more complex designs.

 

Topics

	Introduction to Object Oriented Analysis and Design
	Inception
	Elaboration Iteration: 1
	Elaboration Iteration: 2
	Elaboration Iteration: 3
	More on UML Notation
	Object Oriented Tools and Techniques