Modern Systems Analysis and Design - Hardcover

Hoffer, Jeffrey A.; George, Joey; Valacich, Joseph

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805324992 ISBN 13: 9780805324990

Publisher: Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Company, Subs of Addison Wesley Longman, Inc, 1999

Synopsis

Learn the methods and principles of systems development with this up-to-date work on systems analysis and design. Offering a business perspective to emphasize the role, responsibilities and mind-set of the systems analyst and systems project manager, the book covers current practices, current concepts, processes and principles. It links the different dimensions of systems descriptions and modelling, and covers systems building today (including data capture, data management, and information processing and reporting).

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NEW OR EXPANDED CONTENT COVERAGE TO KEEP YOU ON THE LEADING EDGE...

• Increased focus on "make versus buy" and systems integration. More and more systems development involves the use of packages in combination with legacy applications and new modules. Chapter 11 shows how companies deal with these issues.
• Coverage of Internet-based systems. The authors have redesigned the distributed systems design chapter (now Chapter 16) to also address Internet-based application design topics not covered in the other chapters: They cover Internet application design standards, how to maintain site consistency, security issues, and data warehousing, among other topics.
• Expanded coverage of process modeling techniques. Chapter 8 now includes an introduction to business process modeling and functional hierarchy modeling as alternatives to data flow diagramming. These three process-modeling techniques are compared so you know when to use each in practice.
• Unlike other SAD texts, Modern Systems Analysis and Design has continually offered strong coverage of RAD ― an important element in systems design.

FEATURES THAT MAKE THIS EDITION AN INDISPENSABLE RESOURCE:

Expanded and updated coverage of systems analysis as a profession
Updated coverage of codes of conduct and new material on how systems professionals approach business problems with ethical considerations. Updated information on career paths with the latest information gathered from professional societies.

Net Search Exercises
New margin icons for Net Search exercises on the Web site can be found in every chapter. The icon signals when a topic in the text has a corresponding Net Search exercise on the Web site. You can access the exercise from http://www.prenhall.com/hoffer and e-mail your findings to your instructor

Integration of Electronic commerce into the running cases
One of three fictional running cases in the text, Pine Valley Furniture, is a furniture company founded in 1980, that now, in the Third Edition, has decided to explore electronic commerce as an avenue to increase its market share. Broadway Entertainment Company, Inc., BEC, a fictional video and record retailer, is a project case that allows you to study and develop a Web-based customer relationship management system.

Edition details

• Publisher: Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Company, Subs of Addison Wesley Longman, Inc
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0805324992
• ISBN 13: 9780805324990
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 932