BA 372 Business Systems Analysis & Design

BA 372 Business Systems Design - Course Syllabus

Prereqs: BA 370/378, BA371

Dr. René F. Reitsma
Associate Professor
Department of Accounting, Finance and Information Management
College of Business
Office: Bexell 432
Tel.: 541-737-6162
E-mail: reitsmar@bus.oregonstate.edu

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BA372 is the third course in the BA378/371/372 information systems analysis, design & development ("370s") series. It builds on the knowledge and skills acquired in BA378 and BA371 and it implements the necessary background for BA483 (JIT?). BA370 introduced us to the field of MIS, its main objectives, technologies, governing principles, history and evolution and in BA371 we learned and practiced actual analysis, support and improvement of business processes with information system technology and methods in the context of a real-world, externally sponsored case-study. In BA372 we will concentrate on architectural and technical issues, in particular those issues that are associated with Web-based designs.

In BA372 we take the class project designs from BA371, extend and complete them and implement some portions of them in a running system. Once again, we do this along two lines of learning which will join about two-thirds through the term:

We will continue to grow our technical skills, this time targeted at the Web (HTTP, ASP 2.0, the LAMP stack and Web services), database querying and at some advanced database concepts such as triggers, stored procedures and transaction isolation levels.

We will design and implement a small portion of our case study with user interfaces, system architectures and a running prototype that targets a specific aspect of the system.

Analysis/Design Theory/Lecture
Case study
Labs & Homework

BA 371
Data, Information & Knowledge

Business process analysis
Business process analysis
VB.Net 2005 Intro/refresher

IS ROI & impact analysis
ROI & impact analysis design
VB.Net program control

Business process redesign
Business process redesign
VB.Net GUIs

Business process implementation strategies

VB.Net database interaction, SQL

Object-oriented programming

VB.Net interprocess communication (GnuPlot)

Data modeling
Data modeling

Reporting (3 x)

BA 372
Business aspects of system architectures

VB.Net HTTP, ASP.Net

System architecture types (client server, n-tier, SOA)
Arch. design Linux, PHP

GUI design, inverse design
GUI design
XML

Software design
UML models (class, sequence, state)
MySQL

Testing, code management
Prototyping
VB.Net/SQL Server stored procedures & triggers

Reporting (4x) + presentation

BA372 Course Contents:

In this course we continue studying information system (IS) design & development:

We study information system architectural issues; e.g., client server, Web-based, Web services, service-orientation etc.

HTTP; how to have state in a stateless world.

The role of XML.

XML-based Web services.

LAMP & ASP.Net 2.0 stacks.

'Tarchitecture' vs. 'Marketecture:' the business side of system architecture.

Systems development life cycle (SDLC) in practice; the case of COB Business Solutions Group (BSG).

UML-based software design (class, sequence, state diagrams).

Documentation of design decisions.

Presentation of designs to sponsors and customers.

Upon completion of this course you should be able to:

Understand and explain the phases of the classic systems development life cycle (ex deployment and maintenance) and apply its early phases to a small, real-world, externally sponsored case study.

Understand the reasons and main characteristics of continued business process (re)design.

Understand and participate in task-centered needs/use-case analysis.

Document, read and understand the results of task-centered use-case analysis.

Refine business process models based on newly collected information.
Ask business-relevant questions associated with information system design choices and proposals.
Specify conceptual architectures for a variety of business information system solutions.
Review and judge the programming and design work of fellow coders.
Communicate design decisions and design motivations within and across teams of designers and to the sponsoring agency.
Understand how to live with and overcome the statelessness of HTTP.
Move around and feel somewhat comfortable on Linux machines.

Conceptually switch between the LAMP and ASP.Net worlds.

Have a good grasp of the tremendous value and influence of XML and its use in Web services and SOAs.

Prototype some of your system designs in an architecture of your choice.

Course components:

Lectures.
Labs (most Wednesdays in BXL-120): self-guided exercises and three (3) coding assignments (homework). For assignments and deadlines, see the schedule below.
Since code reviews are a normal part of software development, you will each be asked to review and grade the coding assignments of two of your colleagues.
Team design and prototype project: teams of three (3) people will each design and document the remaining parts of an externally-sponsored IS application.

Form a design team and email your instructor the names of your team members by Friday April 11, 2008 5:00 PM. Only one email per team!!

Case study BA371 business process & database design revisions report due April 18, 2008 5:00 PM. For details, see the BA 372 project page.

Case study system architecture (2) proposal due May 2, 2008 5:00 PM. For details, see the BA 372 project page

Case study user interface proposal due May 16, 2008 5:00 PM. For details, see the BA 372 project page.

Case study in-class presentations including a working demo: June 2 and 4.

Case study UML (class, sequence, state) diagrams due June 6, 2008 5:00 PM. For details, see the BA 372 project page.

Exams:
- Midterm exam: Monday May 9, 2008 (in class).

Text:

Hohmann, L. (2005) Beyond Software Architecture. Addison-Wesley. Available from the OSU Bookstore.

Schedule (deadlines, mandatory presence, deliveries and exams in italics):

Date	Theory/Lectures	Labs (BXL-120)	Team Project	Texts
Week 1
Mar. 31	Welcome & Syllabus
Apr. 2	HTTP
Apr. 4	Software architecture			Hohmann, Ch. 1
Week 2
Apr. 7	Software architecture			Hohmann, Ch. 1
Apr. 9		ASP.Net
Apr. 11			Class project kickoff. Project sponsor @ OSU
Week 3
Apr. 14	Marketecture & Tarchitecture	Assignment 1 due		Hohmann, Ch. 3
Apr. 16		Linux command line
Apr. 18			Case study system architecture Case study BA371 report revisions & updates due
Week 4
Apr. 21	SQL queries	Assignment 1 reviews due
Apr. 23		Linux command line / LAMP
Apr. 25	XML & Web Services			Havenstein, H. (2006) Proving SOA Worth Is a Big Challenge for IT. ComputerWorld, August 7.
Week 5
Apr. 28	Portability			Hohmann, Ch. 6
Apr. 30		LAMP
May 2	Integration & Extension (no class; instructor not available)	Assignment 2 due	Case study system architecture report due	Hohmann, Ch. 8
Week 6
May 5	Midterm exam (in class) (study guide)
May 7		Assignment 3
May 9	Usability			Hohmann, Ch. 10
Week 7
May 12	Triggers & stored procedures (Guest lecture by Dr. Byron Marshall - COB)
May 14		Triggers & stored procedures
May 16	UML		Case study user interface report due
Week 8
May 19	Installation, upgrade & configuration TeachEngineering Architecture			Hohmann, Ch. 11, 12, 13
May 21		XML & Web services Assignment 3 due
May 23	SDLC management (Guest lecture by Mark Clements - COB/BSG)			Hohmann, p. 33-35
Week 9
May 26 Memorial Day (observed)
May 28			reserved for project work (lab)
May 30			Project presentations & demo
Week 10
Jun. 2			Project presentations & demo
Jun. 4			Project presentations & demo
Jun. 6			Presentation to the sponsors (10:00 AM - 12:00 PM) Final report due ~~(includes UML class, sequence, state diagrams)~~

BA372 Grading Scheme
Case study BA371 revision/update report -- team grade	10%
Case study arch. design report -- team grade	10%
Case study user interface design report -- team grade	10%
Case study final report (includes UML class, sequence, state diagrams) -- team grade	10%
Case study project presentation -- team grade	10%

Midterm exam -- individual grade	22.5%
Homework assignments (includes code reviews) -- individual grade	22.5%

Peer evaluation grade -- individual grade	5%

Instructor grade adjustment (reserved)	10%

Note that your instructor reserves the right to make final grade adjustments based on the observed individual contributions to team/class projects. Up to 10 grade points "bonus" or "penalty" can be designated for "exceptional" (+10) or "below expectation" (-10) performance.

The following number-to-letter grade scale will be used for calculating the final course letter grade:

F < 55.00
55.00 <= C- < 60.00
60.00 <= C < 65.00
65.00 <= C+ < 70.00
70.00 <= B- < 75.00
75.00 <= B < 80.00
80.00 <= B+ < 85.00
85.00 <= A- < 90.00
A >= 90.00

!!! Deadlines, exam dates, submission dates and presentation dates stated in this syllabus are firm and will not be altered to accommodate the schedules of individual students !!!

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Students assume full responsibility for the content and integrity of the academic work they submit. The guiding principle of academic integrity is that a student's submitted work, examinations, reports, and projects must be that student's own work for individual assignments, and the group's own work for group assignments/projects. Students are guilty of academic dishonesty if they:

Use or obtain unauthorized materials or assistance in any academic work; i.e., cheating.

Falsify or invent any information regarded as cheating by the instructor; i.e., fabrication.

Give unauthorized assistance to other students; i.e., assisting in dishonesty.

Represent the work of others as their own; i.e., plagiarism.

Modify, without instructor approval, an examination, paper, record or report for the purpose of obtaining additional credit; i.e., tampering.

The penalty for academic dishonesty is severe. Any student guilty of academic dishonesty may be subject to receiving a failing grade for the exam, assignment, quiz, or class participation exercise as deemed appropriate by the instructor. The penalty can also imply that the student receives a failing grade for the course and is reported to the University officials at the College of Business, and the officials at the Office of Student Affairs.

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