Systems+Analysis+and+Design

=Section 8 Systems Analysis and Design=

8.1 Analysis Identify problems of the system Identify the user and information requirements necessary to solve the identified problems || Natasha ||
 * Candidates should be able to: || Examples || Student ||
 * a) Describe different methods of researching a situation || Observation, interviews, questionnaires and examination of existing documentation || Claudia ||
 * b) State the need for recording and analysing information about the current system || Identify inputs, outputs and processing of the current system
 * c) State the need for identifying features of the existing system || Identify problems || Natasha ||

8.2 Design miimmm ||
 * Candidates should be able to: || Examples || Student
 * a) State the need for producing designs || Need for designing documents, files, forms/inouts, reports/outputs and validation || Tanweer/Waqar ||
 * b) Produce designs to solve the given problem || * Design data capture forms and screen layouts
 * Design reports layouts and screen displays
 * Design validation routines
 * Design the required data/file structures || Erin N ||
 * c) Choose the method of verification || * Visual comparison of data entered with data source
 * Entering data twice and comparing the two sets of data either by comparing them after data has been entered or by comparing them during data entry. ||  ||

8.3 Development and testing miimmm ||
 * Candidates should be able to: || Examples || Student
 * a) Understand that the system is created from the designs and then tested || * Data/file structure created and tested
 * Validation routines created and tested
 * Input methods created and tested
 * Output formats created and tested || Chiara ||
 * b) Describe testing strategies || * Testing each module with normal/live data
 * Testing each module with abnormal and extreme data
 * Testing whole system || xana ||
 * c) Understand that improvements could be needed as a result of testing || Data/file structures, validation routines, input methods, output formats may need to be amended/improved || Waqar/Edward ||