Design and Analysis of Information Systems

Instructor: Bekir Kemal Ataman

Objectives

Being a key resource in todays organizations, information needs to be managed. Because, altough it is all around us, information is not free: there are costs associated with its production, distribution, maintenance, security, storage and retrieval.

In determining the success of a business to position it competitively, strategic use of information should not be taken for granted. Information systems should be well planned and designed, after a through analysis of needs and alternatives available to satisfy these needs.

This course aims to highlight issues related to data gathering, analysis, design, implementation and evaluation in developing information systems.

Organization of the course

This postgraduate course lasts for one semester and consists of 3 credit hours.

Textbook

Kendall and Kendall. Systems Analysis and Design. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2002. ISBN: 0-13-042365-3. Please refer to the course syllabus for the topics to be covered and the sources pages for additional reading material.