Mayagüez Campus
College of Business Administration
Syllabus
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Instructor Information |
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Professor: María Larracuente Martínez
. Email: maria.larracuente@upr.edu Office: AE-324 Office Hours: Tuesdays &Thursdays: 7:30-8:30am;
12:00-2:00pm Academic Term: 2nd Semester 2011-2012 |
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General
Information |
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Course Code: SICI 4087 Course Title: Structured Information Systems Analysis and Design Credit-Hours: 3 |
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Course
Description |
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This course covers structured analysis and design
strategies for dealing with complex information systems. |
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Pre/Co-requisites |
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SICI 3052 Program Development II SICI 4085 Information System Analysis |
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Textbook and Other Resources |
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Kendall, K. and Kendall, J.
(2010) System Analysis and Design, 8th Edition Pearson
Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall |
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Laboratory/Field Work |
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Students are required to participate when
labs, corporate visits or fieldwork are scheduled during the semester, even
if they are not specified in the calendar. |
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CBA’s Learning Outcomes Addressed in this Course |
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This
course is intentionally designed to enable students to develop the following
competencies: ·
Interpersonal skills –Students will work together in groups in
order to perform oral presentations, homework and solve case studies. ·
Information Technology Skills –The material and work in this
course aims to develop technological skill specially related to the area of system
design. ·
Ethical and Professional behavior –This topic will be discussed
throughout the semester in the specific context of the development and
administration of information systems. ·
Problem Solving –Students are challenged by case studies and assignments
with situations that require the exercise of problem solving skills. ·
Business Major –this is a major course for students with a
concentration in Information Systems. |
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Course
General Learning Goals |
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This course is preparatory work in completing a
bachelor's degree in Data Processing and Computerized Information Systems. After completing the course, the student should be able
to:
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Content Outline and Time Distribution |
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Note: This
outline is for planning purposes only. The actual schedule and content of
each lecture may vary as the course proceeds. |
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Instructional Strategies |
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The presentation methods include lectures,
computer presentations, Internet connection to web
sites related to the course, computer exercises and practices and computer
demonstrations among others. Students’
activities include readings, homework, teamwork, questioning and active
participation |
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Minimum Required or Available Resources |
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This course requires the use of computer
resources. We will be using IBM compatible computers with Windows 7 as the
operating system, as well as Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint 2010. Internet
access is also necessary. |
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Assessment of Learning |
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During the semester we may be using several
techniques to help determine your level of learning. The main purpose is to
help students identify how much and how well they are learning, and to detect
areas that may need reinforcement before the final grade is determined. These
techniques will also help the professor use more effective teaching
strategies. These activities will not affect the final grade. |
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Department/Campus Policies |
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Disabilities: According to Law 51: Students with disabilities,
after identifying themselves to the instructor of the course and the
Institution, will receive reasonable accommodations in their courses and
evaluations. For additional information, contact Services to Students with
Disabilities at the Office of the Dean of Students (Q-019), 787-265-3862 or
787-832-4040, Ext. 3250 or 3258. Ethics: Any academic fraud is subject to the
disciplinary sanctions described in Articles 14 and 16 of the revised General
Student Bylaws of the University of Puerto Rico contained in Certification
018-1997-98 of the Board of Trustees. The professor will follow the norms
established in Articles 1-5 of the Bylaws. |
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Evaluation/Grade Reporting |
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·
Three Midterms –300 pts ·
Final Exam –100pts ·
Class Assistance, Homework, Cases, etc. –100 ·
Professional Development Project –100 Total
points: 600 pts ( this number may change) Notes: ·
The final exam is partial. ·
In addition to cumulative grades, student must pass the final
exam in order to obtain a satisfactory grade in the course. Failing the final
exam will lead to overall failure of the course. ·
The grading criteria, including items and/or points may change
as the course proceeds. ·
Changes may reflect the need of a curve and/or extra items that
the instructor may consider important to grade, such as extra credit
assignments, class participation, etc. |
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Grading
Scale |
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Course Policies |
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· Each student is expected
to do his or her own work. Assignments should be done individually, not in
teamwork unless otherwise instructed. If the work of others is submitted for
evaluation, the student has committed plagiarism. Cheating and plagiarism are
not tolerated and will be penalized according to the bylaws and policies of
the University · Attendance is mandatory
and will be taken each class. After the 1st absence, there will be
a penalty of 5 points for each absence from the 50 allotted to daily
attendance. Absences will be reported to the University and may have
consequences in your final grade, scholarship, etc. · Students are required to
come on time to class and stay in the classroom until the end of the lecture.
Latecomers may be denied entrance. Likewise, leaving the classroom in the
middle of a lecture is cause of dismissal and your overall grade will be lowered
by no less than 10%. · No makeup exams, labs,
presentations or quizzes will be offered. In case you can’t come the day of
an evaluation, you must bring a written medical or legal excuse stating the
reason why you could not come to class. Proof of absence must be brought to
class no later than 1 weeks after the date of the
evaluation! Excuses brought later than the specified period of time will not
be considered. · Students must turn on
the software SynchronEyes. The instructor may use it to take control of your
station and/or display class material in your screen. · Radios, tape recorders,
and other audio or video equipment are not permitted in the lab or classroom
at any time. · Smoking, eating and
drinking are not allowed. · The use of cell phones
is not allowed at all during the class. Cell phones must be turned off at all
times during classes and exams. · Audible yawning or
sleeping are not allowed and is cause of dismissal. · Any special
accommodation or consideration should be discussed with the professor prior
to any incident. · The use of computers is exclusive for class work. Other applications
such as Facebook, email, chats or games among others are strictly prohibited
and are cause of dismissal. · PowerPoint presentations are solely for class instruction and illustration
of the lectures.. · The professor will
identify and address any other form of conduct that he considers detrimental
to proper decorum. Failure to observe the prior policies will
result in lowering the course grade by no less than 10% and/or being asked to
leave the classroom immediately. |
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Course Outline and Schedule |
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References |
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Dennis, A., Wixom, B. and Roth, R.
(2009) System Analysis & Design,
4th edition, Wiley Kendall, K. and Kendall, J.
(2010) System Analysis and Design, 8th Edition Pearson
Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall Shelly, G., Cashman,
T. and Rosenblatt, H. (1998) Systems
Analysis and Design, 7th edition, Cambridge,
Massachusetts: Course Technology, ITP |