Systems Analysis and Design

A comprehensive introduction to systems analysis and software design principles and practices. The course integrates object-oriented analysis with the use of modern prototyping software systems. The objective is to study the process by which effective software systems are brought into existence. Topics include: object-oriented systems analysis; methods and tools for software development; design heuristics; top-down decomposition; stepwise refinement; prototyping; proofs and testing. The course requires extensive hands-on computer work.