Title Information Systems Analysis and Design Methodologies
Lesson Code 321-5150
Semester 7
ECTS 5
Hours (Theory) 3
Hours (Lab) 0
Faculty Diamantopoulou Vasiliki

Syllabus

Information Systems (IS) Development Methodologies. SSADM, RUP, ETHICS, Prototyping. CASE tools. Rapid Application Development. Criteria for adopting an IS Development Methodology. Current trends.

Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully fulfil the course requirements will have:

  • The knowledge of comparing and choosing an appropriate methodology for the development of an Information System, taking into account the factors affecting this choice.
  • The ability to analyse Information Systems, applying already established and well-known methodologies.
  • The skill to design Information Systems following a systematic and structured approach, by using analytic and systemic way of thinking.

 

Prerequisite Courses

Not required.

Basic Textbooks

  1. E. Kiountouzis, “Methodologies for the Analysis and Design of Information Systems”, E. Benos Publ. (in Greek).
  2. Avison, D. and Fitzgerald, G., \"Information Systems Development\", McGraw-Hill, 2006.
  3. Checkland, P. and Holwell, S., “Information, Systems, and Information Systems”, Wiley, 1999, U.K.

Additional References

  1. European Journal of Information Systems
  2. Information Technology and People
  3. Communications of the ACM

Teaching and Learning Methods

Lectures, resolving exercises, Laboratory Exercises.

Activity Semester workload
Lectures 39 hours
Laboratory Exercises 26 hours
Personal study 57 hours
   
Final exams 3 hours
Course total 125 hours (5 ECTS)

 

Student Performance Evaluation

Final exam (50%), projects (50%).

Language of Instruction and Examinations

Greek (English for Erasmus students)

Delivery Mode

Face-to-face