本书介绍了如何确定业务问题并为不同的组织环境设计解决方案。作者采用一对一的确定问题的方法讲解系统开发生命周期的基本原理,快速并清晰地揭示了成为一个系统分析员所需的技能和知识。
本书通过一个名为NOMAS的模拟项目,利用实践方法学习系统分析和设计。NOMAS项目有一个与之配套的多媒体网站,完整提供了一种典型的生命周期经验,随着项目的进展自动地为学生提供文档、备忘录和对主要项目相关人员的访问。这种方法已被6000多个学生**过,结果表明减少了教师30%的课前准备工作量,并为学生提供了更丰富多彩的学习环境。

Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 The Systems Development Environment
Introduction
SAD-a Disciplined Approach
Modern SAD
Systems Analysis as a Profession
The Roles and Responsibilities in Systems
Development
Types of Information Systems and Systems
Development
The SDLC
Alternative Approaches to Development
Chapter Summary
Key Terminology
Questions for Review
For Further Discussion
References
Recommended Reading
Chapter 2 So What is the Problem?
Introduction
Problems versus Symptoms
Bounded Rationality
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Chapter 3 Identification and Slelction of Development Projects
Chapter 4 Systems Requirements Determination
Chapter 5 Modeling the Processes and Logic
Chapter 6 Modeling the Data: Conceptual and Logical Data Modeling
Chapter 7 Case Tools and Joint and Rapid Application Development
Chapter 8 Moving from Analysis to Design
Chapter 9 Designing Systems for Diverse Environments
Chapter 10 Designing the Files and Databases
Chapter 11 Designing the System Output
Chapter 12 Designing the Inputs and User Interface
Chapter 13 Designing the Systems Internals
Chapter 14 Implementing and Maintaining the System
Appendix A Project Management: Process, Techniques, and Tools
Appendix B Object-Oriented Analysis and Design

马拉卡斯,堪萨斯大学会计和信息系统系教授,拥有佛罗里达国际大学信息系统博士学位。他讲授系统分析和设计、技术辅助决策、电子商务、管理IS资源、行为IS研究方法、数据可视化和决策支持等课程,具有丰富的教学经验。此外,他还是系统分析方法、数据挖掘和可视化、概念数据建模等领域的活跃研究者。除本书外,他还著有《Decision Support in the 21st Century》和《Modern Data Warehousing,Mining,and Visualization:Core Concepts》等书。