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8. What is meant by transparency?
Describe the impact of information technology on business strategy and success
Define an information system and describe its components
Explain how profiles and models can represent business functions and operations
Explain how the Internet has affected business strategies and relationships
Identify various types of information systems and explain who uses them
Distinguish between structured analysis, object-oriented analysis, and agile methods
Compare the traditional waterfall model with agile methods and models
Discuss the role of the information technology department and the systems analysts who work there
Explain the concept of a business case and how a business case affects an IT project
Describe the strategic planning process and why it is important to the IT team
Conduct a SWOT analysis and describe the four factors involved
Explain the purpose of a mission statement
Describe the SDLC, and explain how it serves as a framework for systems development and business modeling
List the reasons for information systems projects and the factors that affect such projects
Explain the initial review of systems requests and the role of the systems review committee
Define operational feasibility, technical feasibility, economic feasibility, and schedule feasibility
Describe the steps in a preliminary investigation and the end product of an investigation
Describe project management tools and how they are used
Explain project planning, scheduling, monitoring and controlling, and reporting
Discuss the importance of project risk management
Explain techniques for estimating task completion times and costs
Describe various scheduling tools, including Gantt charts and PERT/CPM charts
Analyze task dependencies, durations, start dates, and end dates
Identify examples of project management software and explain how these programs can assist you in project planning, estimating, scheduling, monitoring, and reporting
Explain software change control
Understand why projects sometimes fail
Describe systems analysis phase activities and the end product of the systems analysis phase
Explain joint application development(JAD), rapid application development(RAD), and agile methods
Understand how systems analysts use a functional decomposition diagram (FDD)
Describe the Unified Modeling Language(UML) and explain use case diagrams and sequence diagrams
List and describe system requirements, including outputs, inputs, processes, performance, and controls
Explain the concept of scalability
Use fact-finding techniques, including interviews, documentation review, observation, questionnaires, sampling, and research
Define total cost of ownership (TCO)
Conduct a successful interview
Develop effective documentation methods to use during systems development
Describe data and process modeling concepts and tools, including data flow diagrams, a data dictionary, and process descriptions
Describe the symbols used in data flow diagrams and explain the rules for their use
Draw data flow diagrams in a sequence, from general to specific
Explain how to level and balance a set of data flow diagrams
Describe how a data dictionary is used and what it contains
Use process description tools, including structured English, decision tables, and decision trees
Describe the relationship between logical and physical models
Explain how object-oriented analysis can be used to describe an information system
Define object modeling terms and concepts, including objects, attributes, methods, messages, classes, and instances
Explain relationships among objects and the concept of inheritance
Draw an object relationship diagram
Describe Unified Modeling Language (UML)tools and techniques, including use cases, use case diagrams, class diagrams, sequence diagrams, state transition diagrams, and activity diagrams
Explain the advantages of using CASE tools in developing the object model
Explain how to organize an object model
Describe the concept of Software as a Service
Define Web 2.0 and cloud computing
Explain software acquisition alternatives, including traditional and Web-based software development strategies
Describe software outsourcing options, including offshore outsourcing and the role of service providers
Explain advantages and disadvantages of in-house software development
Explain cost-benefit analysis and financial analysis tools
Explain the differences between a request for proposal (RFP) and a request for quotation (RFQ)
Describe the system requirements document
Explain the transition from systems analysis to systems design, and the importance of prototyping
Discuss guidelines for systems design
Describe software development trends
Discuss output design issues and various types of output
Design various types of reports, and suggest output controls and security
Explain the concept of user interface design and human-computer interaction, including the basic principles of user-centered design
List specific guidelines for user interface design
Describe user interface techniques, including screen elements and controls
Explain input design concepts, techniques, and methods
Describe guidelines for data entry screen design
Use validation checks for reducing input errors
Design effective source documents and input controls
Explain data design concepts and structures
Describe file processing systems
Explain database systems and define the components of a database management system (DBMS)
Describe Web-based data design
Explain data design terminology, including entities, fields, common fields, records, files, tables, and key fields
Describe data relationships, draw an entityrelationship diagram, define cardinality, and use cardinality notation
Explain the concept of normalization
Explain the importance of codes and describe various coding schemes
Describe relational and object-oriented database models
Explain data warehousing and data mining
Differentiate between logical and physical storage and records
Explain data control measures
Provide a checklist of issues to consider when selecting a system architecture
Describe servers, server-based processing, clients, and client-based processing
Explain client/server architecture, including tiers, cost-benefit issues, and performance
Compare in-house e-commerce development with packaged solutions
Discuss the potential impact of cloud computing and Web 2.0
Explain the difference between online and batch processing
Define network topology, including hierarchical, bus, ring, and star models
Explain network protocols and licensing issues
Describe wireless networking, including wireless standards, topologies, and trends
Describe the system design specification
Explain the importance of software quality assurance and software engineering
Describe the application development process for structured, object-oriented, and agile methods
Draw a structure chart showing top-down design, modular design, cohesion, and coupling
Explain the coding process
Explain unit, integration, and system testing
Differentiate between program, system, operations, and user documentation
List the main steps in system installation and evaluation

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