IST 352 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Systems Development Life Cycle, Web Application Development, Software
25 Oct 2016
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A go between you interact with users, managers, other companies, technical specialists, vendors and supplies, etc. Helpful skills: negotiation, problem solving, adaptability, creativity, decision making, commercial awareness, time management, motivation, teamwork, communication. When you go into an organization, users own the systems it just supports it. Systems are paid for by the department. Used to develop and maintain computer-based information systems. 1950s: focus on efficient automation of existing processes. 1960s: advent of 3gl, faster and more reliable computers. 1970s: system development becomes more like an engineering discipline. 1980s: major breakthrough with 4gl, case tools, object oriented methods. 1990s: focus on system integration, gui applications, client/server platforms, internet. The new century: web application development, wireless pdas, component-based applications. Application software: computer software designed to support organizational functions or processes. Systems analyst (also called a business analyst: organizational role most responsible for analysis and design of information systems, that"s what this course is about.
