Dr. Ray's INFSCI 1024 Course Website (Spring 12)

INFSCI 1024 Information Systems Analysis



Welcome to Dr. Ray's course website. I'll update it weekly, so check back often.


Syllabus (Spring 12)

Pair Analysis Rules

Use Case Template

Basic Artifact Template

Contact Info For Undergraduate Assistants


References

Both books are available via Pitt Library Safari books service
Click on 'connect to the database' and search for 'Managing Requirements' or 'Larman'

Schedule

  Week     Date   Reading Lecture (pdf) Announcements
1 1/4   LW 1-4   The Requirements Problem  
2 1/11   Lar 6   Writing Use Cases, Writing 3rd Step In UC Triplets  
3 1/18   LW 5-7   Analyzing The Problem  
4 1/25   Lar 10   System Sequence Diagrams   Assign #1 Due
5 2/1   n/a     Exam #1
6 2/8   LW 8-13   Understanding Stakeholder Needs   Assign #2 Due
7 2/15   LW 21, 25, 26   Refining UCs, UCs in Design, UCs in Testing  
8 2/22   LW 27, 24,
  UML State Machine Tutorial, Student State Model
  Tracing Reqs., Technical Methods   Assign #3 Due    
9 2/29   n/a     Exam #2
  W/D Deadline
  (Fri. 3/2)
10 3/7   n/a     Spring Break!
11 3/14   LW 16, 18, UML Activity Diagram   Vision Doc., Establishing Scope, UML Activity Diagrams   Assign #4 Due
12 3/21   LW 19, 22, 28, 29  Managing Your Customer, Supplementary Specification, Managing Change, Assessing Reqs. Quality,  
13 3/28   LW 30-31   Agile Methods, Prescription For Reqs. Mgnt.   Assign #5 Due
14 4/4   n/a  Visual Modeling & Final Project Workshop  
15 4/11   n/a     Exam #3
16 4/18   TBA   Final Project Due!  
17 4/25   n/a     Final Exam