System Analysis and Design in a Changing World

by Robert Jackson, John W. Satzinger, Stephen Burd

This groundbreaking text provides the most comprehensive, balanced and up-to-date coverage of systems analysis and design available. The Second Edition offers an increased emphasis on project management roles and practices and maintains the First Edition's dual focus on the concepts and techniques from both the traditional, structured approach and the object-oriented approach to systems development. Instructors continue to have the flexibility to emphasize one approach over the other, or both, while referring to one integrated case study that runs through every chapter. Throughout, the authors emphasize fundamentals of lasting value, while addressing the diverse development environments available today.

Genres: Nonfiction, Textbooks, Technology, College, Reference

Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Robert Jackson is a retired member of the faculty of the Information Systems Department at Brigham Young University. He has researched, published, and taught in the areas of object-oriented systems development, e-commerce, Web systems, project management, and information systems education. Bringing a wealth of real-world business experience and technical expertise to this book, Dr. Jackson is currently self-employed as a principal in several new e-commerce ventures, where he practices firsthand the analysis, design, and business principles presented in the Seventh Edition. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Brigham Young University.

Reviews

[Preet]

Good detailed perspective

[Nathan Wilkie]

An okay textbook with a lot of filler. This book builds off of itself quite a bit and creates some issues in understanding what the key takeaways are. It may be that the course I was taking was strait from cengage but tons of rote memorization which is indexed for easy review but not pragmatic in my opinion. If you are looking for getting an overview the material is extremely dry and doesn't have a lot of direct examples leading the book to seem superficial in comparison to a more in depth guide with some specificity. The book does two things okay rather than one thing well. The breadth of the book is why I am giving it a 4/5. If you are taking it for a class it is good to think of it as two courses in one. Depending on your professor you may or may not get any guidance to what the book is actually trying to accomplish. If you don't already understand SQL go with another book. The use of project management near the end of the course seems rudimentary as well but it does give you a vague glimpse into how things get done in the corporate environment (stating this as a former project manager). I'm not sure if there is a better way to put this information together besides splitting the subject into multiple books. If you are trying to absorb it all in one semester good luck.

[Heather Gray]

I found this course and the book very boring

[Arifurqon Abdillah]

Baca pas skripsi, fix bikin skripsi gua...

[Shayan aminnjad]

It was a good book, but I am not really a fan of such a way of designing software. however, it is worth to have a look at it.

[Amber]

This is such a fantastic book! I could not afford the book, so I rented it and I will need to find a cheaper used "like new" version to use as a desk reference in the future. I think I just aged myself, lol, I don't care! This is really a fantastic book and that is saying alot for a textbook!!!

[Filipe Nau]

good

[Masyono]

very good

[Tim tehgeek]

Some things were poorly explained, or not explained at all. Overall it had some good information though.

[Roni Saputra]

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[Siavash Alavian]

SDLC basically analysis & design phase

[Gurlie]

SAD--8/7/2011