Course Schedule
Below is a tentative schedule for the semester – please note that these dates may change depending on interviews.
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MIS 3506 Class Schedule FALL 2016 |
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| Wk | Date | Topic | Readings | Deliverables |
| 1 | 8/30
9/1 |
Introduction to the class and the field of Business Analysis | ||
| 2 | 9/6
9/8 |
Understanding the nature of project work and the people who are involved | Seven Steps, Chapters 1&2
Warehouse Stakeholder Case |
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| 9/12 | Last day to Drop/Add | |||
| 3 | 9/13
9/15 |
Scoping your project (Problem statement, Objectives, Assumptions & Constraints)
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Seven Steps, Chapter 3
Dysfunctional Warehouse Case |
10 Team Interview Questions
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| 4 | 9/20
9/22 |
Researching your project and interviewing skills | Seven Steps, Chapter 4 “Elicit the Requirements” Jogger, 43-49 |
Individual scope document draft due (Th 9/22) |
| 5 | 9/27
9/29 |
Understanding work processes and use cases | Seven Steps, Chapter 6 “Process Maps” Jogger, pp. 122-126 The Sales Order Case |
Team Scope Doc Due (Th 9/29) |
| 6 | 10/4
10/6 |
Exam 1
Understanding the data your client needs |
Seven Steps, Chapter 7 “Data Model” Jogger, pp. 183-189 The Night Owl Case |
Sales Order Extra Credit Due
(Th 10/6)
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| 7 | 10/11
10/13 |
Understanding the rules that govern your client’s business
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“Business Rules” Jogger, 204-215 The Gas Deposit Case |
Night Owl Data Extra Credit Due
(Th 10/13) |
| 8 | 10/18
10/20 |
Switching to the art of design and understanding prototyping as a specification | Moggridge on the Design Process
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Gas Company Extra Credit Due
(Th 10/20)
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| 10/25 | Last day to Withdraw | |||
| 9 | 10/25
10/27 |
Create and document your use cases
Exam 2
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“Prototypes” Jogger, 77-81
“use Cases” Jogger, 150-175 |
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| 10 | 11/1
11/3 |
Create a persona, a story (scenario) to demonstrate your solution | Usibility.gov Personas | Team prototype and scenario
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| 11 | 11/8
11/10 |
Create and document your data needs | Data Modeling 101, 3.1-3.6 | Team prototype and data schema
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| 12 | 11/15
11/17 |
Create and document the business rules that govern your prototype | What makes a good Business Rule? | Team prototype and business rules
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| 11/22
11/24 |
Fall break & Thanksgiving | NO CLASS | ||
| 13 | 11/29
12/1 |
Selling your ideas | Team prototype and presentation draft
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| 14 | 12/6
12/8
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Final Presentations | Final prototype and presentation | |
| 12/20 | Exam 3 | 1 PM |