Information and Decision Sciences

IDS 406 Business Systems Design Project

Credit hours 3-Undergraduate 4-Graduate
Catalog description Selected issues in the design, development, and evaluation of computer-based business information systems: forms design, general software systems, users interfaces, research systems, quality control, and documentation standards. Includes a project at an outside company or University office.
Key topics
  • Project planning & management
  • Documentation standards
  • Problem definition
  • Needs and requirements definition
  • Report and manual writing, and presentation skills
  • Managerial & behavioral issues of system develpopment
  • System design issues
Prerequisites for this course Senior standing or above and knowledge of programming and databases; or concent of the instructor.
Course(s) for which this is a prerequisite None
Required course for None
Elective course for Selective Course for IDS Majors
Frequency of offering Offered every spring
Recent offerings, instructors, syllabi Spring 2008 Ranganathan
Spring 2007 Ranganathan
Spring 2005 Ranganathan
Planned offerings Spring 2009
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