Modern Systems Analysis and Design, Global Edition, 10th edition

Published by Pearson (October 1, 2024) © 2024
  • Joseph S Valacich
  • Joey F. George

Title overview

For courses in structured systems analysis and design.

Developing advanced systems analysts

Modern Systems Analysis and Design is a practical guide to the skills, methodologies, techniques and tools essential for systems analysts to develop information systems. The authors assume students have taken an intro course in computer systems and have designed programs in at least 1 programming language. Following the systems development life cycle, the text offers a conceptual, systematic framework while moving logically through topics and exercises.

The 10th Edition reflects systems development today with updated coverage of agile methodologies and current visuals, figures, tables and resources.

Hallmark features of this title

  • Presents description and modeling as compatible analysis/design approaches.
  • Emphasizes usability in both traditional and mobile interfaces.
  • Discusses development/implementation in reference to change management, conversion strategies and organizational factors in systems acceptance.
  • Oral and written communication instruction addresses systems documentation, project/team management, development and acquisition strategies.
  • Revisits 2 cases throughout that illustrate systems development in modern organizations.
  • End-of-chapter summaries, definitions and exercises provide flexible practice and review options for a range of teaching and learning styles.

New and updated features of this title

  • NEW: Updates reflect the latest in systems analysis and design and address the learning needs of today's students. Implementation and maintenance are combined into one concise chapter and coverage of Business Process Modeling Notation (formerly Appendix 7C) is woven into the body of Ch. 7.
  • UPDATED: Content updates include revised coverage of “Agile in Practice,” an updated section on data breeches, and enhanced examples of systems implementation failure.
  • REVISED: Reflecting industry changes, reuse coverage has been removed from Ch. 1 and coverage of Joint Application Design (JAD) and the use of automated development tools in website maintenance has been deleted.
  • UPDATED: Figures, tables and related content have been refreshed to reflect the latest developments.
  • UPDATED: Screen captures have been updated throughout the text to acquaint students with the latest versions of programming and development environments, as well as user interface designs.
  • UPDATED: Reference lists at the end of each chapter collectively offer more than 100 resources, including books, journals and websites current with technological trends in information systems analysis and design.

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Table of contents

PART 1: FOUNDATIONS FOR SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT

  1. The Systems Development Environment
  2. The Origins of Software
  3. Managing the Information Systems Project

PART 2: PLANNING

  1. Identifying and Selecting Systems Development Projects
  2. Initiating and Planning Systems Development Projects

PART 3: ANALYSIS

  1. Determining System Requirements
  2. Structuring System Process Requirements
  3. Structuring System Data Requirements

PART 4: SYSTEMS DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION, AND MAINTENANCE

  1. Designing Databases
  2. Designing Forms and Reports
  3. Designing Interfaces and Dialogues
  4. System Implementation and Maintenance

Glossary of Terms

Glossary of Acronyms

Index

Author bios

About our authors

Joseph S. Valacich is an Eller professor of management information systems in the Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona. He has had visiting faculty appointments at Buskerud College (Norway), City University of Hong Kong, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Riga Technical University (Latvia), and Helsinki School of Economics and Business. He received a PhD from the University of Arizona (MIS), and an MBA and a BS degree in computer science from the University of Montana. His teaching interests include systems analysis and design, collaborative computing, project management, and management of information systems.

Dr. Valacich co-chaired the national task forces to design IS 2010: The Model Curriculum and Guidelines for Undergraduate Degree Programs in Information Systems. He also served on the Executive Committee, funded by the National Science Foundation, to define the IS Program Accreditation Standards and on the Board of Directors for CSAB (formally, the Computing Sciences Accreditation Board), representing the Association for Information Systems (AIS). He was the general conference co-chair for the 2003 International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), and the co-chair for the Americas' Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) in 2012.

Prior to his academic career, Dr. Valacich worked in the information systems field as a programmer, a systems analyst, and a technical product manager. He has conducted numerous corporate training and executive development programs for organizations, including AT&T, Boeing, Dow Chemical, EDS, Exxon, FedEx, General Motors, Microsoft, and Xerox. Dr. Valacich is the co-editor-in-chief of AIS Transactions on Human-Computer Interaction, a senior editor at MIS Quarterly, and was formerly an associate editor for Information Systems Research. He has published more than 200 scholarly articles in numerous prestigious journals and conferences.

His scholarly work has had a tremendous impact not only on the field of information systems, but also on a number of other disciplines, including computer science, cognitive and social psychology, marketing, and management. In February 2014, Google Scholar listed his citation counts at over 13,800, with an H-index of 54. He is also a coauthor of the leading Modern Systems Analysis and Design, 7th Edition, and Information Systems Today, 7th Edition.

Joey F. George is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Ivy College of Business at Iowa State University. Dr. George earned his bachelor's degree at Stanford University in 1979 and his PhD in management at the University of California at Irvine in 1986. He served at Florida State University as chair of the Department of Information and Management Sciences from 1995 to 1998 and as Associate Dean for Research in the Ivy College from 2019 to 2021.

Dr. George has published over 95 articles in such academic journals as Information Systems Research, Communications of the ACM, MIS Quarterly, Journal of MIS, and Communication Research. His research interests focus on the use of information systems in the workplace, including computer-based monitoring, computer-mediated deceptive communication, and group support systems. Dr. George has been a coauthor of Modern Systems Analysis and Design since its inception.

Dr. George has served as an associate editor and senior editor for both MIS Quarterly and Information Systems Research. For three years he was editor-in-chief of the Communications of the AIS. He was the conference co-chair for the 2001 International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), held in New Orleans, Louisiana; conference chair for the 2012 ICIS, held in Orlando, Florida; and conference co-chair of the virtual (due to the pandemic) ICIS meeting in 2020. He is a fellow of the Association for Information Systems (AIS) and served as president of AIS from 2010 to 2011. AIS awarded him its highest honor, the LEO lifetime achievement award, in 2014.

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