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Systems Analysis and Design (Shelly Cashman)

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There are few things I can say after reading this book pretty much from cover to cover:
- Nowadays there are lots of critics of structured SAD, so if you're happen to be one of them, I am pretty sure you will not give this text a good grade. While it does cover Object-Oriented SAD, it is not build upon it. This text (as it seems to me) is revolves around structured SAD using SDLC.
- I liked this text because it has LOTS of colorful diagrams, screen-shots, and charts. This gives a text more alive presentation and makes it more fun to read, even though you're getting lost in terms and abbreviation.
- The text has plenty of abbreviations because SAD process integrates all system components. You can imagine how much data that is, especially considering the fact of collecting that data and organizing it.
- I thing this text by itself will not make you an system analyst. You will need to read more, but it serves well as an introduction to SAD.

The obvious negative thing - these editions that coming up new each year are costly for students, but this is a issue of all comp. textbooks, not just this.


Brief contents:

-ch 1. Introduction to Systems Analysis and Design
PHASE 1: SYSTEM PLANNING
-ch 2. Analyzing the business case
PHASE 2: SYSTEM ANALYSIS
-ch 3. Requirements modeling
-ch 4. Data and process modeling
-ch 5. Object modeling
-ch 6. Development strategies
PHASE 3: SYSTEM DESIGN
-ch 7. Output and user interface design
-ch 8. Data Design
-ch 9. System architecture
PHASE 4: Systems implementation
-ch10. Systems implementation
PHASE 5: SYSTEMS OPERATION, SUPPORT, AND SECURITY
-ch11. Systems operation, support and security
THE SYSTEM ANALYST'S TOOLKIT
Toolkit 1: Communication tools
Toolkit 2: CASE Tools
Toolkit 3: Financial Analysis Tools
Toolkit 4: Project Management Tools
Toolkit 5: Internet Resource Tools

It's a textbook. As textbooks go, it's pretty good. Very few textbooks are really worth the prices that are demanded.

As is typical with textbooks having to do with technology, there are many errors. Most glaring are the online audio files that do not match up with the text. Presumably, the textbook has changed, but the audio files have not.

All textbooks, especially those in engineering and technology concentrations, should be made available on the Internet at significantly reduced prices.

Like all of the Cashman series this book provides good coverage of the subject and thorough steps to complete the exercises.

I needed this book for a SA&D class for juco. The book isn't great, but I wasn't expecting greatness. I have other books from the authors, and they were similar to this. I don't care for the style, but it was required for the class, so, what are you gonna do?

Incredibly cheap for a textbook. Good quality, couldn't tell that it had been used. I paid 15 bucks for a book that would have cost over 100 at my college bookstore. Thanks!

This book came in on time and in very good conditions. Thumbs up for the seller!

The book arrived in perfect condition. I would be willing to buy from the seller again.

Purchased this book for a course I am taking. The cost of the book was approx. $80 cheaper than in the college book store. The book is a great resource and is a great read.

The book arrived quickly and in perfect condition.

Needed this for my class - it arrived just in time. Looks great, clean, no damage. Just what I wanted.