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IS 495

IS Development and Management

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelUpper Division
Average gradeA-
Standard

Overview

Description

The analysis, design, prototyping and documentation of a major information system. Emphasizes contrasting the academic recommendations to real-life issues that can occur during implementation of an information system.

Requirements

Prerequisites

  • Business major or minor.
IS 201IS 301IS 350CS 135IS 365IS 445IS 475MGT 321ENG 321
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): IS 201; IS 301; IS 350 or CS 135; IS 365; IS 445 or IS 475; MGT 321 or ENG 321; Business major or minor.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Fall and Spring

Terms

fall, spring

Core

CO14

Restrictions

Business major or minor.

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • plan and execute a systems analysis project in a real-world organization.
  • identify and analyze a business’ need for a system improvement/enhancement.
  • prepare and use various information gathering techniques for eliciting user information requirements and system expectations.
  • construct and interpret a variety of system analysis and design documents and models.
  • identify available solutions and implementation strategies to solve business problems and evaluate each alternative using appropriate criteria.
  • use the capabilities of software development tools (Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Project, etc.) to develop system models, plans and descriptions.
  • produce the requisite documentation for the investigation, analysis and high-level design of an information system, and communicate it effectively and persuasively, both orally and in writing.