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DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCEUNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA[pic 1]CSI 603: INFORMATION SYSTEMSENGINEERING2015/2016                Course Information and PoliciesStaff Lecturer: Dr Ezekiel U. OkikeOffice    : Blk 247 Rm 283Phone   : 355- 5312Email    : [email protected]; [email protected] Hours: Tues & Thurs 2-3 p.m (For emergencies book an appointment)Course Website: www.cs.ub/moodleCourse Period: MW 9.00am-10.30am.  Venue:  Block 232   Rm 111Course DescriptionThis course describes Information Systems Engineering, their development methodologies, techniques and tools. A detailed course outline is provided below.Course ObjectivesThe objectives of the course  are to:Teach students about Information Systems; their context and development life cycleTeach students about  the themes in Information Systems developmentTeach students the techniques and Methodologies of Information Systems EngineeringTo show students the tools and tool sets of Information Systems EngineeringCourse Schedule/OutlineWeek 1:  Introduction to Information Systems: Context and Development methods(Avison , chap 1,2)Week 2: Information Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)  (Avison, chap 3)INFORMATION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT THEMES CHAP 4-9, AVISONWeek 3: Chap 4-5, AvisonOrganizational themes:  Information systems strategy, Business Process re-engineering, Information System Planning, Project ManagementWeek4:  Chap  5, AvisonPeople Themes: Participation, End User Computing, Expert systems, Knowledge Management, Drivers, Requirements EngineeringWeek 5: Chap 6, Avison System Modelling? Process modelling; Data modelling; Object modellingWeek 6:   Chap 7, AvisonRapid and Evolutionary DevelopmentWeek7/8:  Chap 8, AvisonEngineering themes: legacy systems, Software engineering, Automated tools, method Engineering, component development, Security issues, Database management, data ware housing , data miningWeek 8   : Mid Semester Review & Presentation 1  MID SEMESTER BREAK  WEEK 8 INFORMATION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT TECHNIQUE CHAP 10-17, AVISON