Introducing Systems Development


Book Description

This concise introduction to systems analysis and design is suitable for undergraduates on computer science or business studies programmes. Features include coverage of object-oriented methods and UML, coverage of more traditional structured techniques, end-of-chapter exercises and a case study.




Introducing Systems Development


Book Description

This concise introduction to systems analysis and design is suitable for undergraduates on computer science or business studies programmes. Features include coverage of object-oriented methods and UML, coverage of more traditional structured techniques, end-of-chapter exercises and a case study.




Systems that Learn


Book Description

This introduction to the concepts and techniques of formal learning theory is based on a number-theoretical approach to learning and uses the tools of recursive function theory to understand how learners come to an accurate view of reality.




Software Systems Development


Book Description

Written in a clear style to appeal to non-specialists as well as computer professionals, this text contains chapters on requirements engineering and object-oriented development together with a set of exercises on modelling techniques.




Information Systems


Book Description

This text combines strong theoretical and foundational concepts with a practical real world approach. Grounded in a strong European perspective, it provides balanced and integrative coverage of the full range of interdisciplinary issues within IS, including development, management, environment and technology. It is suitable for both undergraduate and postgraduate students of information systems with a basic knowledge of information technology.




Real-Time Systems Development


Book Description

Real-Time Systems Development introduces computing students and professional programmers to the development of software for real-time applications. Based on the academic and commercial experience of the author, the book is an ideal companion to final year undergraduate options or MSc modules in the area of real-time systems design and implementation. Assuming a certain level of general systems design and programming experience, this text will extend students' knowledge and skills into an area of computing which has increasing relevance in a modern world of telecommunications and 'intelligent' equipment using embedded microcontrollers. This book takes a broad, practical approach in discussing real-time systems. It covers topics such as basic input and output; cyclic executives for bare hardware; finite state machines; task communication and synchronization; input/output interfaces; structured design for real-time systems; designing for multitasking; UML for real-time systems; object oriented approach to real-time systems; selecting languages for RTS development; Linux device drivers; and hardware/software co-design. Programming examples using GNU/Linux are included, along with a supporting website containing slides; solutions to problems; and software examples. This book will appeal to advanced undergraduate Computer Science students; MSc students; and, undergraduate software engineering and electronic engineering students. * Concise treatment delivers material in manageable sections* Includes handy glossary, references and practical exercises based on familiar scenarios* Supporting website contains slides, solutions to problems and software examples







Software System Development


Book Description

The highly regarded textbook, Software Systems Development: A gentle introduction, provides a firm grounding in the principles of this topic in a clear, concise and lively form. The authors explain techniques and practices that are universally applicable to software systems development using a traditional structured approach, providing a solid background for aspiring software developers to build upon. This new edition has been thoroughly updated to develop coverage of topics such as SQL, agile methods and object-orientation. The authors' accessible, jargon-free approach to systems analysis and design is ideally suited to computer science students on an introductory course or to those from other disciplines with an interest in software development.




Systems Analysis and Design in A Changing World


Book Description

Help your students develop the solid conceptual, technical, and managerial foundations they need for effective systems analysis design and implementation as well as strong project management skills for systems development with INTRODUCTION TO SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN: AN AGILE, ITERATIVE APPROACH, 6E, International Edition.Authors Satzinger, Jackson, and Burd use a popular, highly effective presentation to teach both traditional (structured) and object-oriented (OO) approaches to systems analysis and design. Now streamlined to 14 chapters, this agile, iterative book emphasizes use case driven techniques as the authors focus on the content that's most important to know for success in systems analysis and design today.The book highlights use cases, use diagrams, and the use case descriptions required for a modeling approach, while demonstrating their application to traditional approaches, Web development approaches, object-oriented approaches, and service-oriented architecture approaches. Students become familiar with the most recent developments and tools as content reflects Microsoft® Project 2010. Expanded coverage of project management in this edition emphasizes issues critical for adaptive projects as well as the traditional predictive approach to projects. A new continuing case study, new mini-projects, and a "Best Practices" feature further strengthen the book's practical applications of skills learned.Expanded Instructor's Materials and CourseMate interactive online resources support the powerful approach found throughout INTRODUCTION TO SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN: AN AGILE, ITERATIVE APPROACH, 6E, International Edition and equip you with time-saving, effective tools to ensure your students gain the strong foundations and skills needed for systems analysis and design success.




Systems Thinking Analyses for Health Policy and Systems Development


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Health systems are fluid and their components are interdependent in complex ways. Policymakers, academics and students continually endeavour to understand how to manage health systems to improve the health of populations. However, previous scholarship has often failed to engage with the intersections and interactions of health with a multitude of other systems and determinants. This book ambitiously takes on the challenge of presenting health systems as a coherent whole, by applying a systems-thinking lens. It focuses on Malaysia as a case study to demonstrate the evolution of a health system from a low-income developing status to one of the most resilient health systems today. A rich collaboration of multidisciplinary academics working with policymakers who were at the coalface of decision-making and practitioners with decades of experience, provides a candid analysis of what worked and what did not. The result is an engaging, informative and thought-provoking intervention in the debate. This title is Open Access.