1. IS241: Systems Analysis and Design Professor Catherine Dwyer Spring 2007

2. Agenda Introductions Syllabus Class Schedule Blackboard web site Overview of IS241

3. Catherine Dwyer Lecturer IS Dept. Full time since Fall 2000 Other classes taught: CS121, CS122, CIS101, IS112, IS223, IS323, IS396E (Java), IS660Z(Programming Games Using VB) Lead developer for Web Assisted CIS101 Revision Chair for IS Undergraduate curriculum Co-author with Dr. Jeanine Meyer of Programming Games With Visual Basic, Course Technology, 2001

4. My IS Background MS in CS (Pace), PhD candidate at NJIT, research topic is virtual teams Two daughters, college sophomore and 8th grade Prior Experience: Programmer/Analyst at NYC investment bank, Technology Coordinator at Graphics Design Firm Husband journalist with The New York Times Hobbies: reading, bike riding, kayaking, cooking You?

5. IS241 Syllabus and schedule Available on Blackboard and at http://csis.pace.edu/~dwyer http://csis.pace.edu/~dwyer Overview of course requirements and assignments CS/IS Student Statement of Responsibilities

6. Assignments and Grading Attendance and class participation10 points Homework and class assignments30 points Class Project20 points Exam one20 points Exam Two 20 points Total100 points

7. Blackboard 6.0 Link is at http://blackboard.pace.eduhttp://blackboard.pace.edu Your login is beginning of Pace e-mail address (drop the @pace.edu) Password must be set through the Pace portal Find your email ID at http://studentit.pace.edu http://studentit.pace.edu

8. Overview of IS241 What is the context of systems development in the modern organization? Who are the stakeholders? What are the business, technology, and compliance drivers? What are the building blocks of information systems?