ACCOMPLISHMENT ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORTREPORT

SYSANALSYSANALITETHICITETHIC

11stst Term 2008-2009 Term 2008-2009

By Paul PajoBy Paul Pajo

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More PbWiki!More PbWiki!More Book ReviewsMore Book ReviewsMore Use Case DiagramsMore Use Case DiagramsMore Activity DiagramsMore Activity DiagramsMore Case StudiesMore Case StudiesMore Real-Life Systems AnalysisMore Real-Life Systems AnalysisMore Learner-Centered OutputMore Learner-Centered Output

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Same patternSame patternUpload weekly case studiesUpload weekly case studiesUpload weekly use case analysesUpload weekly use case analysesUpload weekly book reviewsUpload weekly book reviews

More Book ReviewsMore Book Reviews

Students do a book review on a Students do a book review on a systems analysis & design book (i.e. systems analysis & design book (i.e. Kendall & Kendall)Kendall & Kendall)

Can pick one book and do 1 chapter a Can pick one book and do 1 chapter a weekweek

Can pick different book every weekCan pick different book every weekCan align with syllabus (if in Week 4, Can align with syllabus (if in Week 4,

it’s SDLC do a book review on SDLCit’s SDLC do a book review on SDLCAllows them to have different Allows them to have different

perspectiveperspective

MORE Use Case DiagramsMORE Use Case Diagrams

Ms. Magpile’s suggestion – students to Ms. Magpile’s suggestion – students to real-life systems analysisreal-life systems analysis

““If you don’t hurt anymore, you don’t love If you don’t hurt anymore, you don’t love anymore”anymore”

They will realize WHY Systems Analysis They will realize WHY Systems Analysis AND Design is needed in real-lifeAND Design is needed in real-life

Practice, Practice, Practice makes perfectPractice, Practice, Practice makes perfect Teaches them to think in terms of UCDsTeaches them to think in terms of UCDs UCDs introduced in Week1 – doesn’t UCDs introduced in Week1 – doesn’t

matter if rough, practice hones studentsmatter if rough, practice hones students

MORE Activity DiagramsMORE Activity Diagrams

Linked to UCDs – after they are Linked to UCDs – after they are taught how to do a Use Case taught how to do a Use Case NarrativesNarratives

Drawing Activity Diagrams should be Drawing Activity Diagrams should be trivial if their Use Case Narratives are trivial if their Use Case Narratives are rigorousrigorous

It’s all about the story – no story, no It’s all about the story – no story, no valuevalue

MORE Case studiesMORE Case studies

31 case studies from Jessica 31 case studies from Jessica Livingston’s Founders at workLivingston’s Founders at work

Real-life case studies of how startups Real-life case studies of how startups started from scratch and eventually started from scratch and eventually declineddeclined

Real-life case studies of the SDLCReal-life case studies of the SDLC

Founders at Work Case Founders at Work Case StudiesStudies

PayPal, Hotmail, Apple Computer, Excite, PayPal, Hotmail, Apple Computer, Excite, Software Arts, Lotus Dev’t, Iris Associates, Software Arts, Lotus Dev’t, Iris Associates, Groove Networks, Blogger.com (Pyra Labs), Groove Networks, Blogger.com (Pyra Labs), Yahoo, Research in Motion, Marimba, Gmail, Yahoo, Research in Motion, Marimba, Gmail, WebTV, Tivo, Viaweb, del.icio.us, ONEList, WebTV, Tivo, Viaweb, del.icio.us, ONEList, BlogLines, Craiglist, Flickr, WAIS, Internet BlogLines, Craiglist, Flickr, WAIS, Internet Archive, Alexa, Adobe, Open Systems, Archive, Alexa, Adobe, Open Systems, Hummer Wimbland, 37Signals, ArsDigita, Fog Hummer Wimbland, 37Signals, ArsDigita, Fog Creek, TripAdvisor, HOT or NOT, Tickle, Creek, TripAdvisor, HOT or NOT, Tickle, Firefox, Six Apart, Lycos, Alliant, Firefox, Six Apart, Lycos, Alliant, Shareholder.comShareholder.com

MORE real-life systems MORE real-life systems analysesanalyses

Allows students to experience first Allows students to experience first hand the need for systems analysis hand the need for systems analysis AND designAND design

Allows to think in terms of UML in Allows to think in terms of UML in real-life situationsreal-life situations

Use Case Diagrams for getting Use Case Diagrams for getting Baranggay Clearance, Civil Service Baranggay Clearance, Civil Service Eligibility, Student Driver Certificate, Eligibility, Student Driver Certificate, E-PurseE-Purse

MORE UCDs of Web 2.0 sitesMORE UCDs of Web 2.0 sites

Twitter.comTwitter.comSlideshare.netSlideshare.netFriendfeed.comFriendfeed.comMultiply.comMultiply.comAllows students to discover new Web Allows students to discover new Web

2.0 sites from the context of UML 2.0 sites from the context of UML (UCDs, UCNs and Activity Diagarams)(UCDs, UCNs and Activity Diagarams)

MORE Learner-Centered MORE Learner-Centered OutputOutput

At the end of the term, the students collect At the end of the term, the students collect their case studies, use case diagram, book their case studies, use case diagram, book reviews, assignments and their SYSTEMS reviews, assignments and their SYSTEMS ANALYSIS & DESIGN paper into a ReaderANALYSIS & DESIGN paper into a Reader

This would be their first book and it’s This would be their first book and it’s normally more than 80 pages of learner-normally more than 80 pages of learner-centered output, almost 90% is written centered output, almost 90% is written individuallyindividually

The bulk of the group work is centered on The bulk of the group work is centered on the SAD paper – this lessens piggybacking the SAD paper – this lessens piggybacking on each other’s workon each other’s work

ITETHICITETHIC

Only one person – Special ClassOnly one person – Special ClassWas able to use old outline and add Was able to use old outline and add

some new stuffsome new stuffMore focus on Ethical Theories such More focus on Ethical Theories such

as readings from the original as readings from the original (translated) text of Nietzche, (translated) text of Nietzche, Rachels, Arthur, Midgley, Kant, Rachels, Arthur, Midgley, Kant, Aristotle, Feinberg, Dworkin, Rawls Aristotle, Feinberg, Dworkin, Rawls and Baierand Baier

WISH LISTWISH LIST

Maybe use Wordpress next term?Maybe use Wordpress next term? Another form of wiki – maybe VersionateAnother form of wiki – maybe Versionate Use Web 2.0 more extensively? Scribd? Use Web 2.0 more extensively? Scribd?

Docstoc? SlideShare?Docstoc? SlideShare? Have students store in Web 2.0 and then Have students store in Web 2.0 and then

blog so they won’t have problems losing blog so they won’t have problems losing their worktheir work

Use Rational Software Architect at the onset.Use Rational Software Architect at the onset. Maybe use a modeling tool? STARUML?Maybe use a modeling tool? STARUML? Focus on critical thinking for conclusions? Focus on critical thinking for conclusions?

MindMapping? Extensive use of RCA?MindMapping? Extensive use of RCA?