A SYSTEM ANALYSIS, DESIGN, AND DEVELOPMENT CASE STUDY: XTREME ADVENTURE TOURS RESERVATION SYSTEM
Global Journal of Business Pedagogy · 2018
The primary purpose of this case study is for Systems Analysis and Design, Systems Development, and Database courses.Students examine realistic dialog and Interview Notes, as well as existing documents.For Systems Analysis and Design courses, the students should be able to follow this realistic case study of a small business which arranges "adventure-style" tours and conduct the planning, analysis, and design phases of the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC), using either a traditional or object-oriented approach.Deliverables would include process and data diagrams and modeling, and user interface designs, and should require approximately 12-15 hours to complete, outside normal class time.In System Development courses, e.g., capstone courses for a computer information systems major, students can use this case study to not only analyze and design a solution, but actually develop the solution using various windows or webbased tools.This solution could be Windows, web or mobile-based, although the recommended solution is for a Windows environment.The entire project should require approximately 20-25 hours to develop a working system.For Database courses, this case could be used to illustrate database design techniques, resulting in the creation of appropriate data models and physical database designs.This should require approximately 10-12 hours to complete.The case study is of moderate difficulty -ranging from a three to five on the GJBP difficulty scale, and is designed for junior and senior level students, but could also be used in similar graduate courses.