Modern systems analysis and design /
by Jeffrey A. Hoffer ; Joey F. George ; Joseph S. Valacich
- Reading , Massachusetts : The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company , Inc. , 1996.
- xxxii , 896 pp. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes appendices, glossaries and index.
"This book covers the concepts, skills, methodologies, techniques, tools and perspectives essential for systems analysts to successfully develop information systems. The primary target audience is upper division undergraduates in a computer information systems curriculum; a secondary target audience is MIS majors in MBA and MS programs. Although not explicitly written for the junior college and professional development markets, this book can also be used for these programs. The book is written assuming that students have taken an introductory course on computer systems and have experience designing programs in several third and/or fourth generation languages."