Administrivia
Professor Yale M. Braunstein
Email: yale@sims.berkeley.edu
Website: http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/~bigyale/
Office number: 510 642 2235
Office Hours: Monday Tuesday 2:00pm-3:00pm 203B South Hall
TA Margaret Spring
Email: mspring@sims.berkeley.edu
Website: http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/~mspring/
Mobile number: 510 910 8176
Office Hours: Wednesday 2:00pm-4:00pm Lounge Please contact me if you need to meet at another time.
Course Description
Course Information
Course Dates: January 18 to May 5, 2005
Lecture Schedule: Tuesday Thursday 10:30am-12:00pm in 110 South Hall
Units: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade only
Course Text
Required
System Analysis and Design - Second Edition, Alan Dennis and Barbara Haley Wixom. John Wiley, 2003. ISBN: With SPSS-> 0-471-66040-X; Book Alone-> 0-471-07322-9
The ASUC bookstore should have a special package with the text and bundled SPSS software or you can get the book alone. SPSS software is installed on SIMS machines.
Course Resources
SPSS Student Version 11 for Windows
Packaged with Dennis-Wixom text or available separately; SPSS is available on the SIMS network.
Microsoft has a CD-ROM with a 60-day trial version for less than $10.
Microsoft has a CD-ROM with a 30-day trial version for less than $10.
Open Source Process Diagraming tool.
Open Source Gantt Chart with critical path.
Berkeley Campus Code of Student Conduct
Some assignments are individual and some may be done in a group. They are labeled accordingly. In every case, all those who contributed to the work should identified on the the document. Please review the Campus Code of Student Conduct (link above).
Frequently Asked Questions about the course
This is helpful in determining if the course is suitable for you.
Readings from previous readers that might be helpful to this year's course.
Previous Projects & Other Resources
Links to projects from previous years. And, other resources for each segment.
Course Work
Systems and Project Management
All of the readings for this section are listed under the first class. Please prepare accordingly to participate in the section's lectures.
January 18 : Tuesday
Required Readings
Chapters 1-4 of System Analysis and Design - Second Edition [Textbook]
The History of Project Management [Online]
Resources
MS Project 98 Tutorial: Online Users Guide
Also available on Evaluation Kit CD
Includes links to pages for earlier versions
January 25 : Tuesday
Resources
Process Analysis and Systems Techniques
All of the readings for this section are listed under the first class. Please prepare accordingly to participate in the section's lectures.
Planning & Budgets: Tools of the Trade (Part I)
All of the readings for this section are listed under the first class. Please prepare accordingly to participate in the section's lectures.
February 10 : Thursday
Required Readings
Chapter 2, sections on "Economic Feasibility," pp. 37-50 of System Analysis and Design - Second Edition [Textbook]
Resources
February 15 : Tuesday
February 17 : Thursday
Resources
Project Presentations (Part I)
February 22 : Tuesday
Planning & Budgets: Tools of the Trade (Part II)
February 24 : Thursday
Resources
Summary of article to be presented by students in class. Students: TBD
Summary of article to be presented by students in class. Students: TBD
Summary of article to be presented by students in class. Students: TBD
Summary of article to be presented by students in class. Students: TBD
Summary of article to be presented by students in class. Students: TBD
March 1 : Tuesday
Project Presentations (Part II)
May 13 : Friday
last updated on 2005-02-07 by MS