ITS 332 Information Systems Analysis & Design Individual Exercise 1.

Explain the difference between vertical & horizontal systems packages. 2. What are the THREE fact-finding techniques that systems analysts use during the preliminary investigation? 3. Some analyst argues, Give users what they ask for. If they want many types of reports and data, then you should first provide them even though the requirements are not necessary. Others say, Systems analyst should let users know what information can be obtained from the system. If you listen to users, you ll never get anywhere because they really don t know what they want and don t understand information systems. Give your opinion on these two arguments 4. What types of documentation does a systems analyst prepare and what would be included in each type? 5. There are several guidelines that should be incorporated into a training program. Briefly explain FOUR of them. 6. Omega Plus is a textbook publishing company located in Kuching. The company has several warehouses. The textbooks will be stored in one of many warehouses and each warehouse stores many textbooks. Many authors write more than one textbook for Omega Plus and some books are written by more than one author. Omega Plus maintains an active list of over 100 books. Each book is identified by an ISBN number. a. Draw an ERD for Omega Plus Publishing System from the information given above. Identify the primary key of each entity and also indicate the relationship between the entities. b. Give TWO possible business requirements that should be provided in the system. 7. The finance department of ILMU College wants to automate collection of fees from the students. At the beginning of a semester, every student will pay several types of payment, which consists of study fee, computer fess and equipment fee. The students who stay in the hostel will have to pay the hostel fee. An additional of RM 300.00 is collected from new students. Payment may be made using cash or cheque. A receipt is printed as proof of payment. The management hopes that the system can provide reports faster and more accurate than the manual system. Student s information such as Name, Student ID, NRIC, Course, Address, Phone Number and the Current Semester will also be kept and maintained. a. Draw a context diagram of the payment system for ILMU College b. Design a GUI screen which is used to record payment for fees.