Information Systems General Information

General Information

Overview

The P465-6 and P565-6 classes (commonly known as "InfoSys") teach a disciplined approach to the design and implementation of information systems. The primary vehicle for really learning this material is a full-year team project developing a real system for a real client.

Catalog Course Description

P465-6/P565-6 Software Engineering for Information Systems I-II (3 cr.) N&M. P: C335, C343; B461 concurrently. Analysis, design and implementation of information systems from user needs to a running system. Gathering and refining project specifications. Data modeling. Software design methodologies. Software quality assurance: testing and verification. Team development of a real system for a real client within a carefully monitored process. Many project milestones require substantial writing. I Sem., II Sem. Credit not given for both P465-6 and P565-6.

Resources

All of the following are also linked from the left menu bar.

A forty-plus page Course Syllabus (titled "Information Packet"), in PDF or PostScript, containing descriptions of the project milestones and other material also further broken out in html, including:
- Current Semester (class hours, instructors, etc.)
- Schedule (lecture topics, revised due dates, etc)
- Bibliography
- Project Milestones
- Policies
- Grading
A four-page PDF project description which promotes the course project, suitable for giving to potential clients or employers - or to Mom and Dad to show what they are getting for their money.
Daily lecture notes, in an approximation (this is being worked on) of html format. ASCII and PostScript versions of the lecture notes, as well as additional lecture notes, are available in the course NFS repository.
Team membership roster, including supervisor and QAM assignments.
InfoSys projects from previous years relying heavily on the World Wide Web
A collection of various resources for projects and course work, including code samples and software documentation.
A two year MS curriculum specializing in information systems that fits the CS MS requirements.

Notice for 2002-2003 and following Academic Years: Undergraduates will no longer be able to use P465 for Intensive Writing.