Teacher: Yu Niu (Jerry)

Class Topic:

·       System life cycle

Objective:

·       Explain what is System Life Cycle (SLC)

·       Explain why we need a new system

·       Explain why is SLC needed

·       Explain how many stages in system life cycle

·       Discuss what we should do in each SLC phase

Subtopic in Slide:

1. Introduction
2. Why a new system
3. Why SLC is needed
4. The system life cycle
5. Definition the problem
6. Feasibility study
7. Investigation and Analysis
8. Design
9. Development
10. Testing
11. Implementation
12. Evaluation
13. Maintenance
14.Summary

Class activity:

            Show students an example and ask them to do:       

1. Discuss the methods of fact-finding that you would consider most appropriate at the analysis stage.

2. Compare these different systems considering:
a) Costs
b) Requirements
c) Time
d) Impact on staff

Assignment:

·       Assemble your findings in a feasibility report for a technical audience.

·       Create a presentation illustrating your proposed solution which is suitable for the store owner.