Software system development : a gentle introduction /

• Britton, Carol, 1947-
• Doake, Jill, 1946-

• Computer software -- Development.
• System design

• McGraw-Hill,

• 0077111036 (pbk.)
• 978077111038

• Previous ed.: 2002.
• Includes index.
• Bibliography: p. 284-285.
• 1. Background and case study -- Developing systems -- what is a system? -- Contents of the book -- Introduction to the Just a Line case study -- 2. Life cycles and development methods -- The system life cycle -- Development methods -- 3. The system requirements -- Background -- What are requirements? -- Stages in engineering the system requirements -- 4. Process modelling -- Modelling -- Data flow diagrams: Part 1 -- Data flow diagrams: Part 2 -- Process definitions -- 5. Data dictionary -- 6. Data modelling -- Principles of data modelling -- Entity-relationship modelling -- Normalisation -- 7. Event modelling -- Entity life histories -- State diagrams -- 8. Implementation in a relational database -- Types of implementation -- Databases -- Microsoft Access: a typical relational database -- Implementing simple entity-relationship diagrams in a database -- SQL (Structured Query Language) -- The user interface -- The Internet -- 9. Testing and handing over the system -- Testing -- Changeover to the new system -- Documentation -- The post-implementation review -- Maintenance -- 10. Management and professional issues -- What is project management? -- Planning -- Monitoring and controlling the project -- Software metrics -- Standards and quality assurance -- Legal and professional issues -- 11. CASE tools and alternative approaches to development -- CASE tools -- Prototyping -- Rapid Application Development -- Agile methods -- Open source development -- Object-oriented development -- Appendix A: Jay's newsagents case study -- Appendix B: Mike's bikes case study -- Answers -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Index.

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