Title

Adapting structured analysis & design tools for event-driven systems

Authors

Authors

R. L. Purvis;W. Leigh

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

J. Comput. Inf. Syst.

Keywords

Computer Science, Information Systems

Abstract

Structured analysis and design provides essential tools and techniques for undergraduate MIS curricula. Most textbook discussions represent tools such as data now diagrams for a COBOL environment. However, educational institutions are increasingly using object-oriented/event-driven environments to teach analysis and design, database, and programming concepts. The conflict between the procedural structured analysis tools and the event-driven environment can make it difficult for students to understand how to apply the tools and their relevance to the analysis and design effort. This article offers modified structured analysis and design tools that support analysis and design for the event-driven environment of Access. The article begins by describing the more popular structured analysis tools and techniques. The modified structured analysis and design tools and techniques for an object-oriented/event-driven environment are then given and illustrated on a problem from a widely used undergraduate MIS text. The article concludes with a discussion on the benefits of the modified techniques.

Journal Title

Journal of Computer Information Systems

Volume

37

Issue/Number

3

Publication Date

1-1-1997

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

21

Last Page

28

WOS Identifier

WOS:A1997WY38900004

ISSN

0887-4417

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