BSA 411 ENTIRE COURSE

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BSA 411    ENTIRE COURSE
 
 
WEEK  1

BSA 411 Week 1 Individual Assignment Value Chain

Instructions: Review Figure 3.9, "The Value Chain Model" of Ch. 3, "Information Systems, Organizations, and Strategy," of Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firmto see an example of a value chain diagram. Select an organization with which you are familiar; this may be a real or fictional organization. Typical organizations have activities that can be categorized as either primary activities or support activities, including the following examples: Primary Activities:   

• Sales and Marketing
• Operations
• Service Support Activities:
• Human Resources
• Administration and Management: Diagram a 1-page value chain that depicts the activities and related systems that support your selected organization. Use Microsoft® Visio®, PowerPoint®, or Word to create the diagram. Write a 1-page narrative explaining your value chain diagram. Submit your assignment using the Assignment Files tab.

 
WEEK  2

 BSA 411 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Description of Organization and Business Need

Instructions: Select a real or hypothetical organization to use for your Learning Team assignment. Identify the organization's need, situation, or problem for which your team will develop a solution. Write a 1- to 1.5-page paper, including the following:    

• Brief description of the selected organization
• Identification and description of a business need that is one of the following two types of business analysis situations:
• Getting what you do not have
• Improving or changing what you have
• Checklist to assure completeness of the analysis Submit your assignment using the Assignment Files tab.

 BSA 411 Week 2 Individual Assignment User Stories

Instructions: Select one system described in the value chain you developed in Week One. For this assignment, assume that the system has yet to be developed. Create four user stories for the selected system in a 2- to 3-page document, including a description of:   

• Required output
• Features
• Functionality for the software to be built.

WEEK  3

BSA 411 Week 3 Learning Team Methodology

 
Instructions: Write a 1- to 1.5-page paper describing the methodology your team will use to approach the selected organization's need described in Week Two, including:   

• Key methodology components and features
• Deliverables from the methodology
• Steps of the methodology and how they relate to the project life cycle Submit your assignment using the Assignment Files tab.

 
BSA 411 Week 3 Individual Assignment Design Classes

 
Instructions: Review Ch. 11, "Requirements Modeling: Behavior, Patterns, and Web/Mobile Apps," of Software Engineering: A Practitioner's Approach. Review Ch. 12, "Design Concepts," of Software Engineering: A Practitioner's Approach Using Microsoft® Visio®, create a 1-page UML-based diagram that depicts the process flow for at least four design classes based on the user stories created in Week Two. Write a 1-page narrative explaining your UML-based diagram, including:   

• A description of the processing flow within a specific scenario
• A description of the static view of the process
• A description of the functionalities/attributes included in the process Submit your assignment using the Assignment Files tab. 
  

WEEK  4

BSA 411 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Barriers, Risks, and Mitigation

 
Instructions: Write a 1- to 1.5-page paper describing potential barriers and risks for your methodology and possible solutions, including:   

• Barriers and risks in applying the methodology, including:
• Logistics and time lines
• Conflicting goals and priorities
• Resource limitations
• Mitigation of risk imposed in application of the methodology, including:
• Cost benefit
• Risk analysis Submit your assignment using the Assignment Files tab.

BSA 411 Week 4 Individual Assignment User Interface

Instructions: Review your Weeks One through Three individual assignment. Based on your Weeks One through Three individual assignments, create a 1-page high-level mock-up of a user interface, including how the user interacts and navigates throughout the system. Write a 1-page paper, describing how your user interface satisfies the quality requirements of a WebApp, which is defined in terms of usability, functionality, reliability, efficiency, maintainability, security, and scalability. Submit your assignment using the Assignment Files Tab. Incorporate additional research or academic information to support your paper. Format your paper according to APA guidelines. Submit your paper as a Microsoft® Word document to the Assignment Files tab.

WEEK  5

BSA 411 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Approach to Methodology

Instructions: Write a 1- to 1.5-page paper describing the benefits, recommendations, and evaluation plans for your business solution, including:   

• Tangible and intangible benefits
• Recommendation(s)
• Monitoring and evaluation, including:       
• Procedures for handoff to development and implementation teams
• Schedule for post-implementation audit Submit your assignment using the Assignment Files tab.

BSA 411 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Business System Analysis Methodology Paper

Instructions: Review the Learning Team Instructions. Consolidate the Learning Team assignment deliverables from Weeks Two through Five to create the 4- to 6-page Business System Analysis Methodology Paper. Incorporate feedback from your instructor. The paper should include the following:  

• Description of the organization and need:       
• Brief description of the selected organization
• Identification and description of a business need that is one of the following types of business analysis situations:
• Getting what you do not have
• Improving or changing what you have
• Checklist to assure completeness of the analysis
• Methodology:
• Key methodology components and features
• Deliverables from the methodology
• Steps of the methodology and how they relate to the project life cycle
• Barriers, risks, and mitigation:
• Barriers and risks in applying the methodology, including:
• Logistics and time lines
• Conflicting goals and priorities
• Resource limitations
• Mitigation of risk imposed in application of the methodology, including:
• Cost benefit
• Risk analysis
• Approach to methodology:
• Tangible and intangible benefits
• Recommendation(s)
• Monitoring and evaluation, including:           
• Procedures for handoff to development and implementation teams
• Schedule for post-implementation audit Submit your assignment using the Assignment Files tab.

BSA 411 Week 5 Individual Assignment the Business Analyst Role

Instructions: Based on the readings, activities, and assignments in this course, write a 2- to 3-page paper describing the importance of the business analyst role and how you expect to apply what you learned in this course in your career.