Fueloil Information Systems Standards and and Evaluation

methods

Prof. Dr. Mohamed Elazabhttp://www.hdf.org.eg

melazab@internetegypt.com

Information Systems Definition

Concerns itself with the development of applications of computer and communications technology.

Assumes a body of knowledge independent of any particular application.

Involves understanding and mastering both the technology and the human aspects of computing:

Applications development technology in computing

Human use, abilities, and behavior Group, organizational and societal use and

behavior

Application Development Lifecycle I

Requirements Development Understanding people and organizations Methods of accumulating knowledge

from people Structuring knowledge

Design of System Generalization and Evolution of

Requirements Human Computer Interaction (HCI) &

Applications Model Internal Implementation Model

Applications Development Lifecycle II

Development and Implementation Decomposition of implementation

design Coding and testing against

implementation model Prototype Evaluation

Evaluation with real users Validation of specifications Design of Training materials and

processes

Applications Development Lifecycle III

Install Application Conversion processes Certification Training of Users End User Evaluation

Maintenance, Auditing, and Security On Going Evaluation Planning & Feasibility Studies Management of Projects

Some Current Application Systems Computer Mediated Communications

Message Systems, Groupware, Multimedia Systems conferences, Synchronous Systems (instant messages, chat systems)

Databases Relational, Object Oriented, Multimedia, Transaction,

Temporal, Distributed, Hypertext and Hypermedia, Graphical

Decision Support Systems Administrative Systems, Exception Reporting Systems,

Modeling and Simulation, Forecasting and Planning, Artificial Intelligence/Expert Systems, Knowledge Bases, Information Retrieval, Data Mining, risk analysis, investment analysis, cost benefit analysis

Collaborative Systems Project Management, Meeting Support, Calendar,

Negotiation, Command and Control, Emergency Response Special Complex Systems

Virtual Reality Systems, Control/Real time systems, Graphical and Design, Gaming Systems, BioMedical, Multimedia systems

Social Systems Web Applications, Community, Political, Recreational,

ecommerce, the Arts, Virtual Marketplaces

Jobs In Information Systems

Jobs that may be applications oriented Programmer, Advanced Programmer, Senior Programmer Database Administrator, Network Administrator Software Engineer, Internet Architect Systems Analyst, Data Communications Analyst Maintenance Programmer Quality Assurance Specialist, Computer Security Auditor

Jobs that are applications oriented Development Project Manager Requirements Developer Web Developer Usability Specialist Human Computer Interface Designer Applications Designer Enterprise/ecommerce Designer Applications Administrators Business Analyst Information Systems Auditor Trainer, Desktop Publisher