Computer Science and Business

CSB 312, CSB 313 Design of Integrated Business Applications I [3]

Instructor: Sharon Kalafut

Current Course Catalog Description

Integrated Product Development (IPD) Capstone Course I. Industry-based business information systems design project. Information systems design methodology, user needs analysis, project feasibility analysis of design alternatives, and integrated product development methodology. Formal oral and written presentations to clients. Prerequisite: CSB 311.

Intregrated Product Development (IPD) Capstone Course II. This course extends the industry-based project initiated in CSB 312 into its implementation phase. Detailed design, in-house system construction and delivery, commercial software options, and systems maintenance and support. The practical components of the course are supplemented by several classroom-based modules dealing with topics that lie at the boundary of computer science and business. Formal oral and written presentation to clients. Prerequisite: CSB 312

Textbook

Schwalbe, Kathy, "Information Technology Project Management", 6th ed., 2010, Thomson
Alley Michael, "The Craft of Scientific Presentations" Springer

References

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, 4th Ed., PMI, Referred to as (PMBOK)
Whitten, Bentley, Dittman "Systems Analysis & Design Methods", 7th Ed., 2007, McGraw-Hill
Phillips, Dwayne "The Software Project Managers Handbook", IEEE Computer Society Press

Course Outcomes

Students will have:

Key Management Principles with an emphasis on team structure, team dynamics, organizational processess, organizational structure and issue.
Essentials of Project Management with a focs on the key knowledge areas, processess and deliverables.
Customer Relationships Management approaches and techniques.
How to make Business Presentations
Understanding the Systems Development Life Cycle and related Development Work Paterns.

Relationship Between Course Outcomes and Program Outcomes

CSB 312/313 substantially supports the following program outcomes:

An ability to apply knowledge of computing and mathematics appropriate to the discipline
An ability to analyze a problem and identify and define the computing requirements appropriate to its solution
An ability to design, implement, and evaluate a computer-bases system, process, component, or program to meet desired needs
An ability to function effectively on teams to accomplish a common goal
An understanding of professional, ethical, legal, security, and social issues and responsibilities
An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
An ability to analyze the local and global impact of computing on individuals, organizations, and society
Recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in, continuing professional development
An ability to use current techniques, skills, and tools necessary for computing practices
An ability to apply mathematical foundations, algorithmic principles, and computer science theory in the modeling and design of computer-based systems in a way that demonstrates comprehension of the tradeoffs involved in design choices
An ability to apply design and development principles in the construction of software systems of varying complexity

Prerequisites by Topic

Transaction processing systems
Process modeling
Data modeling
System development techniques
Internal control
Corporate IT governance

Major Topics Covered in the Course

Customer Relationship Management
Project integration management
Project scope management
Project time management
Project cost management
Project quality management
Project human resource management
Project communication management
Project risk management
Project procurement management
Software Development Life Cycle

Assessment Plan for the Course

Lehigh's CSB program seeks industry sponsorship of undergraduates and graduate projects that have the following characteristics:

Require a multidisciplinary student team from engineering, business and computer technology
Have specific deliverable, such as a working prototype, software or business plan
Have a participating external (to the University) sponsor (~4hrs/wk)
Be tractable (Capstone courses:roughly 1,000 hours of work collectively by the team over 2 semesters)
Be amenable to the methods and best practices in creativity, innovation and new software/hardware development

Coursework culminates in a yearlong Capstone Projects phase in which students work in teams for corporate partners throughout the design, development and marketing stages of software/hardware development. Students will develop an entirely new software/hardware component or redesign existing software/hardware components. Students experience firsthand the entrepreneurial experience of successful product design and commercialization.

How Data in the Course are Used to Assess Program Outcomes:

Each semester a self-assessment report is created with data from my assessment plan of the course. This report is reviewed, in turn, by the Curriculum Committee.