Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Assignment 5 (SAD 1)

Consider your school, how do you know that the life cycle was developed specifically for the university. How do we know it meets our needs? at least 500 words ..
In assignment 5 it tends to discuss how life cycle was develop and how do we know that it meets our needs. It’s an honor for me to be part and one of the student of the University of Southeastern Philippines. In developing the life cycle of the university it takes time and as what I have observe Our university requires a big real time system that could be adaptive to any changes that may occur from time to time. The vital parts of the system are the data, records or accounts, the system governance flow, and the management which must be taken care of seriously. Since it caters educational related professions, it is expected to last for a long period of time be it in a number of decades or century. An exclusive system for the university itself must be able to support the university needs and that would last up to the university’s existence. Yes It meets our needs.
We should discuss what is a system life cycle development:

Systems Development Life Cycle
According to the free encyclopedia the wikipedia "The Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC), or Software Development Life Cycle in systems engineering and software engineering, is the process of creating or altering systems, and the models and methodologies that people use to develop these systems”.
Organizations should review and complete user, operator, and maintenance manuals during the testing phase. Additionally, they should finalize conversion, implementation, and training plans. In System Development Life Cycle methodology there are steps that an IT people or the organization should follow first If there is an existing system, its deficiencies are identified. This is accomplished by interviewing users and consulting with support personnel.Second The new system requirements are defined including addressing any deficiencies in the existing system with specific proposals for improvement. Third The proposed system is designed. Plans are created detailing the hardware, operating systems, programming, and security issues. Forth The new system is developed. The new components and programs must be obtained and installed. Users of the system must be trained in its use, and all aspects of performance must be tested. If necessary, adjustments must be made at this stage.Fifth The system is put into use. This can be done in various ways. The new system can phased in, according to application or location, and the old system gradually replaced. In some cases, it may be more cost-effective to shut down the old system and implement the new system all at once. And lastly Once the new system is up and running for a while, it should be exhaustively evaluated. Maintenance must be kept up rigorously at all times. Users of the system should be kept up-to-date concerning the latest modifications and procedures. It is very important to for us students to be aware of what the university being developed and how to implement and most especially follow the steps of SDLC.


References:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_Development_Life_Cycle

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