Beynon-Davies, Paul <br/><br/>
Information systems development :  an introduction to information systems engineering / 
Paul Beyon-Davies. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Basingstoke :  Macmillan,  c1993. 
 - xi, 335 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Table of Contents<br/><br/>Part 1 Context<br/>Information and information systems<br/>Information systems engineering<br/>Technical information systems. <br/><br/>Part 2 Tools<br/>Structured programming languages<br/>Object-oriented systems<br/>Databases, database management systems and data models<br/>Fourth generation environments<br/>CAISE<br/>Knowledge-base systems<br/>Hypermedia systems. <br/><br/>Part 3 Techniques<br/>Section 1 - data analysis<br/>Normalization<br/>Entity-relationship diagramming<br/><br/>Section 2 - process analysis<br/>Data flow diagramming<br/>Data dictionaries<br/>Process descriptions<br/>Entity-life histories<br/><br/>section 3 - related techniques<br/>Formal specification<br/>Structured program design<br/>User interface development. <br/><br/>Part 4 Methods<br/>Business analysis<br/>Large-scale methodologies<br/>Prototyping and evolutionary development<br/>Information management<br/>Participative development<br/>Object-oriented development<br/>Quality assurance. <br/><br/>Part 5 Environment<br/>The organization of information systems<br/>The management of information systems projects <br/>The social dimension of information systems development. <br/>The nature of Information Systems Engineering 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographic references and index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780333595060 0333595068 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Information systems
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>004   / BEY