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1. From "Discovering Computers" ?by Shelly Cashman:

Discovering Computers 2011

This chapter includes a case study to help you understand real-world system development applications. The case study appears shaded in light green immedi- ately after the discussion of each phase in the chapter. The case is about Horizon Community College (HCC), a fictitious school.

Approximately 15,000 students are enrolled at HCC each year in its var-
ied programs. Students can earn A.S. (Associate of Science) or A.A. (Associate of Arts) degrees in many areas: account- ing, anthropology, childcare, computer technology, electronics, construction tech- nology, forensic science, graphic design, history, management, marketing, nurs- ing, and sociology. The school also offers certificates and adult education classes

in each of these areas. Some classes are taken on campus, while others are offered online.

Currently, instructors use their own method for recording assignment grades and calculating semester grades. At semes- ter end, the registration department dis- tributes via e-mail a class semester grade form, which contains a list of all students in a class and an area for the instructor to record each student?s final semester grade. As instructors send in their class semes- ter grade forms, registration clerks enter each student?s grade into the school?s data- base. After grades are entered, the quality

control group compares the original class semester grade forms with the entered grades to check for any errors that may have occurred during the data entry pro- cess. Then, report cards are printed and mailed to students.

With the number of enrolled students on the rise, Chad Goldstein, registrar, has noticed that it takes a considerable amount of time for the registration clerks to enter semester grades and for qual-

ity control to verify entered grades for accuracy. Lately, quality control has been finding an excessive number of data entry errors, in part due to the excessive work- load on the registration clerks. For this reason, Chad would like the instructors to use an online grade book, so that report cards could be printed directly from the instructor?s grade book. This change

in procedure would save the registra- tion department a great deal of time and money and eliminate data entry errors.

Chad realizes this task will require substantial school resources. He believes
a systems study is necessary. He sends an e-mail message to the IT director (Figure 12-5a on the previous page). She agrees and asks him to fill out a Request for System Services form (Figure 12-5b on the previous page) and submit it to Juanita Mendez, chair of the steering committee at HCC.

1. What is the name of Information system developed at HCC?
2. List how the detailed analysis was performed during the system development at HCC? Describe in your own words. Who were the committee members?
3. How was the implementation of new Information system at HCC was handled? Which conversion method was used?
4. Your comments: was the system at Horizon Community College was developed by following the guidelines and efficiently? why or why not explain briefly.

Name.

Horizon community college due to the struggle they faced they decided to come up with an
information system known as Grade reporting system.
For the process of coming up with the set...