Systems Development Life Cycle

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Week 4 – Assignment 2
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Software Development Life Cycle – Personal Task
Application
Note: Click here for assisted audio provided to describe the SDLC image
In Chapter 9 of our course text, you studied the phases of the System Development Life
Cycle (SDLC). Use the steps of the SDLC to describe the process of accomplishing a task
that is of interest to you. Your task can be any task and does not have to be related to an IT
system. Examples might be to take a trip; buy a house, car, or something else; get a degree; learn
how to do something; plan a party; bake a cake; or just about anything else. The idea here is to
come up with some concrete examples of the abstract concepts of the SDLC to show that you
really understand what each step involves.
The SDLC has five primary phases:
Systems Planning and Selection
Systems Analysis
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Systems Design
Systems Implementation and Operation
Systems Maintenance
After you have formulated your task and described each step, present your information in a
PowerPoint presentation with a minimum of six slides (This is in addition to the title and reference
list slides).
Presentation requirements:
You should have a title slide, a table of contents slide, and a reference list slide.
You should have at least one slide for each of the SDLC phases. Use the SDLC phase to title
these slides: System Planning and Selection, Systems Analysis, Systems Design, Systems
Implementation and Operation, and Systems Maintenance. Include speaker points in each
slide.
Your presentation should have at least two relevant images in it.
Your summary slide(s) should answer the following question:
Why is it important to integrate the SDLC process?
The Software Development Life Cycle – Personal Task Application PowerPoint Assignment
Must have a minimum of six slides (not including title and references pages) and formatted
according to APA style as outlined in the University of Arizona Global Campus Writing
Center (http://writingcenter.uscg.edu/) .
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of PowerPoint
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
Must use at least two scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources
(https://content.bridgepointeducation.com/curriculum/file/b2d6fb25-629e-42e1-a13e43bf67043c8a/1/Scholarly%2C%20Peer%20Reviewed%2C%20and%20Other%20Credible%20Sou
table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about
whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor.
Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a
particular assignment.
Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the University of Arizona Global Campus
Writing Center.
Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in
the University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric
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Carefully review the Grading Rubric
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evaluate your assignment.
Waypoint Assignment
Submission
The assignments in this course will be submitted to Waypoint. Please refer to the instructions
below to submit your assignment.
1. Click on the Assignment Submission button below. The Waypoint “Student Dashboard” will
open in a new browser window.
2. Browse for your assignment.
3. Click Upload.
4. Confirm that your assignment was successfully submitted by viewing the appropriate week’s
assignment tab in Waypoint.
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