IFSM301 System Development Life Cycle Research Paper

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IFSM301 System Development Life Cycle Research Paper

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ystem Development Life Cycle Research Paper

Purpose of this Assignment

This assignment gives you the opportunity to apply your research skills, analysis, and critical thinking skills to compare and contrast two different system development life cycle (SDLC) models. This will provide you an opportunity to gain an in-depth understanding of this important IT governance and management tool. This assignment specifically addresses the following course outcome:

· Identify, define, and explain the concepts of information technology governance and management.

Assignment

You will conduct some research to learn about the Waterfall Model of SDLC and another model of your choosing. You will then describe both models and compare and contrast them. Select one of the SDLC models listed below:

· Spiral Model

· Agile (Extreme Programming) Model

· Evolutionary Prototyping Model

· Iterative and Incremental Model

Research and write a paper that describes the Waterfall Model and your chosen model. Your descriptions should include each model’s purpose and structure (or characteristics) along with its strengths and weaknesses. It should describe the types of system development efforts for which it is most appropriate. Then, compare and contrast your selected model with the Waterfall Model. Finally, you will document the conclusions you reached from your research, which may include such things as which model is "better," when each model should be used, whether one or the other should not be used, or whether it makes any difference which one is used. The conclusions are your own and will be assessed according to how well you defend them and how convincing your arguments are.

Your paper should be structured as follows:

I. Introduction

II. Waterfall Model (description, purpose, structure/characteristics, strengths and

weaknesses)

III. Chosen Model (description, purpose, structure/characteristics, strengths and

IV.

weaknesses)

Comparison of the Two Models (compare and contrast)

V. Conclusion (conclusions you drew from your research on the two models)

Your paper will be graded on both the accuracy and completeness of your descriptions; it needs to clearly and completely define each model and its strengths and weaknesses. The comparisons will be graded based on the extent to which they are supported by facts and are drawn from the descriptions. The conclusions should be well justified, and drawn from the rest of the paper. Illustrations will enhance your paper if they contribute to an understanding of the model.

Your paper should be 3-5 pages in length (not counting any cover sheet or reference pages). The use of at least three external scholarly resources (other than class materials) is required. You should use scholarly journals (rather than authorless website

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postings). If you need assistance with determining what a scholarly journal is, the library is a very good source of information, accessed via the following link: http://www..edu/library/libhow/articles.cfm. Remember to correctly cite and referenceall sources using APA format.

Submit your paper in Word format via your Assignments Folder as an attached document with your last name included in the filename.

Grading Rubric

Use the rubric below to be sure you have covered all aspects of this assignment.

90-100%

80-89%

70-79%

60-69%

< 60%

Criteria

Far Above

Above

Meets Standards

Below

Well Below

Standards

5 Points

4 Points

3.5 Points

3 Points

0-2 Points

A sophisticated

A well-written

The introduction

No

Introduction

introduction sets

adequately sets

does not

introduction

the stage for the

adequately set

included.

paper.

the stage for the

paper.

Possible

Points

5

	18-20 Points	16-17 Points	14-15 Points	12-13 Points	0-11 Points	20
	Description of	Description of	Description of	Description of	Description of
	waterfall model	waterfall model	waterfall model	waterfall model	waterfall
	is accurate and	is correct and	includes	may be	model is not
	thorough;	complete;	description,	incomplete,	included or
	includes	includes	purpose,	and/or may not	little is
Description	description,	description,	characteristics,	demonstrate	presented.
purpose,	purpose,	strengths and	adequate
of Waterfall
characteristics,	characteristics,	weaknesses; and	understanding
Model
strengths and	strengths and	demonstrates	of course

	weaknesses; and	weaknesses;	adequate	concepts.
	demonstrates	and	understanding of
	sophisticated	demonstrates	course concepts.
	understanding of	good
	course concepts.	understanding
		of course
		concepts.

	18-20 Points	16-17 Points	14-15 Points	12-13 Points	0-11 Points	20
	Description of	Description of	Description of	Description of	Description of
	chosen model is	chosen model is	chosen model	chosen model	chosen model
Description	accurate and	correct and	includes	may be	is not included
of Chosen	thorough;	complete;	description,	incomplete,	or little is
Model	includes	includes	purpose,	and/or may not	presented.
	description,	description,	characteristics,	demonstrate
	purpose,	purpose,	strengths and	adequate
	characteristics,	characteristics,	weaknesses; and	understanding
	strengths and	strengths and	demonstrates

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Criteria

Comparison of the Two Models

Conclusion

90-100%			80-89%		70-79%			60-69%

Far Above			Above		Meets Standards			Below
Standards			Standards					Standards


weaknesses; and		weaknesses;		adequate		of course
demonstrates		and		understanding of		concepts.
sophisticated		demonstrates		course concepts.
understanding of		good
course concepts.		understanding
			of course
			concepts.

23-25 Points		20-22 Points		17-19 Points		15-16 Points
The comparison		The comparison		The comparison of		The comparison
of the two		of the two		the two models is		of the two
models is clear,		models is clear,		related to the		models may not
compelling, and		and is directly		models;		be clear, may
directly related		related to the		demonstrates		not be directly
to the models,		models,		adequate		related to the
demonstrating a		demonstrating a		understanding of		models; and/or
sophisticated		good		course concepts,		may not
understanding of		understanding		analysis, and		demonstrate
course concepts,		of course		critical thinking.		adequate
analysis, critical		concepts,					understanding
thinking, and		analysis, critical					of course
synthesis.		thinking, and					concepts,
			synthesis.					analysis, and
								critical thinking.

9-10 Points		8 Points		7 Points		6 Points
Conclusion is		Conclusion is		Conclusion is		Conclusion is
convincing,				somewhat
	effective and		provided and is
effective and				effective and/or
	relevant.		relevant.
drawn from the				relevant.
	Demonstrates
paper.
	analysis and
Demonstrates
	critical thinking.
sophisticated

analysis and
critical thinking.

< 60%	Possible
Well Below
Points
Standards

0-14 Points

25

Few or no

comparisons

are provided.

0-5 Points

10

No conclusion provided, or minimal effort demonstrated.

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	9-10 Points	8 Points	7 Points	6 Points	0-5 Points	10
	Three scholarly	Three scholarly	Three scholarly	Three or fewer	No external
	sources other	sources other	sources other than	sources other	research is
	than the class	than the class	the class resources	than the class	incorporated
	resources are	resources are	are properly	resources may	or reference
	incorporated and	incorporated	incorporated and	be used; may	listed is not
	used effectively,	and used	used. Uses APA	not be scholarly	cited within
	contextualized,	effectively,	format for	sources; may	text.
	appropriately	appropriately	references and	not be properly
	researched and	researched and	citations.	incorporated or
External	supported, and	supported, and		used to support
Research	synthesized with	support original		arguments; may
	original	arguments.		rely too heavily
	arguments.	Sources used		on the reporting
	Sources used	are credible,		of external
	are credible,	relevant, and		sources, and/or
	relevant, and	timely. Proper		are not effective
	timely. Proper	APA style is		or appropriate;
	APA style is used	used for		and/or are not
	for citations and	citations and		credible,
	references.	references.		relevant, or
				timely. May not
				use APA format.

9-10 Points

Paperreflects

effective

organization and

sophisticated

writing; follows

instructions

provided; is

written in third

Format person; uses

correct

structure,

grammar, and

spelling; double-

spaced and

presented in a

professional

format using

Word.

8 Points	7 Points	6 Points	0-5 Points	10
Paper reflects	Paper has some	Paper is not well	Paper is very
effective	organization; may	organized,
poorly
organization;	have some errors	and/or contains
written, has
follows	in sentence	several
many
instructions	structure,	grammar
grammar
provided; is	grammar and	and/or spelling
and/or
written in third	spelling. Is double	errors; and/or is
spelling
person; has few	spaced and	not double-
errors, or
errors in	written in third	spaced and
does not
sentence	person.	written in third
convey the
structure,		person.
	information.
grammar, and

spelling;
double-spaced,
and presented
in a
professional
format.

			TOTAL	100
			Points
			Possible

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