The design and implementation of a computerized student information system: A case study.

摘要

The development of computerized information systems occurs in many organizations. The development paradigms used within computing development groups are often determined by computer consulting firms, computer vendors, and computing science literature. This case study deals with the successful design and implementation of a computerized student information system (S.I.S.) in an education (K-12) environment.;Various aspects of the development are studied. Issues examined include the examination of implementing change (the change model), the use of prototyping as a development paradigm, the role of a boundary spanner to serve as a linking agent between the computer programmers and various organizational stakeholders, and organizational management styles. The choice of computing language for development and the larger issue of developing applications that are "machine independent" are examined. The case study chronicles developments in the computing field and parallels the organization events that occurred within the same time frame.