APPENDIX 3

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Review of Information Gathering Techniques

This appendix provides a brief review of information gathering techniques. You would normally learn these techniques in a course in software engineering or systems analysis. Mastery of the techniques discussed will enable you to readily identify information entities, as you model and design a database system. Note, this appendix is not meant to replace a full course (and text) in software engineering or systems analysis. It should therefore be regarded as an overview, not a final authority on the subject matter.

In order to accurately and comprehensively specify the system, the software engineer ...

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