Systems Analysis and Design in Polish Universities Curricula

Nowadays, there are two main information systems modeling methods: structured and object-oriented. The structured methods have been widely used since the 1970s, whereas recently the object-oriented methods have attracted more attention. This chapter analyses the methods that are taught on the courses of information systems analysis and design. The curricula of information systems and computer science studies in Polish higher education institutions are compared to the Association for Computing Machinery curricula recommendations. In both cases none of the methods is prevailing. Also, the program of introducing, at the Warsaw School of Economics, Poland, all management and business administration students to the basics of systems analysis and design is presented. Thus, students majoring in information systems learn both modeling methods, whereas only structured methods are introduced to all management students.