Software Development Methodologies

Consider the following scenario: Your school intends to develop a student management system. The system will need to hold all details of registered students, including personal information, courses taken, and examination grades. Submit a 3- to 4-page paper that includes the following: A description of the core activities in the software development process An explanation of the distinction between systems analysis and systems design and a description of the activities involved in each An explanation of the benefits of information systems An explanation of what the information system’s requirements are An explanation of why the information system’s requirements are difficult to determine correctly An explanation of why the testing stage of systems development is so important. An explanation of the difference between the three stages of testing for an information system A description the role of programming, conversion, production, and maintenance in systems development An evaluation of which of the three (programming conversion, production, and maintenance) is most important to project success and why An explanation of which of the three (conversion, production and maintenance) is most difficult to do correctly and why An analysis of the benefits and limitations of each of the following methods of building information systems: traditional waterfall method, prototyping, and component-based development A recommendation for which method the school should use for developing a student management system and justification of your choice