ADIT 2300 Systems Analysis and Design

Name: Systems Analysis and Design
Rating: 4.9 (10 reviews)

In this course, students will learn the concepts of the software development lifecycle. Students will learn the concepts of Agile and Waterfall and associated software tools. Likewise an in-depth discussion of the principles of the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) framework will be discussed regarding overall service management. Each topic will be discussed with an overall risk management approach.

Course overview

Department: Advancing Studies
School: ADV
Credits: 4
Level: Undergraduate
Offered: Periodically

Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating: 4.90 / 5 · Excellent
10 responses
Instructor rating: 4.80 / 5 · Excellent
10 responses
Terms evaluated: 1
Most recent: Fall 2025

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
Term	Instructor	Course overall	Instructor overall	Well organized	Clear learning objectives	Intellectually challenging	Helpful assignments	Applicable beyond course	Attendance necessary	Weekly effort	Responses
Fall 2025	Ian Rifkin	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.2	4–6 hrs/week	10 of 16

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Ian Rifkin
Fall 2026, Fall 2025 · Official rating 4.80/5

Sections

Section 01
Fall 2026 · Ian Rifkin · Limited seats become available on 8/26 at 9 AM;On-line Asynchronous · Offered