精东传媒app

To meet the demands of the Information and communication technologies (ICT) profession, Information Systems professionals need a wide range of skills, including written and oral communication capabilities, identification of business problems and opportunities, and formulation of ICT solutions. Develop management strategies for the delivery of IT projects. This work is encompassed by the role of the business analyst (BA), who liaises between the business side of the enterprise and its service providers, including IT services. The client focussed role of the BA has merged with that of the more technically focussed Systems Analyst. Thus, a BA is a professional who is focused on requirements and conceptual design, but has a sufficient understanding of the bigger picture to project manage, and fully cost systems proposals. In addition a BA is able to manage high level aspects of ICT projects including elements such as security and privacy associated with contemporary offshore and cloud-based environments. This course allows students to apply contemporary systems analysis and design methods and techniques to real world problems. The course follows the entire design process through planning analysis design and implementation to testing and maintenance with an emphasis on ethics and professional expectations throughout.

This course focuses on developing key Business Analysis skills using contemporary methodologies. Requirements analysis, design specification methods and system acquisition are examined. The importance of written and oral communication skills is given due prominence. The course will enable students to experience the systems development lifecycle, agile methods and other contemporary approaches to systems design, as well as a range of tools and techniques. Students will learn about the importance of standards and will apply these in their assessments. Major trends and issues impacting business analysis and design in the business sector are also studied, in particular issues of privacy and security.

On successful completion of this course students should be able to:

1. Address applied business problems and produce viable solutions using the techniques, methodologies and theories introduced in the course, and industry standards;
2. Communicate effectively a high level appropriate in both academic and industry environments;
3. Critique the phases in the design, development, testing and maintenance of a business system and describe the purpose of each phase;
4. Argue the factors a business should consider in a make (bespoke) or buy (packaged) software acquisition decision;
5. Justify the importance of usability, user centred design and human computer interaction in design of interfaces;
6. Apply project management skills, including the economic feasibility of the project, to develop a system proposal including components which comply with industry standards;
7. Appraise ethics and ethical standards in relation to Systems and Business Analysis.