International
Advanced Diploma in Computer Studies (IADCS)
Syllabus - IAD201 - Business Systems
Analysis
Introduction
The
purpose of this module is to provide the student with the technical, inter-personal
and administrative skills required by the systems analyst.
| # | Topic Area | Weighting |
| A |
Systems, organisations,
changing organisations, functional areas, data, information, information
systems, documentation, benefits of structured methods, features (e.g.
SSADM), costs and justifications |
10% |
| B |
The role of a systems
analyst, skills and personality, other roles and relationships in systems
development, the user |
5% |
| C |
The systems development
life cycle, stages and models, feasibility studies, terms of reference,
systems analysis deliverables, acceptance criteria |
10% |
| D |
Investigation – scope,
nature, problems, techniques, recording results, user requirements specification |
10% |
| E |
Data flow diagrams – purpose,
use, levels, physical and logical DFDs |
10% |
| F |
Data dictionary – purpose,
content, automation |
5% |
| G |
Mini-specs – forms (flowcharts,
decision tables, decision trees, structured English), documentation |
5% |
| H |
Entities, relationships,
E-R diagrams, events and their effects |
10% |
| I |
Data normalisation |
10% |
| J |
Entity Life Histories |
10% |
| K |
System constraints, system
specification |
15% |
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"I
especially enjoy the practical assignments and project work, it really
gives us a feel for the real business world business we are about to
enter." |
Sabreena Khatri (IAD 2004-2005) |
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