CSB2102 Systems Analysis and Design

This course provides a systematic approach to developing computer systems including systems planning, analysis, design, testing and implementation. The course is designed to impart skills of system design approaches. It covers the IT System Development Cycle, Conception, Feasibility Study, Systems Investigation, fact-finding Methods, Analysis of Investigation, Systems Design, and Distributed vs. Centralized File systems, Security and Audit, System Study Report.

Course objectives
This course unit is meant to:

• Analyze existing systems, identify the problem and fix the problem
• Impart skills of system design approaches.
• Advise organization on their system.
• Identify, recognize, and capture requirements for information systems
• Design the information system from the specifications including the user interface

Expected learning outcomes
By the end of the course unit, students should be able to;

• Explain the concepts of a system and what it means to develop and implement an information system in an organization.
• Discuss the major phases of the system development life cycle
• Identify the information and processing needs of the organization
• Identify, recognize, and capture requirements for information systems
• Describe a structured system specification for a simple system from system analysis
• Describe a system analysis and design by means of basic diagrammatic modeling tools
• Design the information system from the specifications including the user interface, menu structure, system modular structure, etc.