2.1 Introduction to Systems Analysis and Design (6 theory periods) 2.1.1 System development environment 2.1.

2 Personnels in system development 2.1.3 Types of information system 2.1.4 Information system development Explanatory notes Candidates should be able to (a) state the aims of systems analysis and desi n! (b) e"plain the relationship bet#een manual #or$in systems% &omputerised systems% systems analysis and desi n% and system analysts! (c) des&ribe the duties and responsibilities of personnels in system development% e information system mana ers! system analysts% pro rammers% and end users! (d) des&ribe the uses and differen&es bet#een types of information systems' transa&tion pro&essin systems% mana ement information systems% de&ision support systems% and e"pert systems! (e) state some system development methodolo ies% e #aterfall model% rapid appli&ation development model% and evolution model! (f) des&ribe the main phases in system development life &y&le% ie plannin % analysis% desi n% implementation% and maintenan&e% #ith referen&e to the #aterfall model. 2.2 Planning Phase (2 theory periods) 2.2.1 (ims% a&tivities% and out&ome of plannin phase 2.2.2 )easibility study Explanatory notes Candidates should be able to ' (a) state the aims% a&tivities% and desired out&ome in the plannin phase! (b) des&ribe the a&tivities performed in the plannin phase' initial evaluation and feasibility study. *

2.3 Analysis Phase (26 theory and 6 practical periods) 2.3.1 +etermination of users, re-uirements 2.3.2 Stru&turin of system re-uirements Explanatory notes Candidates should be able to (a) state the steps of analysis phase' determination of users, re-uirements and stru&turin of system re-uirements! (b) apply the methods of determinin users, re-uirements su&h as intervie#in and listenin % -uestionnaires% ma$in observations% and analysin pro&edures and do&uments (c) state the suitable methods of determinin users, re-uirements a&&ordin to situations! (d) state the steps and results of stru&turin of system re-uirements' pro&ess modellin % lo i&al modellin % and &on&eptual data modellin ! (e) use data flo# dia rams to model the solution pro&esses! (j) use lo i&al model representations% ie pseudo&ode or de&ision table% to model the solution lo i&! (g) use entity.relationship (/.0) dia rams to model &on&eptual data. 2.4 Design Phase (18 theory and 8 practical periods) 2.4.1 1o i&al desi n 2.4.2 Physi&al desi n 2.4.3 Pro ram stru&ture desi n Explanatory notes Candidates should be able to (a) e"plain the steps and out&ome of desi n phase' lo i&al desi n% physi&al desi n% and pro ram stru&ture desi n! (b) desi n forms% reports% and system interfa&es! (c) desi n pro ram stru&tures usin stru&ture &harts. 2.5 Implementation Phase (2 theory periods) 2.2.1 Steps of implementation phase 2.2.2 3ut&ome of implementation phase Explanatory notes Candidates should be able to explain the steps and outcome of implementation phase: coding, testing, installation, evaluation, documentation, training, and support. ivin