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Business Systems Analysis and Design – (M.Sc.)
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| Application Deadline: | We have no specific application deadline, and an early application is recommended | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 6,830 - ≈ € 13,785 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | London / United Kingdom | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of City University London
The course aims to develop:
* skills in business awareness, design and consultancy to facilitate the alignment of IT systems and services to business objectives;
* the specialist understanding of theoretical principles in business systems analysis and design;
* technical skills, through practical laboratory work, to enable you to apply your knowledge of IT and how it affects business competitiveness.
Overview
This course is designed to produce hybrid IT/business professionals who understand the role IT systems play in supporting organisations and management and can ensure that IT systems can fulfill their intended role.
On graduation, you will have specialist knowledge ranging from business systems requirements analysis and design, software systems engineering, and data modelling, to IT strategy, project management and business engineering with ERP solutions.
Practical work is emphasised throughout, to develop understanding and skills, which are strengthened by the interactive teamwork approach.
The course has an excellent track record in producing highly employable graduates in roles such as systems analysis and IT consultancy. The course is also excellent preparation for doctoral (PhD) study.
Why study this course at City University London?
* The MSc in Business Systems Analysis and Design has an excellent pedigree. From its inception over 25 years ago, it has evolved as the field has matured, benefiting from City's leading position as the university for business and the professions.
* A major strength lies in the hybrid nature of the course which reflects the requirements of the IT industry, together with the teamwork approach which reflects the work environment and facilitates learning.
* Our staff are recognised experts in their fields, undertake consultancy, write patents and publish regularly in leading international journals. This ensures our teaching is leading-edge. Major areas of research include software engineering, human-computer interaction and artificial intelligence. The UK's national 2001 Research Assessment Exercise found that 85 per cent of our academic staff were undertaking research of national or international excellence (rating 4). In the past five years, we have received more than £3.5 million of external research income and won £5.5 million of new research income from industry, research councils and the European Union.
* Our location helps foster strong links with major players in a fast-changing industry. The course reflects this, covering what is happening now and moving to what future trends are likely to be.
* One example of such collaboration is our SAP R/3 teaching and research laboratory which runs SAP's market-leading R/3 software package to support the teaching of software systems engineering. The laboratory is the first in a UK university dedicated to teaching software engineering with enterprise resource planning (ERP) packages.
* All modules in this course are supported by the University's online learning environment (Moodle). You will be able to access lecture materials and engage in discussions with student colleagues, teaching staff and the course team
Contents
Course Content
Practical work is emphasised throughout to develop understanding and skills which are strengthened by the interactive teamwork approach. The course has an excellent track record in producing employable hybrid IT/business professionals.
The Course Develops:
* Skills in business awareness, design and consultancy to facilitate the alignment of IT systems and services to business objectives
* The specialist understanding of theoretical principles in business systems analysis and design
* Technical skills, through practical laboratory work, to enable students to apply their knowledge of IT and how it affects business competitiveness MSc Business Systems Analysis and Design
The course will equip you with specialist knowledge ranging from business systems requirements analysis and design, software systems engineering, data modelling to IT strategy, project management and business engineering with ERP solutions.
Course Structure
7 Core Module(s):
Business Enginering with ERP Solutions
* Explain the fundamental principles of ERP technology and second generation ERP systems, and evaluate their business and technical benefits in context
* Analyse the critical success factors for ERP system implementation in context
* Use Accelerated SAP (ASAP) methodology in solving complex problems
* Perform complex business process modelling using the EPC notation
Databases
* Identify the key issues relating to the management of relational database systems and object-oriented database systems
* Model the logical structure of database systems using different data models
* Analyse data and document structures using different models
* Create and query relational databases using SQL
* Evaluate the new developments in data and document handling systems and understand their practical applications and implications
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Information Systems Planning and Strategy
* Critically evaluate information systems strategies
* Apply common management issues to information systems
* Apply theoretical frameworks to analyse the strategic impact of information systems
* Evaluate the use of information systems in knowledge management and business re-engineering or transformation
Interaction Design
* Demonstrate detailed understanding of the importance of usability and the consequences of poor usability for interactive systems
* Identify the theoretical foundations in cognitive psychology for human-computer interaction
* Critically evaluate a user-centred design process for interactive systems, including analysis, design and evaluation activities
* Interpret HCI principles and guidelines, applying them to a variety of situations
Practical Business Systems Consultancy
* Explain key concepts and methods relating to human behaviour, in particular in workplace contexts
* Analyse, design and evaluate business systems using modeling and development software
* Analyse and synthesise solutions to business-related problems using advanced modelling methods
Project Management
* Demonstrate understanding of the key issues relating to IT project management, including estimating, scheduling, resourcing, monitoring and controlling progress, quality control and risk management
* Discuss the wider context of change management and the organizational framework
Research, Methods and Professional Issues
* Research activity in terms of the effectiveness of its approach and implementation
* Understand and apply a range of research methodologies such as inductive and deductive reasoning, explanation and prediction in the evaluation of published research
* Recognise and use a range of secondary data sources when performing a research task
* Communicate effectively with individuals and groups using a range of media
* Evaluate the legal, ethical and professional dimensions of typical information professions and information industry practices choose 1 elective module(s) from the following list: Click on a module title to display key features.
Requirements Engineering
* Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the range of problems which arise in requirement engineering
* Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the state-of-the-art practices and leading academic research that are aimed at addressing the range of problems which arise in requirements engineering
* Demonstrate a systematic understanding of the differences between alternative requirements modelling techniques
* Apply start-of-the-art requirements methods and techniques to acquire, model and analyse requirements for complex systems
Systems Specification
* Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the changing nature of software intensive systems and the range of new methods, tools and techniques available to develop these systems
* Demonstrate a systematic understanding of the challenges of requirements elicitation
* Demonstrate a systematic understanding of the fundamentals of software quality assurance techniques
* Apply the principles and concepts involved in object-oriented analysis and design and build object-oriented analysis and design models using the constructs of the Unified Modelling Language (UML)
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Requirements
* Each application is considered on its merits and is given full consideration by admissions staff.
* The usual minimum entrance requirement is a good second class honours degree from a UK university, a recognised equivalent from an accredited overseas institution or an equivalent professional qualification.
* Applicants should have good professional English. For students whose first language is not English, an IELTS score of 6.5 or TOEFL score of 100 (internet-based) 600 (paper-based) or 250 (computer-based version) is required.
* Previous academic and commercial experience will also be considered.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 100 |
Accreditation
This course is accredited by the British Computer Society (BCS).
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