MGMT 2006: Business Analysis and Systems Design
Effective date
September 2022
Department
Marketing Technology Diploma
School
Hospitality, Food Studies and Applied Business
Description
This course introduces students to project life cycle development, and the skills and knowledge required to design information systems that are efficient and effective. Students are given the opportunity to analyze the business requirements of a project. Students learn how to fully document project requirements as well as analyze business problems.
Year of study
2nd Year Post-secondary
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Explain how use case modelling and workflow analysis work together to define system requirements
- Design, formalize and document the business requirements.
- Demonstrate effective use of written, verbal, and non-verbal communication, and judgment for business analysis.
- Explain the process for designing and implementing systems application to meet the business requirements.
- Demonstrate organization skills for business analysis and systems design.
- Perform gap analysis, problem analysis, needs assessment, cost benefit analysis, integrated business test plans and test scenarios.
- Develop flow charts and Entity Relationship Diagrams (ERD) for business processes and database designs.
- Explain and use the phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 45
Total Hours: 45
Instructional Strategies
Lecture, group work, case studies, discussions, presentations, guest speakers, online activities
Grading System
Letter Grade (A-F)
Evaluation Plan
Type
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Percentage
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Assessment activity
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Participation
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10
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Actively contributes to course discussions and activities
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Assignments
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30
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Project
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35
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Group project report
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Quizzes/Tests
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25
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Course topics
- Business requirements
- Business analysis
- Functional design
- System design
- Testing and implementation techniques
- Data modelling
- Business process modelling
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/.
- To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.