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UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN
BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
ONLINE SHORT COURSEStudy online with Africa’s leading University and online education experts, GetSmarter.
ABOUT THIS COURSEThis 10-week systems analysis course will empower you to facilitate positive business change in any organisation.
You’ll be equipped with the ability to increase the value and efficiency of a business through identifying and fulfilling
software and information systems requirements. This course will enable you to consult effectively with stakeholders,
define and document all system requirements, and translate the requirements into project specifications.
7-10 hours/weekof self-paced learning,
entirely online
10 weeks(excluding orientation)
online and fully supported
R15,900
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You’re new to the field of business systems analysis, system development, and project
management and analysis, and you wish to upskill yourself to enter the industry.
You’re an experienced business systems analyst looking to formalise your training
in order to take on new responsibilities or move up within your organisation.
*Certificates of completion are issued in your legal name upon successfully completing a course according to the course completion criteria outlined during the course. No certificate will be issued to you if you do not meet the stipulated requirements for the award of a certificate.
You want to gain university backing of your systems analysis and development expertise
in the form of a certificate from the University of Cape Town.*
THIS COURSE IS FOR YOU IF:
WANT YOUR SKILLS TO BE RECOGNISED WORLDWIDE? When you successfully complete this course, you’ll get recognition and backing from a global leader in
business systems analysis, and you’ll qualify for 40 Professional Development (PD) hours.
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UCT BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYSIS ONLINE SHORT COURSE
WHO YOU’LL LEARN FROM
YOUR HEAD TUTORThis subject matter expert from UCT guides the course design and appears in a number of course videos,
along with a variety of industry professionals.
MEET THE HEAD TUTOR BRENT COMBRINK Business Systems and Project Management Specialist
Brent is a specialist business mentor and executive coach for entrepreneurs in established small businesses.
He helps clients solve strategy, leadership, marketing, and productivity problems to achieve extraordinary
results and meaningful change. When not mentoring or coaching, he consults and lectures in project
management and business analysis. He also regularly holds public workshops on developing personal
and interpersonal skills in business.
YOUR SUCCESS TEAMGetSmarter, with whom UCT are collaborating to deliver this online course, provide a personalised
approach to online education which ensures you’re supported throughout your learning journey.
SUCCESS MANAGER
Your one-on-one support available during University
hours (9am–5pm SAST)
to resolve technical and
administrative challenges.
GLOBAL SUCCESS TEAM
Available 24/7 to solve your
tech-related and administrative
queries and concerns
HEAD TUTORA subject expert who’ll
guide you through
content-related challenges
UCT BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYSIS ONLINE SHORT COURSE
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN ON THIS COURSE?Find out more about the learning outcomes you’ll achieve
as you progress through the 10 modules of this course:
ORIENTATION MODULE
WELCOME TO YOUR ONLINE CAMPUS• Get to grips with your new online classroom
• Meet your Course Teaching Team and get to know
your fellow classmates
MODULE 1CONTEXTUALISING BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYSIS• Explain systems theory and how it applies to organisations
• Recognise different types of organisations and stakeholders
• Assess the degree to which systems support business strategy
• Define the role of a business systems analyst
• Outline the key skills and knowledge areas of a business
systems analyst
• Identify the phases in the Systems Development Life Cycle
• Differentiate between the Agile and the Waterfall approaches
to the SDLC
MODULE 2ANALYSING THE CURRENT BUSINESS SYSTEM• Identify the structure for documenting a business case
• Investigate existing business systems and assess their
problems and opportunities for improving how systems
support business strategies
• Analyse stakeholder interests in a system
• Apply problem solving, critical thinking, and analytical techniques
to a business challenge
MODULE 3RECOMMENDING AN ALTERNATE BUSINESS SYSTEM• Analyse solution approaches that will support
the business strategy
• Compile a feasibility study for a possible business solution
• Formulate a business case to recommend a solution that
is aligned to a business strategy
YOUR CAREER PATH PROFILE:
How to become abusiness systems analyst
CAREER PATH PROFILE
UCT BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYSIS ONLINE SHORT COURSE
MODULE 4ELICITING AND COMMUNICATING REQUIREMENTS • Differentiate between the different types of business
and system requirements
• Investigate techniques for eliciting requirements
• Construct a context model
• Identify sound interpersonal and communication skills for eliciting
and communicating requirements
MODULE 5PREPARING TO CREATE A BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS SPECIFICATION • Differentiate between the different ways to specify
and model requirements
• Recommend version control methods and rules for project
documents and artefacts
• Differentiate between different types of non-functional requirements
• Compile a non-functional requirements specifications document
MODULE 6MODELLING BUSINESS PROCESSES AND SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE REQUIREMENTS• Differentiate between the different types of process
modelling techniques
• Identify the different levels of abstraction in process modelling
• Describe BPMN and modelling rules
• Apply BPMN conventions to produce business process models
• Create a process model using BPMN
• Develop a system architecture model
MODULE 7MODELLING FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS • Construct a use case diagram and use case narrative
• Create a functional decomposition diagram
• Write user stories and group them into epics
• Develop a system architecture model
UCT BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYSIS ONLINE SHORT COURSE
MODULE 8EMODELLING DATA AND HUMAN SYSTEM INTERFACE DESIGN • Complete part of an entity relationship diagram
• Complete part of a data flow diagram
• Formulate data definitions
• Compare usability and user experience
• Deduce factors that affect user experience
• Compile specifications that improve user experience
• Differentiate between the different types of wireframes
and prototypes
MODULE 9ASSURING QUALITY • Identify elements that inform quality assurance activities
• Identify how requirements inform the quality of the final deliverable
• Differentiate between requirements validation and verification
• Compare quality control testing methods
• Recognise the features of a test case
• Complete a test case using a given template
MODULE 10FACILITATING CHANGE AND INNOVATION• Explain the role of the BSA as an agent of change
• Differentiate between organisational, project, and personal change
• Compare models for supporting personal change
• Assess the need for specific change strategies
• Recommend appropriate strategies for supporting change
at both an organisational and individual level
You might not be familiar
with this virtual classroom
TAKE A TOUR OF YOUR
ONLINE CAMPUS
VIDEO
Being the lead of a fairly new analysis team, I wanted to
ensure that I would be guiding the team with
the most contemporary tools, techniques and
methodologies. During the course I set up
weekly meetings with my manager to show her
what I had learnt, and to discuss whether we could introduce small changes or new processes I had learnt on the course. - CANDICE GOVENDER,
PAST STUDENT Business Systems Analysis
online short course
UCT BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYSIS ONLINE SHORT COURSE
A POWERFUL COLLABORATIONSince 2007, The University of Cape Town (UCT) has partnered with
South Africa’s leading online education company, GetSmarter,
to take the University’s world-class education online. The move
towards delivering education through the online model is strongly
driven by the University’s goal to broaden access to education
from Africa’s leading University to those who previously would
not have been able to access it due to geographical constraints.
UCT’s scope extends to all areas of sub-Saharan Africa, and all
possible opportunities are being investigated for providing both
UCT and its future students opportunities for growth.
WHAT IS THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN?Founded in 1829, UCT has a proud tradition of academic excellence
and effecting social change and development through its pioneering
scholarship, faculty and students. UCT’s reputation for excellence
is underpinned by its distinctive research, led by its distinguished
faculty, many of whom are world-leaders in their field.
WHAT IS GETSMARTER?GetSmarter, a wholly-owned subsidiary of 2U, Inc., is a digital
education company that partners with the world’s leading
universities to select, design and deliver premium online short
courses with a data-driven focus on learning gain.
Technology meets academic rigour in our people-mediated
model which enables lifelong learners across the globe to obtain
industry-relevant skills that are certified by the world’s most
reputable academic institutions.
UCT BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYSIS ONLINE SHORT COURSE
HOW YOU’LL LEARN
Every course is broken down into manageable,
weekly modules, designed to accelerate your
learning process through diverse learning activities:
• Work through your downloadable and online instructional material
• Interact with your peers and learning facilitators through weekly class-wide forums and reviewed small group discussions
• Enjoy a wide range of interactive content, including video lectures, infographics, live polls, and more
• Investigate rich, real-world case studies • Apply what you learn each week to quizzes
and assignment submissions
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
BASIC REQUIREMENTS In order to complete a course, you’ll need a
current email account and access to a computer
and the internet, as well as a PDF Reader. You may
need to view Microsoft PowerPoint presentations,
and read and create documents in Microsoft Word
or Excel.
BROWSER REQUIREMENTS We recommend that you use Google Chrome as
your internet browser when accessing the Online
Campus. Although this is not a requirement, we
have found that this browser performs best for
ease of access to course material. This browser
can be downloaded here.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Certain courses may require additional software
and resources. These additional software
and resource requirements will be communicated
to you upon registration and/or at the beginning
of the course. Please note that Google, Vimeo,
and YouTube may be used in our course delivery,
and if these services are blocked in your
jurisdiction, you may have difficulty in accessing
course content. Please check with a Course
Consultant before registering for this course
if you have any concerns about this affecting
your experience with the Online Campus.
UCT BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYSIS ONLINE SHORT COURSE
CONTACT US+27 87 551 8063
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UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN
BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
ONLINE SHORT COURSE