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Course Details
Business Analysis and Systems Design is the study of concepts, processes and tools that professionals use to plan and develop information systems to industry standards. COMP 2831 continues the established Systems Analysis tradition and provides the foundation for all BCIT Computing development credentials. This course assumes that all participants have strong English communication and interpersonal skills. Students must provide their own current model PC, i5 or higher equivalent processor, 8 GB of RAM minimum, and 256 GB minimum storage. High-speed internet access is needed for online sections and for homework. Beginning with an introduction to the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), students work in teams to initiate the system process, analyze problems, discover requirements and create a logical design. Participants will work in groups to ask implicit questions in order to make better decisions. They will then document detailed communication plans prior to developing an information system. Topics include: techniques used in the discovery of business requirements, traditional approaches to data and process modelling. There is an overview of Object-Oriented Modelling techniques using the Unified Modelling Language (UML) as well as an introduction to Project Management. Agile frameworks including XP, Extreme Programming, and SCRUM are also introduced. Please Note: Attendance, participation in class and the BCIT Learning Hub are mandatory. Students may have an average total time commitment of 13+ hours per week; 3 hours of synchronous class time, a 1-hour online component, plus 9+ hours of homework each week. Participants are required to work in groups, to provide detailed written materials and to make presentations of their designs. COMP 2831 is the prerequisite for COMP 2833 Agile Methods and the Scrum Framework. Both courses are required in the Agile Development Associate Certificate and the Computer Systems Certificate, CSC. Upon completion, successful students will be able to use industry standard tools and methods to analyze, design, document, present and implement information systems. Computer Systems Certificate, CSC students must complete COMM 1103 or COMM 1106 prior to COMP 2831.
Please email cstpts@bcit.ca for Departmental approval. Include your Student number (A0#) and COMP__ and preferred CRN __ and Program Declaration____. This course section is delivered online asynchronously with an optional 1-hour interactive synchronous Q&A/Review sessions (via Virtual Classroom) per week. The exams are synchronous and attendance is required on the scheduled dates and times: MIDTERM: Monday, October 25 at 18:00 FINAL: Monday, December 06 at 18:00. Course is 48 hours. The typical total commitment for this course is 6-8 hours each week. Late registration is not permitted. No class on October 11.
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Please email cstpts@bcit.ca for Departmental approval. Include your Student number (A0#) and COMP__ and preferred CRN __ and Program Declaration____. Course is 48 hours - 36 hours on campus and 12 hours asynchronous activities/labs. This class meets once per week for 3 hours on campus and requires an additional 1 hour per week asynchronously. The typical total commitment for this course is 6-8 hours each week. This is a BYOD (bring your own device) course, participants must provide their own current model PC with an i5 or higher equivalent processor, 8 GB of RAM minimum, 256 GB minimum storage and high-speed internet access. Late registration is not permitted.
Status
This course offering is in progress. Please check this page for other currently available offerings, subscribe to receive email updates or
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Please email cstpts@bcit.ca for Departmental approval. Include your Student number (A0#) and COMP__ and preferred CRN __ and Program Declaration____. Course is 48 hours - 36 hours synchronous online classes and 12 hours asynchronous activities/labs. This class meets once per week for 3 hours face to face (virtual classroom) and requires an additional 1 hour per week asynchronously. The typical total commitment for this course is 6-8 hours each week. Attendance and group work are mandatory. Late registration is not permitted.
Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start
date. Check your myBCIT email account to
access this information.
Status
This course offering is in progress. Please check this page for other currently available offerings, subscribe to receive email updates or
contact us with your comments or questions.
Please email cstpts@bcit.ca for Departmental approval. Include your Student number (A0#) and COMP__ and preferred CRN __ and Program Declaration____. Course is 48 hours - 36 hours synchronous online classes and 12 hours asynchronous activities/labs. This class meets once per week for 3 hours face to face (virtual classroom) and requires an additional 1 hour per week asynchronously. The typical total commitment for this course is 6-8 hours each week. Attendance and group work are mandatory. Late registration is not permitted. No class on September 30 (Truth and Reconciliation). Class is in session November 11 (Remembrance Day).
Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start
date. Check your myBCIT email account to
access this information.
Status
This course offering is in progress. Please check this page for other currently available offerings, subscribe to receive email updates or
contact us with your comments or questions.
Please email cstpts@bcit.ca for Departmental approval. Include your Student number (A0#) and COMP__ and preferred CRN __ and Program Declaration____. Course is 48 hours - 36 hours synchronous online classes and 12 hours asynchronous activities/labs. This class meets once per week for 3 hours face to face (virtual classroom) and requires an additional 1 hour per week asynchronously. The typical total commitment for this course is 6-8 hours each week. Attendance and group work are mandatory. Late registration is not permitted. No class on September 30 (Truth and Reconciliation). Class is in session November 11 (Remembrance Day).
Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start
date. Check your myBCIT email account to
access this information.
Status
This course offering is in progress. Please check this page for other currently available offerings, subscribe to receive email updates or
contact us with your comments or questions.
In Progress
Winter 2022
Below are four offerings of this course for the Winter 2022 term.
Please email cstpts@bcit.ca for Departmental approval. Include your Student number (A0#) and COMP__ and preferred CRN __ and Program Declaration____. This course section is delivered online asynchronously with an optional 1-hour interactive synchronous Q&A/Review sessions (via Virtual Classroom) per week. The exams are synchronous and attendance is required on the scheduled dates and times: MIDTERM: Saturday, February 05 at 09:00 FINAL: Saturday, March 26 at 09:00. Course is 48 hours. The typical total commitment for this course is 6-8 hours each week. Attendance and group work are mandatory. Late registration is not permitted. Class is in session February 21.
Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start
date. Check your myBCIT email account to
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Status
This section is only available for registration starting Wed, Oct 27 at 9:00 am (PDT)
Please email cstpts@bcit.ca for Departmental approval. Include your Student number (A0#) and COMP__ and preferred CRN __ and Program Declaration____. Course is 48 hours - 36 hours on campus and 12 hours asynchronous activities/labs. This class meets once per week for 3 hours on campus and requires an additional 1 hour per week asynchronously. The typical total commitment for this course is 6-8 hours each week. This is a BYOD (bring your own device) course, participants must provide their own current model PC with an i5 or higher equivalent processor, 8 GB of RAM minimum, 256 GB minimum storage and high-speed internet access. Late registration is not permitted.
Status
This section is only available for registration starting Wed, Oct 27 at 9:00 am (PDT)
Please email cstpts@bcit.ca for Departmental approval. Include your Student number (A0#) and COMP__ and preferred CRN __ and Program Declaration____. Course is 48 hours - 36 hours synchronous online classes and 12 hours asynchronous activities/labs. The class meets once per week for 3 hours online and requires an additional 1 hour per week asynchronously. The typical total commitment for this course is 6-8 hours each week. Attendance and group work are mandatory. Late registration is not permitted.
Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start
date. Check your myBCIT email account to
access this information.
Status
This section is only available for registration starting Wed, Oct 27 at 9:00 am (PDT)
Please email cstpts@bcit.ca for Departmental approval. Include your Student number (A0#) and COMP__ and preferred CRN __ and Program Declaration____. Course is 48 hours - 36 hours synchronous online classes and 12 hours asynchronous activities/labs. The class meets once per week for 3 hours online and requires an additional 1 hour per week asynchronously. The typical total commitment for this course is 6-8 hours each week. Attendance and group work are mandatory. Late registration is not permitted.
Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start
date. Check your myBCIT email account to
access this information.
Status
This section is only available for registration starting Wed, Oct 27 at 9:00 am (PDT)
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
Explain and use the various phases of the SDLC, (Software Development Life Cycle).
Describe some of the key features in current trends in system development: RAD, RUP, Agile & BPM, Business Process Management.
Explain the term "Agile Software Development".
Discover and define system requirements using the appropriate technique(s).
Develop use case diagrams and scenario descriptions.
Read, interpret and develop models that can be incorporated with Business Process Management.
Explain how Use Case Modelling and WorkFlow Analysis work together to define functional system requirements.
Develop a project schedule using PERT and GANTT charts.
Construct a cost benefit analysis to determine the feasibility of a project.
Identify and analyze the data entities and objects needed in a system using both Information Engineering and OO techniques with UML.
Design a technical architecture system "blueprint".
Design appropriate user interfaces following Human Engineering design principles.
Identify the required integrity controls for inputs, outputs, data and processing.
Describe implementation and support activities.
Identify appropriate formats for system documentation.
Prepare and present a system proposal in a team environment.
Effective as of Fall 2017
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