Course Aims and Objectives

Aims
The aim of this course is to provide professionals in the IT industry with an advanced course of study in Systems Development that is current, relevant and integrates industry certification in these fields. The course will provide educational opportunities to information professionals for the 21st century, as the world moves from an economy of stand-alone companies to interdependent enterprises connected by the products of a global information infrastructure. The needs of existing IT managers, programmers, developers, network engineers, and other IT workers who aspire to move upward into technical management positions will be catered to with the emphasis on exploiting information technologies for productivity and competitiveness.

Objectives
Upon completion of this course, graduates will posses:

• at least one high level industry certification
• advanced skills in the design, implementation and management of computer systems
• higher order systems development knowledge and skills
  a broad business knowledge base that includes areas such as project management, management and ethics
• advanced skills in identifying requirements and defining solution architectures
• problem-solving skills and methodologies when troubleshooting and documenting systems problems
• the ability to analyse complex client business and technical requirements and select appropriate solutions
• skills in the development and deployment of solutions that meet customer business objectives for functionality, performance, and cost

Graduate Certificate in Systems Development:
The Master of Systems Development is an articulated course that incorporates the Graduate Certificate in Systems Development.  The certificate can be stand alone or, upon successful completion, students may proceed (with full credit) into the Master of Systems Development.  To graduate with the Graduate Certificate, students must satisfactorily complete 4 subjects, which include two industry certification subjects.

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