• Assignment & Study GUIDELINES

  This module provides the most critical information about the study course and assignment submission.

• Database Management Systems

  Module Aim

  The course emphasizes the understanding of the fundamentals of relational systems including data models, database architectures, and database manipulations. The course also provides an understanding of new developments and trends such as Internet database environment and data warehousing

  Learning Outcomes

  1. Introductory knowledge of Database Management System (DBMS)
  2. Critically analyze Database Architecture and Modeling
  3. Develop the entity-relationship model
  4. Understand database normalization
  5. Introductory knowledge of SQL
  6. Critically analyze Database Security and integrity

• Enterprise Resource Planning

  Module Aim

  This course will enable students to understand the issues and decisions that must be made when embarking upon an ERP selection and implementation journey. It will also lead to an understanding of the challenges associated with managing extant ERP systems. In the process, students will become familiar with the forces and organizational conditions leading to the acquisition of such enterprise-wide systems

  Learning Outcomes

  1. Understand and gain insight into process views of organizations and tools and techniques used to model both as-is and to-be models.
  2. Apply the process modeling techniques in one or more modeling environments.
  3. Know and be able to apply key technical terminology in enterprise information systems as they apply in different ERP products and development methods Understand key differences between the major ERP applications (such as SAP R/3, and Oracle/PeopleSoft/Sibel) and issues specific to these applications their configuration and management.
  4. Analyze a current architecture and perform an effective gap analysis before an ERP implementation Be able to map enterprise architectural resources to a contemporary Enterprise Architecture mapping tool.
  5. Understand and be able to articulate the life cycle stages of any ERP implementation.
  6. Effectively describe problems typical of ERP implementation projects and translate this information and use this information to anticipate and articulate the challenges associated with post-implementation management of ERP systems.

• Information Systems Development

  Module Aim

  This course introduces the information system development process to the students. During course the students will learn about the main development frameworks, defining of system requirements, and modeling of data, architecture and components’ interactions an information system.

  Learning Outcomes

  1. Ability to describe the main tasks of an information systems development process.
  2. Understanding the pros and cons of different IS development process models.
  3. Understanding of the basic system development modeling techniques that are common in multi-disciplinary software projects.

• Management Information Systems

  Module Aim

  This course provides a broad overview of the issues managers face in the selection, use, and management of information technology (IT). Increasingly, IT is being used as a tool to implement business strategies and gain competitive advantage, not merely to support business operations.

  Learning Outcomes

  1. Understand types of MIS applications in organizations
  2. Discuss the development of management information systems in organizations.
  3. Select and design MIS systems appropriate to meet management requirements.
  4. Critically evaluate MIS contributions to the strategic management of organizations.

• Project Management

  Module Aim

  To understand the process of identifying appropriate and feasible projects, and to be able to initiate and start a project. To be able to manage, monitor and control a project, including assessing, managing and controlling project risks and issues, project, and team management and change management. To be able to evaluate the success or failure of a project.

  Learning Outcomes

  1. Be able to analyze business objectives to identify feasible projects
  2. Be able to design systems and plans for initiating managing and controlling projects
  3. Be able to organize and manage a project
  4. Be able to monitor and control the progress of projects
  5. Be able to review, evaluate and closeout a project

• System Analysis And Design

  Module Aim

  System analysis and design deal with planning the development of information systems through understanding and specifying in detail what a system should do and how the components of the system should be implemented and work together. System analysts solve business problems through analyzing the requirements of information systems and designing such systems by applying analysis and design techniques. This course deals with the concepts, skills, methodologies, techniques, tools, and perspectives essential for systems analysts.

  Learning Outcomes

  Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Gather data to analyze and specify the requirements of a system.
  2. Design system components and environments.
  3. Build general and detailed models that assist programmers in implementing a system.
  4. Design a database for storing data and a user interface for data input and output, as well as controls to protect the system and its data.

A learner must fulfil at least one of the following criteria to be allowed entry to the qualification:

• Possession of an honours degree in a related subject that was taught in English
• Possession of a level 6 qualification from a recognized awarding body
• Five years’ management experience