Advanced Diploma in Data and Systems Analysis

Whether you want to change careers, enhance your job opportunities or develop existing knowledge for your own interest, this 1-year advanced diploma course will give you an all-round appreciation and in-depth understanding of Data and Systems Analysis, Development and Management.

The Advanced Diploma is a one-year online course and may be used for professional development. Successful participants will gain practical skills to progress their careers either within the computing industry or in the application of computers within other professional disciplines.

This part-time course is at third-year undergraduate level, and its theme is the analysis and design of practical real-life computing applications. The course would be of interest to people from a wide-range of backgrounds and professions. looking to further their knowledge and develop their careers.

Features of the course

• Offers a detailed study of Systems Analysis and Design
• Utilizes modern modelling techniques and tools
• Offers practical experience of team working in the analysis and design of software systems
• Is an opportunity for employers to upgrade staff skills
• Involves one year's online learning using Internet technology
• Leads to the award of an Undergraduate Advanced Diploma in Data and Systems Analysis
• Carries a CATS credit rating of 60 points at level 3

The Course Details

This stimulating 1-year course builds on your own knowledge of computing and gives an understanding of modern systems analysis, development and management. The theme of this course follows through the analysis and design of practical real-life computing applications, enabling you to extend your skills from being a computer user to being able to analyse and design your own applications.

The Advanced Diploma gives you:

• knowledge of functional, data-driven and object oriented design
• facility with modern systems and data modelling techniques
• understanding of the issues, problems and basic ideas of software development and data design
• practical experience of the analysis and design of a small computer system - working in a team of fellow students and responding to tight operational deadlines

The Course Structure

The course consists of 6 units.

Unit 0 has the dual purpose of helping you get your system working properly and providing some practice in the study techniques and Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).

More detail of the content of each unit will be found in The Syllabus in Detail.

The key dates in the programme are shown in Key Dates.

The structure of the course is shown below:

Unit 0	System Set-up and Introduction
Unit 1	Managing Systems Development
Unit 2	Systems Analysis and Design: non-Object based systems
Unit 3	Systems Analysis and Design: Data Organisation
Unit 4	Systems Analysis and Design: Software Construction using Objects
Unit 5	Team Project