University of Cape Town: Business Systems Analysis
Create business change by improving management’s understanding of technical solutions, and developing your IT team’s awareness of organisational goals.
Create business change by improving management’s understanding of technical solutions, and developing your IT team’s awareness of organisational goals.
Business Systems Analysis
About this Course
In today’s fast-paced world, businesses that fail to leverage technology and adapt to changing conditions are less likely to reach their objectives. This has led to a greater demand for professionals who can identify the need for change and facilitate the design and implementation of process solutions. Additionally, business systems analysts play a vital role in bridging IT and leadership teams by guiding management toward understanding technical solutions, and equipping IT professionals to identify organisational goals.
The University of Cape Town (UCT) Business Systems Analysis online short course explores how a variety of business systems analysis theories can be used to examine existing processes and implement change in a practical, effective way. Gain the skills to leverage IT business systems and technological tools as an analyst, and impact your organisation’s overall success and efficiency. Over the course of 10 weeks, you’ll learn the fundamentals of business systems analysis, identify system requirements, and translate these into project specifications and user-friendly solutions that support the strategic objectives of a business.
This course is suitable for individuals who are new to business systems analysis as well as experienced employees who would like to formalise their expertise and keep their skills current in a competitive environment. Established IT professionals and business systems analysts will be able to sharpen their tool kit and earn a certificate of completion online from Africa’s leading university.1 Additionally, those individuals who are outside of the field but eager to leverage technical and business-oriented strategies to transform the way their company operates will find this course especially valuable.
Through this course, professionals can enable career development by building practical techniques such as data modelling to design IT systems, data analysis to understand vital trends, and stakeholder communication to align and achieve business objectives.
There are no formal prerequisites for this course, and the flexible online learning framework ensures that students are adequately supported to complete their studies on a part-time basis.
1 QS Top Universities (Apr, 2021).
Gain practical business systems and analysis skills, and earn an official certificate of completion from the University of Cape Town.
Assessment is continuous and based on a series of practical assignments completed online. In order to be issued with a digital certificate, you’ll need to meet the requirements outlined in the course handbook. The handbook will be made available to you as soon as you begin the course.
Some facts about the subject
Top 15
Systems analysis and evaluation is one of the top 15 skills expected to grow in prominence by 2025.
World Economic Forum (Oct, 2020).
33%
The projected percentage of large organisations that will have analysts using decision intelligence by 2023.
Gartner (Oct, 2020).
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