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Certificate in Systems Analysis and Design (30 credits)

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Offered by: Career & Professional Develop     Degree: Certificate - System Analysis & Design

Program Requirements

Currently under review. Admissions will not be accepted for the 2013-2014 academic year.

Emphasis of the Certificate in Systems Analysis and Design is placed on practical application of techniques toward the development of business applications. Completing this program will enable the pursuit of a career as an analyst within software development or IT organizations.

Note: Corequisite courses are not included in the total credit requirement for the program.

Corequisite

  • CMSC 101 College Algebra and Functions (3 credits) *

    Offered by: Career & Professional Develop (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Management Science (CCE) : Linear and quadratic functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, applications. Sequences and series, mathematics of finance. Permutations and combinations. Introduction to probability. Matrices and systems of linear equations.

    Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013, Summer 2013

    Instructors: Lau, Hang; Roth, Charles (Fall) Chouha, Paul; Roth, Charles; Gavrin, Victor (Winter) Lau, Hang (Summer)

    • Prerequisite: CMSC 000 Foundations of Mathematics or Diagnostic Test

* or the Exemption by Examination test

Required Courses (24 credits)

  • CCCS 300 Programming Techniques 1 (3 credits)

    Offered by: Career & Professional Develop (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Computer Science (CCE) : Fundamental programming techniques, concepts, and data structures, including modularization and maintainability. Emphasis on facilitating communication and understanding between systems analysts and programmers to support decision-making.

    Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013, Summer 2013

    Instructors: Prokopski, Grzegorz (Fall) Havas, Michael (Winter) Vybihal, Joseph P (Summer)

  • CCCS 330 Database Design and Business Applications Development (3 credits)

    Offered by: Career & Professional Develop (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Computer Science (CCE) : Design and implement applications that make use of different database management systems. Simple and complex Structured Query Language (SQL) used in manipulation of information, data design, querying, and programming. Connectivity to different databases through programming languages to implement web applications.

    Terms: Fall 2012

    Instructors: Cabrejo, Pedro (Fall)

  • CGMG 210 Fundamentals of Project Management (3 credits)

    Offered by: Career & Professional Develop (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    General Management : Fundamental principles and best practices of project management essential to the successful development of projects or other complex undertakings within an organization; includes methods for defining, planning, and scheduling activities and resources.

    Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013, Summer 2013

    Instructors: Gauthier, Sylvain (Fall) Gauthier, Sylvain (Winter) Farha, Shadi (Summer)

    • Restrictions: Open to students currently in a program. Not open to Special Students.

  • CMIS 422 Information System Security (3 credits)

    Offered by: Career & Professional Develop (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Management Information Systems : Fundamental concepts relating to the design of secure information systems. Identification and assessment of security risks at the application, network, and physical levels. Use of cryptography and other techniques to provide necessary level of security.

    Terms: Fall 2012

    Instructors: Vybihal, Joseph P (Fall)

  • INSY 331 Managing Information Technology (3 credits)

    Offered by: Management (Desautels Faculty of Management)

    Overview

    Information Systems : Tools and concepts necessary to manage information systems in an organization: hardware/software/telecom administration, knowledge discovery/management, web-technologies, and computer security. Focuses on both mechanical aspects of IT and conceptual understanding with regard to impact on business organizations.

    Terms: Fall 2012

    Instructors: Vaast, Emmanuelle (Fall)

  • INSY 333 Systems Analysis and Modeling (3 credits)

    Offered by: Management (Desautels Faculty of Management)

    Overview

    Information Systems : First two phases of the software development life cycle. Techniques used to conduct system requirement analysis, practical application of the analyst role in identifying operational problems, defining information system requirements, working with technical and non-technical staff, and making recommendations for system improvement.

    Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013

    Instructors: Han, Kunsoo (Fall) Shahidi, Majid (Winter)

  • INSY 432 IT in Business (3 credits)

    Offered by: Management (Desautels Faculty of Management)

    Overview

    Information Systems : Discusses the role of the information systems department within an organization, information systems resource management, staff organization and leadership, strategic systems, planning, and end-user computing. Focuses on key IT trends in industries such as banking, insurance, manufacturing, retailing & distribution, and health.

    Terms: Fall 2012

    Instructors: Talla, Malleswara; Ramaprasad, Jui (Fall)

  • MGCR 331 Information Systems (3 credits)

    Offered by: Management (Desautels Faculty of Management)

    Overview

    Management Core : Introduction to principles and concepts of information systems in organizations. Topics include information technology, transaction processing systems, decision support systems, database and systems development. Students are required to have background preparation on basic micro computer skills including spreadsheet and word-processing.

    Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013, Summer 2013

    Instructors: Quesnel, Charles; Kerklaan, Leo; Rahrovani, Yasser; Animesh, Animesh; Bassellier, Genevieve; Vaast, Emmanuelle (Fall) Han, Kunsoo; Kerklaan, Leo; Quesnel, Charles; Donovan, Richard George (Winter) Kerklaan, Leo (Summer)

    • Prerequisite (Continuing Studies): CMSC 101 College Algebra and Functions or equivalent Basic computer skills including DOS, Spreadsheets and Word-processing and Database

    • Restriction: Fall sections restricted to BCom students

    • Continuing Studies: requirement for the Institute of Internal Auditors, CMA, CGA

    • A special seminar will be available to those students who do not possess the above basic computer skills, at the students' own expense.

Complementary Courses (6 credits)

6 credits from:

  • CCCS 301 Programming Techniques 2 (3 credits)

    Offered by: Career & Professional Develop (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Computer Science (CCE) : Object oriented design, modeling (UML) and programming techniques, including the creation of classes, the use of objects, inheritance, and other object oriented principles. Strong focus on problem solving techniques and ways in which programmers can support decision-making within an organization.

    Terms: Winter 2013

    Instructors: Vybihal, Joseph P (Winter)

  • CCCS 310 Web Development (3 credits)

    Offered by: Career & Professional Develop (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Computer Science (CCE) : Development of web sites and web-based applications using page markup, style sheets, and client-side scripting. Emphasis will be placed on developing pages that support current standards and accessibility requirements, as well as multimedia, cross-platform development, and site deployment.

    Terms: Winter 2013

    Instructors: Daou, Khattar (Winter)

  • CCCS 315 Data Structures and Algorithms (3 credits)

    Offered by: Career & Professional Develop (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Computer Science (CCE) : Programming techniques used to implement algorithms on computers with an object oriented programming language through the careful design of data structures which support the efficient manipulation of data.

    Terms: Winter 2013

    Instructors: Lau, Hang (Winter)

  • CCCS 321 Operating Systems Administration (3 credits)

    Offered by: Career & Professional Develop (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Computer Science (CCE) : Operating systems such as Windows and LINUX/UNIX environments, administration of computer servers, usage of script languages in various operating systems, back up procedures and remote access, communication protocol used among different systems, managing information and system security.

    Terms: Fall 2012

    Instructors: Thorpe, Graham H (Fall)

  • CCCS 325 Mobile Application Development (3 credits)

    Offered by: Career & Professional Develop (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Computer Science (CCE) : Examines the limitations and technical challenges of current mobile devices and wireless communications by using up-to-date software development tools and application programming interfaces. Develop small realistic applications for mobile devices by using a standard software development environment.

    Terms: Fall 2012

    Instructors: Daou, Khattar (Fall)

  • CCCS 425 Web Services (3 credits)

    Offered by: Career & Professional Develop (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Computer Science (CCE) : Design, implementation, and deployment of web services-based solutions to solve common problems in the distributed application domain.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.

  • CCCS 431 Networking Fundamentals (3 credits)

    Offered by: Career & Professional Develop (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    Computer Science (CCE) : Fundamental concepts and practices of network principles, technical and managerial aspects of data communications, overview of local area and wide-area networks, network topology, network protocols, Internet/intranets, client/server communication, and file sharing.

    Terms: Winter 2013

    Instructors: Remillieux, Jean Paul (Winter)

School of Continuing Studies—2012-2013 (last updated Apr. 29, 2013) (disclaimer)
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