System Concepts & Information System Environment: System concepts – Definition - Characteristics of a system - Elements of a system - Types of a System-System Development Life Cycle – The role of the System analyst

System Analysis: System planning and Initial Investigation-Initial Investigation – Case Scenario – Problem Definition and Project Initiation- Background Analysis – Fact Finding-Information Gathering

The tools of Structured Analysis –The Data Flow Diagram(DFD) - Data dictionary, Decision Tree and Structured English- Decision tables – Pros and Cons of Each Tool - Feasibility Study – Cost/ Benefit Analysis.

System Design: Introduction- The Process of Logical & Physical design – Design Methodologies- Input /Output and Forms Design – File Organization and Database Design

System Implementation: System testing - Implementation and Software maintenance- Hardware/Software Selection- Security disaster/ recovery and ethics in System developmen