This course teaches the student how to apply the software systems development techniques and
principles of systems analysis and design to propose an IT project. By the end of the course, the
student should be able to identify a research problem and develop a workable and
implementable proposal to offer solutions to that problem. Course content: Introduction;
literature review; methodology; coding and implementation; conclusion and recommendations;
overview of IT projects and their format; background and problem statement: putting a project
into context; stating and evaluating the goals and objectives of IT project: desired outcome and
expectations; outlining the contribution/value/significance/justification of an IT project:
business propositional value; defining the scope of IT project: functional scope; review of
existing systems; automatic citation of information sources and/ or references using MS Word:
avoiding plagiarism through in-text citation and bibliography; choosing and stating the overall
project methodology: software development life cycle; planning and requirements gathering
methods: elicitation from stakeholders; requirement analysis and specification methods: review
and specify the types of requirements; systems/design and implementation methods:
UID/architectural design/DB design/code.