SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS | Makerere University Courses

Course Code:

MSC 7205

Course Credit Units:

3

Semester:

Semester 2

Year of Study:

Year 1

Undergraduate or Graduate Level:

Graduate Level

Academic Programs:

Master Of Science (Information Science)

College:

College of Computing and Information Sciences

School:

East African School of Library and Information Science (EASLIS)

Department:

Library and Information Science

Course Discipline:

Information Science

Course Description & Objectives:

This course builds on the foundation gained from the course: MSC 7104: Information Systems Analysis. It introduces learners to systems design and development in library and Information science related services. Objective: To make library and information professionals the architects of Systems in their profession so that systems designed and developed are tailored to handling information in interest of the profession.

Learning Outcomes:

On completion students will be able to:

Describe the concepts, theories and approaches of systems development
Describe the different phases of systems development and design
Explain the different methodologies for design of information systems
Demonstrate the ability to design information systems.