Systems Design and Analysis

Get ready for a hands-on learning experience where you’ll use practical tools and strategies to analyze, design, and evaluate IT systems! This course gives you in-demand IT systems design and analysis skills to advance your career in technology and business.

You will learn to:

Develop data flow diagrams, entity-relationship diagrams, and Unified Modeling Language (UML) diagrams to represent data structures, system architecture, and workflows
Analyze existing IT systems by evaluating architecture, functionality, performance, and user experience to identify gaps and recommend enhancements
Perform cost-benefit analyses, feasibility studies, and risk assessments to compare IT solution options and propose the most effective approach
Apply system analysis, modeling, and evaluation methods in a project to design a digital transformation strategy for a business

Course overview

During this course, you’ll discover how to align technology with business goals. Plus, you’ll work on real-world projects using techniques such as data flow diagrams, entity-relationship diagrams, and Unified Modeling Language (UML) to visualize and enhance system performance.

You’ll learn how system architecture, technical workflows, and enterprise tools such as ERP and CRM drive business operations. You’ll develop the skills to identify inefficiencies, assess potential solutions, and analyze feasibility and risk to guide smarter decision-making. And, by combining structured and object-oriented design techniques with business process modeling, you’ll discover how to transform user requirements into efficient, effective solutions.

Whether you’re launching a career in systems analysis or advancing your IT expertise, this course gives you the knowledge and skills to play a vital role in creating scalable, user-centered technology solutions.
Enroll today and boost your resume with in-demand IT systems design and analysis skills that employers need!

Prerequisites

The course is designed for business analysts, process specialists, data analysts, project managers, product owners, and business professionals.

A basic understanding of IT concepts, such as databases, software development, or programming, is recommended.
Familiarity with business processes, data modeling, or diagramming tools (e.g., flowcharts, ERDs, UML) is helpful but not required.
While no advanced programming or prior system analysis experience is needed, exposure to IT systems or business operations is beneficial.

Related Professional Certificate

This course is part of the IBM Systems Analyst Professional Certificate. If you’re keen to gain skills to evaluate, design, and improve computer systems and business processes, we recommend you enroll for the full Professional Certificate and work through the courses in order. Within just a few months, you’ll have job-ready skills and practical experience on your resume that will catch the eye of an employer!

Course syllabus

The course consists of the following modules

System Designing and Modeling
IT Systems Analysis and Review
Solution Evaluation and Feasibility Analysis
Final Project

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