Waterford Institute of Technology

Business Systems Analysis

Description
Data Analytics, Enterprise Software Systems and Systems Analysis are identified by the Irish Government's Expert Group on Future Skills Needs as areas where there is a skills shortage in Ireland and consequently a large number of current, live job opportunities for appropriately trained graduates.

The WIT Higher Diploma in Business Systems Analysis has been designed in conjunction with industrial partners most notably the information services division of Sun Life Financial services to produce graduates matched to these employment opportunities.

This graduate entry course is particularly suited to either business or computing graduates who wish to enhance existing knowledge and up-skill into roles in business systems and data analysis, systems design and administration.

The course content includes Software Engineering; HCI and Web Design; Database Design and Implementation; Enterprise Applications; Web Development; Data Analytics; Software Validation and Evolution; Project and Change Management.

Employed people will a fee of €550 for the course with the Government paying the remaining 90% of the course fee on your behalf. The fee will be payable only at the final stage of the application process when you have been offered a place. The course is fully funded for unemployed people and people returning to formal employment – please see http://springboardcourses.ie/eligibility

Entry requirements

To be eligible for an ICT skills conversion course a person must meet the residency and nationality criteria, be suitably qualified and hold a Level 8 Degree in a cognate discipline.

Where candidates do not currrently meet the formal academic entry requirements they may be able to advance their application using the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) mechanism. RPL allows candidates to make a case that they do meet entry requirements through a combination of formal certified learning and learning through (work) experience. RPL applications must be made by filling out (please type) the Springboard RPL form and submitting it along with supporting documents such as academic certificates and transcripts etc. Download the WIT Springboard RPL Form here https://www.wit.ie/images/uploads/Education_School_PDF/WIT_RP6_Springboa...

Applicants whose first language is not English must submit evidence of competency in English, please see WIT's English Language Requirements for details. http://www.wit.ie/about_wit/documents_and_policies/english_language_requ...

Duration

2 years

Number of credits

Careers or further progression

Opportunities
Systems and data analysis skills are now required across industry - not simply in the ICT/Software Development Sector. Industries which have employed our graduates in recent years include:
- Finance, Banking, Insurance
- Software Development
- Manufacturing Management and Administration
- Professional Services, Advertising , Sales and Marketing
- Health, Social Services, Public Administration Management and Administration

Specific skills areas:
- Systems & Data Analysis and Design
- Database Administration
- Systems Administration
- CRM Administration
- Applications Systems Administration
- Business Systems Administration
- Operations Systems Administration

Sample job title:
- Systems Analyst
- Data Analyst
- Database Administrator
- Systems Administrator
- CRM Administrator

Further enquiries

Course Leader(s)
Deirdre O'Halloran
Email: dohalloran@wit.ie

Joan Mangan
Phone:051-302849
Email: JMANGAN@wit.ie

Springboard Team Lorraine Quirke / Martina Mullally
Tel: 051 834137 / 051 302849
Email: SPRINGBOARD@wit.ie

Subjects taught

Indicative Schedule
Part-time (Evening)
Year 1 Semester 1
Mon 6.30-10.00pm & Wednesday 6.30-10.00pm

Database Modelling (Mandatory) 5 credits
HCI & Web Design (Mandatory) 5 credits

Year 1 Semester 2
Monday 6.30-10.00pm, Wednesday 6.30-10.00pm

Data Analytics (Mandatory) 5 credits
Web Development (Mandatory) 5 credits

Year 2 Semester 1
Tuesday 6.30-10.00 pm & Thursday 6.30-10.00pm and alternate Saturdays 10.00am-1.00pm

Enterprise Software Skills (Mandatory) 5 credits
Career Development Skills (Mandatory) 5 credits
Systems Analysis & Design (Mandatory) 5 credits

Year 2 Semester 2
Tuesday 6.30-10.00pm & Thursday 6.30-10.00pm

Project & Change Mgmt. (Mandatory) 5 credits
Software Validation & Evaluation (Mandatory) 5 credits

Year 2 Summer (June to end of August) *choose one
Work Placement - Elective* 15 credits
Industry-led Project - Elective* 15 credits

Comment

Campus: Cork Road

The Programme and Placement Coordinator, Martina Mullally, works with ICTSkills students and employers from the outset of the course in order to match all students with productive and fulfilling work placement experience. In the ICT industry work placements frequently lead to job offers and that has very much been our experience.