Course Purpose

The purpose of this course is to provide an understanding and application of system analysis and design processes. Students evaluate and choose appropriate system development methodologies and design a system.

Expected Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course students are expected to:

1. Explain the key issues in systems analysis and design in the modern, real-world context.

1. Identify the information and processing need of the organization and know how to analyze an existing information system.

2. Develop process models, data models and use case models for an information system.

3. Be able to produce a structured system specification for a simple system from system analysis.

Course Content

Introduction to systems analysis and design; project initiation and management, and requirements determination; analysis modeling: functional modeling, structural modeling, and behavioral modeling; design modeling: moving on to design, class and method design, data management, layer design, human computer interaction layer design, physical architecture layer design; construction, installation, and operations of IT services systems.

Organizational behavior is a field of study that seeks to understand, explain, and improve human behavior in organizations. Most organizations focus their efforts on improving two aspects of human behavior: (1) job performance—the degree to which individuals perform the behaviors needed for the organization to achieve its goals; and (2) organizational commitment—the degree to which employees remain loyal to the organization rather than seeking employment elsewhere. Through research, cases and assignments, this course will guide you to understand and apply OB concepts to improve the effective functioning of your organisational unit.

This capstone course deals with the process of strategic management. Strategic management deals with decisions that fundamentally influence the direction of the organization and effective implementation of the direction chosen. The center of attention is the total organization—the industry and competitive environment in which it operates, its long-term direction and strategy, its resources and competitive capabilities, and its prospects for success. A variety of experiential methods are used, including case studies, work sheets/assessments and a strategic project on an existing organization. Students are required to enroll in this course during their last semester.

LEAD 743: Leadership in Cross-Cultural Settings                                             3 Credits

This course is a study of issues and challenges involved in leading in a cross-cultural setting. It allows for the examination of one’s own leadership culture, deals with the topic of power linked to the leadership situation and helps determine how to manage effectively cross-culturally.

History of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Africa (CHIS 678) explores the Seventh-day Adventist movement in Sub-Saharan Africa from the 1850s to the present day. As a background, the first two class sessions will trace the history of Christianity in Africa, from the first century AD, through the Middle Ages and Protestant Reformation, and to the Second Great Awakening. The other eight sessions will explore the origins of the Seventh-day Adventist message in Africa; significant indigenous believers and ministers; important foreign missionaries; the means of the expansion of the message; early Adventist institutions; the organization and development of church administrative structures; the church’s impact on local societies; missional challenges unique to the African setting; the assumption of African leadership; the decades of evangelism from the 1970s onward that have resulted in world church membership being approximately one-third African; the church’s engagement with regional and national politics; and the impact of African Adventists on the global church and the world.   

Purpose of the Course

The overall objective of the course is to prepare student to conduct a research work, publish and present his/her results. It provides students with knowledge and skills needed to conduct a research work, and make publications in the arena of computer science and related domains. It enables students to have a clear grasp on what exactly is good research and how to achieve it. The course also explores the role of research methods in computer science, and teaches some writing tools peculiar to computing publications.

Expected Learning Outcomes of the Course

Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to:

1.     Describe and explain the scientific method,

2.     List and explain the peculiarities of research in computer science,

3.     List, describe and explain the different types of research methods and differences between them,

4.     Understand the peer review process,

5.     List and describe the different means of dissemination,

6.     Explain the process of making a good research,

7.     Evaluate the quality of research works and publications in computer science.

8.     Use Latex and Bibtex for writing articles, thesis and books,

9.     Write and make good presentations of his research work,

10.  Write workshop papers outlining research ideas, posters for conferences, abstracts, articles for conferences and journals,

11.  Make research thesis proposal for a given field of interest,

12.  Defend his research work before experts in the area,

13.  Have a good relationship with supervisor/reader. 

Course Content

Chapter 1: Definition and process of scientific research

Chapter 2: Peculiarities of research in computer science

Chapter 3: Taxonomy of research methods in computer science

Chapter 4: Dissemination and peer review process

Chapter 5: Process for good research

Chapter 6: Guidelines on making a thesis proposal

Chapter 7: Latex and Bibtex Tools for writing

Chapter 8: Guidelines for presenting research work and publications.

Chapter 9: Understanding Student/Supervisor Relationships

Mode of Delivery

1. Lectures
2. Media-enhanced Video presentations
3. Group discussions
4. Reading / Writing Assignments
5. Tutorials

Course Assessment

The final grade will be evaluated on the following basis

1. Quizzes / Class Tests / Assignments                           20%

2. Exams (Mid and Final Semester Examinations)          40%

3. Reading / Writing and Publications                             40%

Instructional Materials

1.     Textbooks

2.     LCD Projector

3.     Lecture Notes

4.     LMS (Moodle) resources

Core Reading Materials for the course

1.     Justin Zobel, Writing for Computer Science, 3^rd Edition, Springer, 2014, http://www.cse.chalmers.se/edu/year/2015/course/DAT147/Zobel%20-%20Writing%20for%20computer%20science%203rd%20edition.pdf

2.     Gordana Dodig - Crnkovic, Theory of Science, gordana.dodig-crnkovic@mdh.se

Recommended Reference Materials

1.     Berndtsson, M. Hansson, Olsson, and co, Thesis Projects : A Guide for Students in Computer Science and Informations Systems, Springer, 2008, http://www.springer.com/978-1-84800-008-7

2.     R. Andonie and I. Dzitac, How to write a good paper in computer science and how will it be measured by ISI Web knowledge, International Journal of Computers, Communications and Control, vol. V, No. 4, 2010.

3.     http://www.mrtc.mdh.se/publications/0446.pdf

4.     http://www.cs.iastate.edu/~honavar/research-methods-workshop.html

ACSP 618 Security Risk Management and Policy

The dynamics of our society have been completely transformed by the digitalisation of the recent years. These transformations have revolutionised the way we interact, communicate, think and view the world. Many organisations have seen their business model changed because the Internet allowed them to be redefine how they conduct their activities.

We live in an era where everything can be connected. The explosion of cyber-physical systems has greatly influenced how our physical systems are managed. Many benefits are derived from these technological changes. However, these successful changes come with their challenges. The level of financial transactions that take place over the internet has attracted many criminals. Governments rise against governments using the internet to impact of their opponents stability.

Many companies, governments, people have to make a decision on how much time and money they can afford to protect their digital life, their technologies, their services, their assets. The reality is that is not always easy to determine how best to protect what we own. Many companies do not have actually an accurate account of what they own. There are opportunities for failure at all levels: the procedures, the people and the tools are not always aligned in order to ensure an appropriate risk management. The cyberspace is fast changing and bring unpredictable challenges.

In this course, as we look at risk management and policy, we seek to understand the root cause of problems. We look into the concept of risk management as a hole and we look at some practical applications in the world of cybersecurity in particular. This course will challenge our reasoning.

Expected Learning Outcomes

1. Explain the key elements of risk in the context of the current threat landscape

2. Examine component-driven and system-driven approaches to risk management

3. Develop practical skills to manage the risk within Enterprise environments

4. Be able to create policies as part of a risk management strategy

Course content

1. Exploration of the cyberspace and its threat landscape

2. Risk management principles

3. Writing security policies

4. Governance of cyber risk

5. Hand s-on risk management