2022-2023 Pierce College Catalog 
    
    Apr 29, 2024  
2022-2023 Pierce College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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CIS 210 Business Analysis (5 credits)



Prerequisite CIS 121  with 2.0 or higher or taken concurrently; or instructor permission.

Course Description
A study of the Business Analyst profession and generally accepted best practices. This course addresses analysis of the business environment, definition of stakeholder needs and recommendation for IT solutions that enable the organization to achieve its goals.

Course Content
A. Business analysis techniques and methodologies
B. Task/Project Requirements
C. Problem definition
D. Creative thinking
E. Conflict and scope management
F. Gap analysis

Student Outcomes
1. Utilize Business Analysis best practices, tools, techniques and methodologies to meet stakeholder needs.

2. Identify stakeholders, activities and techniques, management and assessment processes needed to complete the required deliverables.

3. Analyze and develop training and materials for users.

4. Develop feasibility studies for development versus acquisition decisions.

5. Develop testing and implementation methodology and document all processes and solutions.

6. Use appropriate interview and/or survey techniques to determine stakeholder needs and concerns.

7. Create comprehensive solutions to business needs that can be delivered within scope.

8. Manage conflicts with stakeholders.

9. Manage scope changes with stakeholders.

10. Identify gaps between proposed, and deployed, solutions versus the original needs and determine necessary changes to meet the required deliverables.

Degree Outcomes
Information Competency: Graduates will be able to seek, find, evaluate and use information and employ information technology to engage in lifelong learning.

Program Outcomes:

Work with stakeholders to understand the healthcare organization.

Recommend comprehensive IT solutions to meet the business objectives Leverage IT best practices to analyze and present database and information resources that support the mission of the healthcare industry while complying with healthcare industry standards such as HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).

Develop materials and conduct training for users.

Manage and coordinate or participate in projects with a team using industry standards and methods.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50



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