System Analyst:
According to John Satzinger, Robert Jackson and Stephen Burd (“System analyst is a business professional who uses analysis and design techniques to solve business problem using information technology”). Knowledge and skill are the key to understand and analyse the problem of business to search out the solution and implement those solutions by using information technology.(System Analysis and Design in a changing world, P 4)
The skills and knowledge that a good system analyst requires are the following:
1) Technical knowledge and skill: To understand how to build information system, System analyst should have sound knowledge of techniques and tools useful in developing information system Even if he is not involved in programming duties at least he should understand that what is computer , how it operates and about input ,output and storage devices, communication network, operating system etc. An analyst also need to know a lot about tools.Tools are software products that are used to develop analysis and design specifications and completed system components for example software packages such as Microsoft Access, Oracle Developer, Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) for specific programming languages such as Sun ONE Studio for Java or Microsoft Visual Studio.Net for VB.Net. Computer- aided system engineering (CASE) tools, such as Rational XDE Modeler. Program code generators, testing tools, configuration management tools etc. Techniques are strategies for completing specific system development activities for example Project planning techniques, cost/benefit analyst techniques, Interviewing techniques, Database Design Techniques etc.(System Analysis and Design in a changing world,P10)
2) Business knowledge and skills: The main objective of system analyst is no doubt to solve the business problem so he must understand what are the main business functions that an organization performs, the structure of organization and the management of the organizations. They can get the knowledge of business from BBA, MBA , CIS and MIS degree programs. These colleges serve the purpose of preparing the graduates for workplace. Moreover an analyst who is working in the company for his entire career have deep understanding of knowledge and can easily solve the complex problem of the company rather then the one who is knew to that business or company. So experience is a great factor for business knowledge. .(System Analysis and Design in a changing world,P11-12)
3) People knowledge and skills: The main thing is that the system development is not a one man show and an analyst work on development teams with other employees. Its a team work so it becomes very important for an analyst to understand employees perspectives on the problem they are solving. So for this objective to achieve he must be a good psychologist and to be a good psychologist he must possess good communication skills. Therefore the analyst understand how people: Think, learn, react to change, communicate and work in a variety of jobs and levels.(System Analysis and Design in a changing world,P-12)
My plan to develop the skill of a good System analyst:
Firstly the Master Information Technology Course which I m pursuing here is really a great source to acquire these skills and knowledge because we came to know about various types of Information systems, which help us in understanding the types of information prevailing today and system development life cycle taught in the course has a great information of how an analyst goes through various phases and techniques to solve the problem of the organization and to develop the system it also make us aware the tasks of an analyst and duties which he performs and his opportunities.Secondly the best way to develop the skill and to get the knowledge which a system analyst require is to work in an environment where an analyst works that is the real environment of system development or at least software development . I m planning to get a job in such a environment. Because experience is great factor to be skilled in any task or job.
A brief outline of the experience with the or use of Information system.: Experience of information system at CQU
:The CQU is also a Information system based university because here various information technologies are used to support the system like Intranet : Students and staffs have access to the information stored in the databases from any place whether college, home or café e.g is anywhere and it’s a great thing all information is online and it improves the quality of education, LAN techniques are used which help the student to access same information from any computer in the university and help in sharing the resources, instead of having too may printers one can manage with few ones. It has Transaction system which deals with accounts department, help in making bills of the university ,pays of the staff and fees of the students etc. It also has inventory control system which maintain the records of all the articles which bought by the university and sold by it.
Other systems which we come across daily are online banking system, customer support system, Online airticket reservation system, the oven, the washing machine, Refligerator, all these are example of information system and the r really very helpful for better ,fast and luxurious living. But I really not had a chance of getting experience in developing any type of information system.
