The course syllabus states that you should be able to discuss the following areas of systems analysis and design:
8.1 - Analysis:
(a)	Describe different methods of researching a situation.
(b)	State the need for recording and analysing information about the current system
(c)	State the need for identifying features of the existing system
8.2 - Design:
(a)	State the need for producing designs
(b)	Produce designs to solve a given problem
(c)	Choose the method of verification
8.3 - Development and Testing:
(a)	understand that the system is created from the designs and then tested
(b)	Describe testing strategies
(c)	Understand that improvements could be needed as a result of testing
8.4 - Implementation:
(a)	Describe the different methods of system implementation
(b)	Identify suitable situations for the use of different methods of system implementation, giving advantages and disadvantages of each
8.5 - Documentation:
(a)	Identify the components of technical documentation for an information system
(b)	Identify the components of user documentation for an information system
8.6 - Evaluation:
(a)	Explain the need for evaluating a new system
(b)	State the need for a variety of evaluation strategies