BIT3201 System Integration and Architecture

This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of Systems Integration (SI) process, approaches, drivers, tools and techniques required for successful SI, critical success factors, and best practices. The course focuses on how a proposed system will be integrated with other existing or planned systems. It addresses the System Integration problem using architectures as the basis and then addresses the evaluation of the architectures in terms of the capabilities they provide. Case studies and examples from the Information Technology (IT), energy, and financial services industry will be used to illustrate the concepts discussed. The students will learn the theory and practice of business process integration, legacy integration, new systems integration, business-to-business integration, integration of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) products, interface control and management, testing, integrated program management, integrated Business Continuity Planning (BCP). Specific focus will be given to issues of interface integration and interoperability of systems.

Objective(s) of the course

• To provide the students an understanding of the technical and business process issues involved in systems integration.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this course, the students will be able to:

• Identify integration issues upfront in the process of System Integration and should be able to identify the best practices that ensure successful System Integration.
• Have an understanding of the technical and business process issues involved in systems integration.