| Course Code | BSA/375 |
| Course Title | Fundamentals of Business Systems Development |
| Date | August 2012 |
| Grade Achieved | A- |
| Degree Progress | 73% Completed (BS in IT / Information Management) |
Course Overview
BSA/375 was a deep dive into the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC). The course focused on the bridge between business needs and technical solutions—understanding how to analyze, design, and implement information systems that actually solve organizational problems.
At the time, I was mastering the art of translating complex requirements into functional workflows. This class was about structure, logic, and the meticulous planning required to build something that lasts.
The 73% Mark
This course represents a significant milestone in my academic journey. Achieving an A- brought me to 73% completion of my Bachelor’s degree. I was in the home stretch, successfully navigating the “Fundamentals” of how systems are built and maintained.
Looking back, there is a certain irony in studying “Systems Development” during that specific month. While I was earning top marks for understanding how to keep business systems from failing, the personal systems of my life were reaching a breaking point.
A Time of Transition
August 2012 stands as a timestamp of the “before times.” Only a few months after finishing this course, my life underwent a radical system reboot:
- The Separation: The end of my marriage.
- The Sale: Parting ways with the house we had lived in for over a decade.
- The Divorce: A total teardown of the life I had known.
They say 70% is often the hardest part of any project—you’re far enough in to be exhausted, but just far enough from the end to feel the weight of what’s left. While I didn’t cross the 100% finish line for that specific degree, the A- in BSA/375 proves that I had the technical mind to handle the “logic” of the world, even as the “emotional” infrastructure was being dismantled.
It turns out that “Business Systems Development” was the perfect training for what came next: learning how to tear down a failing system and start the long, messy process of building a new one from scratch.
