Abstract:
Software development in the world, a much used and more generic term, does not
necessarily subsume the engineering paradigm. Although it is questionable what impact it
has had on actual software development over the last 40 years, the field's future looks bright
according to (Money Magazine,2006; Salary.com,) which rated "Software Engineer" as the
best job in the United States in 2006(Wikipedia.org).
In Ghana, the development of modern Information Systems is a complex interdisciplinary
process. The developer and the user must be knowledgeable in their respective areas of
functions and responsibilities. Furthermore, different technologies, other than information
technology, are used in organizations for providing input to the information systems
