Improved technical communication skills. Your ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical people should be improved through the proper use of the tools. Your writing and speaking skills may also be enhanced as you learn how to present your documentation to your instructor. Improved programming skills. You should be a better programmer if you understand how to read and modify the design documentation prepared by a systems analyst.
Programmers frequently find themselves redoing poorly prepared or incomplete design specifications.
A background for continued study of systems analysis and design. There is more to systems analysis and design than tools and techniques. A better understanding of information systems in general. You will learn many capabilities and characteristics of good information systems. This will help you design a more effective systems during your career.