Nowadays diversity of computer systems determine variety of approaches, methods and technologies that are used in each phase of systems life cycle. In this course students acquire scientific foundations of design, approaches of creative work, decision support systems for design and intelligent design systems. Besides, students learn to evaluate advanced methods and technologies for computer system design. In the homework students master practical skills how to apply methods of creative work for system design, while writing the report they get acquainted in details with design methods which they may apply in their doctoral thesis.