Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia

Information Systems

Code

3731

Academic unit

Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia

Department

Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica e Industrial

Credits

6.0

Teacher in charge

António Carlos Bárbara Grilo, Virgílio António Cruz Machado

Weekly hours

4

Teaching language

Inglês

Subject matter

Part 1 – Information Systems Characterization

How the world is changing and the enabler role of Information Systems

Definition of Information Systems

The Impact of IS on the Organization

Information Systems Typologies

Business applications

Information Systems Architectures

Telecommunications and Networking

Open Source vs Proprietary Software

 

Part 2 – The Internet Revolution

The Internet

e-business & e-commerce

Social Networks and web analytics

Mobile computing

Cloud Computing

Portal development

New Business Models

 

Part 3 – Information and Data Modeling

Business Process Modeling Notation(BPMN)

Unified Modeling Language

Class Diagram

Sequence Diagram

Relational Model

Tables and Databases modeling

Access Database set-up

 

Part 4 – Planning of Information Systems

Strategic Planning of Information Systems

Requirement Analysis and Description

Information Systems Project Planning

Bibliography

Management Information Systems (12th Edition)", by Kenneth C. Laudon  and Carol Guercio Traver, Prentice Hall, ISBN-10: 0132142856

Relevant papers about the various topics of the programme.

Teaching method

The teaching methodology of this course has two main components: a component of Exploration and a componente of Development. In the first component, students are given a set of cross-cutting topics relevant and of the importance, impact and characteristics of information systems for industrial management and engineering. In the second component, students are required to deliver four assignments that require the implementation of the main theoretical concepts.

Evaluation method

Tis curricular unute is assessed through evaluation of 3 assignments, and the evaluation of results has three evaluation elements:

Oral Presentation (30%),

Multimedia Presentation (20%),

Written Report (50%).

 

The weigth of each assignment is

1st Assignment: 25%

2nd Assignment: 35%

3rd Assignment: 40%

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