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
Total hours
4
Teaching language
Inglês
Objectives
1. In depth understanding of how the different types of information systems are changing the reality of organizations, markets and management.
2. Characterize the main business applications and key information systems and communication arquitectures.
3. Understand as the Internet, e-Business, e-Commerce, Social Networking and Mobile Computing are changing the reality of organizations. Ability to perform a web portal.
4. Knowing about the digital business models.
5. Knowing how to model processes, information, and data and how to develop a relational database.
6. Develop capacity for strategic planning of information systems and project management of IS
Prerequisites
To attend this course students do not need any specific competence.
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: 20%
2nd Assignment: 30%
3rd Assignment: 35%
A final Test will be conducted inviddually at the end of the semester (15%)