Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Universidade Nova de Lisboa

NOVA Information Management School

Architectures for Information Technology

Code

200007

Academic unit

NOVA Information Management School

Credits

7.5

Teacher in charge

Vítor Manuel Pereira Duarte dos Santos

Teaching language

Portuguese. If there are Erasmus students, classes will be taught in English

Objectives

The course has as main objective to analyze Information Systems architectures separating the technological aspects of the organizational and management aspects.

In addition, mutilti, trans and interdisciplinary concerns will be addressed since the study of Information Systems Architectures, as well as their development, involves multiple perspectives and knowledge that include several fields of knowledge.

At the end of this unit the student should be able to:

-Explain critical success factors in Information Systems Planning
-Formulate an information systems architecture strategy.
-Develop an architecture of processes, information and information systems
-Describe and explain a project Architectures and Technologies of Information Systems

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of Information Systems

Subject matter

Part 1 - Information Systems - (what is this?)

-  Fundamentals (Elephants, t-shirts and bottles of wine ...)

- Alignment between the Business and Information Systems

-  Viable systems

Part 2 - Knowing the present (now)

- Organizations Systemic characterization (under the bridge of ICT view)

- Architectures for what?

-Business Architecture

-Organizational Skills

-Process Architecture

-Structured Analysis (SSADM)

-Analysis Oriented to Processes (BPM)

-Information Architecture

Part 3 - Thinking about tomorrow (the day after)

-Information system planning (ISP)

-Concepts & Approaches

-BSP - CRUD Matrix - Process / Informational Entities

-GAP Characterization (IS needs / existing coverage - on the CRUD matrix)

-Identifying Information Systems Opportunities (ISO)

-Creativity and innovation in Information Systems

-ISO Description

-Organic X ISO matrix

-Using IS Architecture  Frameworks

-Proposing a new Information System Architecture

Part 4 - Building a New Information System

-Identification the target Application Systems (ASs)

-Grouping ISO with the existing ASs

-Characterizing ASs

-McFarlan matrix with target ASs

-Application Architecture

-Data Architecture

-Technological Architectures

-Building an Information Systems Implementation Plan

-A (small) introduction to Software Engineering

Part 5 - Maintain (keep the business rolling)

-Auditing

-Continuous improvement

Bibliography

  • Laudon, J.P e Laudon, K.C. (2010) “Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm, 11th edition, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall;
  • O´Brien, James A. (2008) Management Information Systems: Managing Information Technology in the E-Business Enterprise, 8th edition,  Boston, Massachusetts: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Incorporated.
  • Varajão, J.E.Q. A  Arquitectura da Gestão dos Sistemas de Informação FCA - Editora de Informática, Lda, Lisboa, 1998
  • Hill, C. W. L. and G. R. Jones (2007). Strategic Management: An Integrated Approach. Boston, Houghton Mifflin.
  • Grant, R. M. (2008). Contemporary Strategy Analysis: Concepts, Techniques, Applications. Cambridge, MA, BlackwellPublishers.
  • Jeston, J. and J. Nelis(2008). Business Process Management -Practical Guidelines to Successful Implementations, Elsevier Ltd.
  • Artigos de IGNOREes académicas e profissionais

Teaching method

-The teaching is based on theoretical classes and practical classes. As theoretical classes are constituted, are not only, by expository sessions, which serve to introduce the fundamental concepts of the discipline associated with each of the topical topics of the subject. As theoretical-practical classes are based on the analysis, design and implementation of theoretical concepts, using computers and development software installed
-Teaching methods
     -Teaching expositive and interrogative: classes and discussions.
     -Demonstrative: tutorials tools

    - Active, participatory: case studies, participation in project teams, use of modulation tools and technologies to support the design of architectures.

Evaluation method

Semester evaluation: theoretical test  (50%) +  Practical Work (50%).

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