Information Systems Architecture

Code:

ESG0013

Acronym:

ASI

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Computer Science

Instance: 2015/2016 - 1S

Active?	Yes
E-learning page:	https://moodle.fe.up.pt/
Responsible unit:	Department of Industrial Engineering and Management
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Services Engineering and Management

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MESG	21	Syllabus since 2007/08	2	-	6	56	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

This course unit aims to make students understand: - the role of Information Systems (IS) in organisations and the importance of being aligned with organisations strategy; - the concept of Information Systems Architecture (ISA) and its importance within organisations and ist role in supporting business strategy.

Learning outcomes and competences

Students should:

acquire knowledge in business models in digital economy; be capable of making decisions in IS, mainly in the area of IS planning and management; be capable of using IS in the aspects related to business analysis and knowledge management; understand the concept of Information Systems Architecture (ISA) and its importance within organisations; be acquainted with some frameworks and their practical application in ISA definition; be capable of using methods and tools to describe different architectures involved in ISA (business, data, applications, technology); be capable of developing an appropriate ISA to support  business objectives and strategy; have contact with some trends of application development in order to foster the exchange of information and interoperability (XML, Web Services, SOA, etc.)

Working method

Presencial

Program

Information Technologies (IT) and Information Systems (IS); Technological evolution; The future of the Internet. IT/IS infrastructures and investments; evolution of IT/IS in organisations, Nolan’s model; the role and importance of IS; IS dimensions; Types of IS – Transaction Processing Systems (TPS), Management Information Systems (MIS), Decision-Support Systems (DSS) and Executive Support Systems (ESS). Information Systems in organisations; Integrated Systems ERP – Enterprise Resource Planning; Customer Relationship Management (CRM); Supply Chain Management (SCM); data and information treatment and analysis (Online Analytical Processing, Data Warehouses, Datamining) Electronic business and electronic commerce (e-Business and e-Commerce); models of business and digital economy; electronic commerce – Business to costumer (B2C), Business to Consumer (B2C) and Costumer to Costumer (C2C). Information systems planning; strategic planning for information systems; decision making in IS (investment analysis, outsourcing/ internal development, etc)
Introduction to the Architecture of Information Systems (ASI). Historical Evolution. The different approaches and definitions associated with the ASI. Frameworks to support the acquisition of ASI (Zackman, Gartner Group, Model Index, ...). ASI Methodologies. The different architectures involved in the ASI. Business Architecture. Data Architecture. Applications Architectures. Architecture technology. Methods and tools to characterize different architectures. Exchange of information between applications (XML). Interoperability between applications (Web Services). Services oriented architecture (SOA).

Mandatory literature

Ward, John; Strategic planning for information systems. ISBN: 0-470-84147-8
Amândio Vaz Velho; Arquitectura de Empresa, Centro Atlântico, 2004. ISBN: 9728426941
Laudon, Kenneth C.; Management information systems. ISBN: 0-13-101499-4

Teaching methods and learning activities

Classes are based on the presentation of theoretical notions - Case studies - Development of a teamwork ISA project, which will be supervised and discussed during classes.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Teste	40,00
Trabalho escrito	60,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	40,00
Frequência das aulas	72,00
Trabalho de investigação	50,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Obtain the final mark of 9,5.

Calculation formula of final grade

0.6 x grade of the group assignment + 0.4 x grade of the test

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Students have to do/attend all assessment components.

Classification improvement

Students have to do/attend all assessment components.