Information Systems

Code:

EIC0040

Acronym:

SINF

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Information Systems

Instance: 2011/2012 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://paginas.fe.up.pt/~jjpf/SINF/
E-learning page:	http://moodle.fe.up.pt/
Responsible unit:	Department of Industrial Engineering and Management
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Informatics and Computing Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIEIC	99	Syllabus since 2009/2010	4	-	6	56	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Prepare students to understand the role of Information Systems (IS) in organizations and the importance of their alignment with the enterprise strategy.

At the end of the course, students should be able to use and develop applications that integrate with an ERP. The ERP systems used in the course are: SAP, SAGE X3, Microsoft Dynamics NAV and Primavera.

Program

1. Case Sudy - Ross, Jeanne W., United Parcel Services: Delivering Packages and E-Commerce Solutions (August 2001). MIT Sloan Working Paper No. 4356-01. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=305714 or doi:10.2139/ssrn.305714
What is the role of ICT in the UPS Business Model?

2. Information Systems: Organization and Strategy
Bibliografia: Cap 1, 2 e 3 do MIS; Cap 1 do ERP&B - "Two Scenarios"; Davenport. Putting the enterprise into the enterprise system. Harvard Business Review (1998)

3. Case Study
The POSSEN MADE‐TO‐FIT FASHION Case Study" Autor: João José Pinto Ferreira
http://paginas.fe.up.pt/~jjpf/ValueNetworks/
Bibliografia: Allee. Value Network Analysis and value conversion of tangible and intangible assets. Journal of Intellectual Capital (2008) vol. 9 (1) pp. 5-24; Perrey et al. Value propositions: a new conceptualisation for integration. Journal of Enterprise Information Management (2004) vol. 17 (2) pp. 142-163

4. Enterprise Applications
Bibliografia: Cap 2, 3, 4 e 5 do ERP&B

5. ERP Success Factors
Bibliografia: Jaideep Motwani, Ram Subramanian, Pradeep Gopalakrishna: Critical factors for successful ERP implementation: exploratory findings from four case studies. Computers in Industry 56 (2005) 529-544

Mandatory literature

Ken Laudon Jane Laudon; Management Information Systems: Managing the Ditigal Firm, 11/E, Global Edition, Pearson Higher Education, 2010. ISBN: 978-0-13-609368-8
Gary A. Langenwalter; Enterprise Resources Planning and Beyond, Integrating Your Entire Organization, CRC Press 2000, 2000. ISBN: eBook ISBN: 978-1-4200-4906-0

Complementary Bibliography

Laudon, Kenneth C.; Management information systems. ISBN: 0-13-153841-1

Teaching methods and learning activities

1. Learning based on a group assignment using ERP
2. Analysis of the subjects of the course Bibliography

Software

ERP: SAP, X3, Navision e/ou Primavera

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	56,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

Minimum grade of 50% in the sum of several components.

Calculation formula of final grade

The final Grade is composed of the following 5 components:

1.Seminars: COMPTA/SAP (22-set); SAGE (13-out); Primavera + Navision (24-nov); Grupo @work - Business Intelligence & Recursos Humanos (15-dez)

5% : Seminars Attendance (tolerance of 1)

2. Assigment for the practial classes (Presentation on January 4)

40% : Presentation and Discussion of the work developed along the practical classes (SAP e SAGE) (20 slides) - 15 mins, at the last practical session. Each team should be composed of 2 students.

3. Mini-Test

15% : Mini-test 1 (max 1h) (10-nov)
15% : Mini-test 2 (max 1h) (15-dez)

4. Study Trip

10% : Report on the visit (delivered until one week after the trip. The individual report should not have mora than 2 páginas A4 [Times New Roman 12]).

5. Quizzes performed at the last 10 mins of the defined Theoric Classes (starting time às 10h15)

5% : SAP QUIZ (6-out)
5% : POSSEN Case Study QUIZ (13-out)
5% : SAGE QUIZ (24-nov)

100% : Total

Examinations or Special Assignments

- The responses to the SAP Tutorial (P2.1) must be submitted during the practical classes between the 4th and 8th of Oct (due to a national holiday, the Tuesday teams will submit up to 8th Oct)
- 1st Test (P1) - 18th Oct.
- 2nd Test (P1 + P2.3) - Day 6 Dec. (Held in the theoretical class)
- Submission of final reports - ERP (P2.2) - Practical sessions between 13 and 17 Dec.
- Presentation of final work (P2.2) - January 6, 2011.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

The student workers must make an examination and a report summarizing the work with an ERP.
The work will involve using the SAGE R3 or Primavera or MS Dynamics NV, using the Tutorial of practical classes.
Classification = final exam (35%) + report (65%)

Classification improvement

It is possible to improve the marks obtained in individual tests in an exam test (appeal period) that encompasses the course covered concepts.