Information Systems II

Code:

EIG0025

Acronym:

SI II

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Informatics

Instance: 2015/2016 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	https://moodle.fe.up.pt/1213/course/view.php?id=322
Responsible unit:	Department of Industrial Engineering and Management
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Engineering and Industrial Management

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIEIG	80	Syllabus since 2006/2007	3	-	6	42	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

This course unit aims to: understand the Information Systems (IS) role in organizations and make decisions in IS management and strategic planning.; know how to develop web applications using HTML, CSS, object oriented programming in PHP and MySql database.

 

Learning outcomes and competences

This course unit aims students to:

understand the role of Information Systems (IS) in organisations and the importance of meeting organisations’ strategy; get familiar with business models of digital economy; know how to make decisions in IS, mainly in the area of planning and IS management; explore IS concerning business analysis and knowledge management; broaden knowledge in Database Management Systems, mainly in Unified Modeling Language (UML), relational model and SQL; aquire skills to develop Web applications.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Previous knowledge is required in programming, in building database relational models and in using relational databases using SQL language.

Program

Information Technologies (IT) and Information Systems (IS); Technological evolution; distributed processing; computer networks; The Internet- historical evolution, world wide web protocols, available services, safety, communications, research and access to information; mobility (computing and the Internet); 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; Technical, functional and socio-organisational aspects.

The evolution of Information Systems in organisations- Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) and Manufacturing Resource Planning II (MRP II); Integrated Systems ERP – Enterprise Resource Planning: implementation, advantages, disadvantages, successful and unsuccessful cases; IS and chain values: 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); modeling and business processes (BSP, Swim Lane, IDEF, Unified Modeling language); Information architecture; information systems planning; stages information systems planning; strategic planning for information systems; decision making in IS (investment analysis, outsourcing/ internal development, etc)

Development of Web applications; Available tools (HTML, XHTML; CSS, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL)

Mandatory literature

Kenneth C. Laudon, Jane P. Laudon; Management information systems. ISBN: 1-405-87276-4

Complementary Bibliography

Luke Welling e Laura Thomson ; trad. Adriana Kramer; PHP e MySQL. ISBN: 978-85-352-1714-8

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical-practical classes will be based on the presentation of the program of the course unit and on discussion of case studies. Practical classes will take place at the computer room, where students will have the chance to do exercises using computer tools and where group assignments will be supervised.

Software

PHP, MySql

keywords

Technological sciences > Engineering > Computer engineering

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

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

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de projeto	44,00
Estudo autónomo	76,00
Frequência das aulas	42,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

To be admitted to exams, students have to attend 75% of the classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

0.30x (1st Test) + 0.30x (2nd Test) + 0,4x (Practical assignment)

Approval is obtained having a final classification greater or equal 9,5 and an average test classification greater or equal 7,5

Examinations or Special Assignments

Students have to do develop a web application using the platform PHP/MySQL using object oriented programming.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Students have to do/attend all assessment components.

Classification improvement

Students have to do/attend all assessment components.