Course 2019-2020 a.y.

The course covers architectural, technological and methodological issues related to the  understanding, design, and management of enterprise information systems. In particular, it will cover the following aspects:

• Data models, database technologies, and data management practices
• Static and realtime structured and unstructured data processing
• Datawarehousing and data analytics
• Big data platforms
• Data Integration
• Systems and systems of systems architectures and integration
• Enterprise architecture
• Cloud and scalable computing
• Industrial control systems
• Internet of Things and cyberphysical systems

• The data management and computational needs of organizations
• The methods and technical solutions to address these needs
• Modern data management technologies and practices
• Enterprise-wide system integration issues and methods
• Data sources diversity and relation with business needs

• Take decisions on the kind of data storage and management needs of the enterprise
• Design data solutions for addressing companies’ business needs
• Analyze and model enterprise information systems

• Face-to-face lectures
• Online lectures
• Guest speaker's talks (in class or in distance)
• Exercises (exercises, database, software etc.)
• Case studies /Incidents (traditional, online)
• Group assignments
• Interactive class activities (role playing, business game, simulation, online forum, instant polls)

The learning experience of this course includes, in addition to face-to-face lectures, hands-on sessions on some technological platforms and solutions, business and technical case discussions.

During the course, students will address small group assignments with the purpose of putting in practice the learned methods.

Attendance

Due to the teaching mix, heavily based on case discussion and assignments, attending classes is extremely important.

With the purpose of measuring the acquisition of the above-mentioned learning outcomes the assessment of attending students is based on three components:

1. Group assignments and presentations in class (30% of the final grade) designed to verify the student ability to: i) choose and apply the most appropriate technologies and processes and evaluate them in the enterprise context; ii) prepare a report, presentation or engage in a discussion on such topics;
2. Final written exam (70% of the final grade), which aims to assess the student’s learning level of theoretical knowledge and the ability to apply it to real scenarios.

With the purpose of measuring the acquisition of the above-mentioned learning outcomes the assessment of non-attending students is based on two components:

1. Final written exam (100% of the final grade), which aims to assess the student’s learning level of theoretical knowledge and the ability to apply it to real scenarios.

• Teaching notes / slides
• Online videos / presentations / seminars
• Case studies and readings suggested by the instructor (available on course web page)
• Irwin Alter S., Information Systems: Foundation of E-Business

• Teaching notes / slides
• Online videos / presentations / seminars
• Case studies and readings suggested by the instructor (available on course web page)
• Irwin Alter S., Information Systems: Foundation of E-Business