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| GEST3011-2 | ICT for Business
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| Duration : | 16h Th, 16h Pr |
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| Number of credits : |
| Master in Aerospace Engineering, Professional Focus (Management), 2nd year |  | First semester |  | 3 |
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| Master of science in architecture and engineering, specialized approach, 2nd year |  | First semester |  | 3 |
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| Master in Chemical and Material Sciences, specialized approach, 2nd year |  | First semester |  | 3 |
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| Master in Civil Engineering, specialized approach, 2nd year |  | First semester |  | 3 |
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| Master in Electrical Engineering, specialized approach, 2nd year |  | First semester |  | 3 |
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| Master in Electro-mechanical Engineering, Professional Focus (Management), 2nd year |  | First semester |  | 3 |
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| Master of science in computer science and engineering, professional focus in management, 2nd year |  | First semester |  | 3 |
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| Master in Computer Science, Professional Focus (Management), 2nd year |  | First semester |  | 3 |
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| Master in Mechanical Engineering, specialized approach, 2nd year |  | First semester |  | 3 |
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| Master in Geological and Mining Engineering, specialized approach, 2nd year |  | First semester |  | 3 |
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| Master in Engineering Physics, specialized approach, 2nd year |  | First semester |  | 3 |
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| Master in Agricultural Bioengineering, Professional Focus, 2nd year |  | First semester |  | 3 |
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| Master in Environmental Bioengineering, Professional Focus, 2nd year |  | First semester |  | 3 |
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| Master in Forests and natural Areas Engineering, Professional Focus, 2nd year |  | First semester |  | 3 |
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| Master in Mathematical Sciences, professional focus in management, 2nd year |  | First semester |  | 3 |
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| Lecturer : | Alain Dubois |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| The main objective of this course is to discover the role of information and communication technologies (ICT), in organisations and enterprises |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| At the end of this course, students will be able to
- Understand the concept of information system (IS), identify IS types et appreciate IS alignement on the business value chain
- Know the range of ICT applications in business : CRM (customer relationship management), ERP (enterprise resource planning), SCM (supply chain management), e-Business, ...) and use an ERP software
- Model and simulate an organisation's business processes with a BPM (business process management) software tool
- Perceive the stakes of ICT projects management (development lifecycle, project's structure, workload evaluation , software packages selection, maintenance, ...)
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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- 4 seminars (4 hours' duration) including theoretical lectures and workshops.
- Personal and group works to be carried out between seminars.
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Various documents, exercises, software on Lol@. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| The assessment is based ongroup works carried out during the course :
- Diagnosis of an existing enterprise's information system.
- Exploratory report of the modules SD, MM and PP in SAP.
- Business processes modelling of an existing enterprise or of a new business project.
- Planning of a software development project.
The final note will be composed of the average of the group works (50%) and an individual oral presentation of 2 randomly selected group works (50%). |
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Contacts :
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| Alain Dubois, N1, Office 203, alain.dubois@ulg.ac.be |
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| Items online : |
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| Lol@ |
| Visit the on-line course on the e-Learning platform Lol@ |
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