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| INFO2042-1 | Management Information Systems
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Alain Dubois, Wilfried Niessen |
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| Coordinator : | 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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| This course is a "survival kit" for the manager in the IT war : what must he know to take part efficiently in IT projects if he's no computer scientist ? It will attempt to answer these questions :
- What's an information system (IS), a computer system, a business process ?
- Why integrate IS ?
- How can we represent (model) IS from a dynamical point of view ?
- How is it possible to implement or maintain an IS : in-house development, standard packages, ERP, ... ?
- What's a system development cycle ? How can we manage an IT project (plans, budgets, quality) ?
- How do we evaluate the return on investment of an IS ?
Content
- Information systems
- Computer systems and information technology
- Business process modelling
- Information systems integration
- Software packages and ERPs
- Discovery of an ERP
- Methodology and software development life cycles
- Information systems ROI
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| At the end of this course, students will be able to
- Define the concepts of information systems, business process, ERP, development life cycle
- Understand an array of current and important information technologies
- Draw business process models specifying their conceptual and functional aspects, by using a simplified BPMN 2.0 notation
- Understand the stakes of ERPs
- Evaluate the potential an ERP solution to manage a small or medium enterprise
- Identify situations where a methodical and phased approach is indispensable in an IT project
- Contribute, as a knowledgeable user or manager, to the development of an information system, mainly in the analysis and test phases
- Evaluate the profitability of an information system
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Usage of a computer and standard software (OS, browser, office suite), essential principles of information technology, programming and databases.
These prerequisites are taught in mandatory courses « Maîtrise de l'outil informatique » et INFO0074-1 « Informatique en sciences économiques et de gestion : partim II » |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Activities :
- Theoretical courses : short lectures about concepts, techniques and set tools. Traditional course in class room; individual work [1,5 ECTS]
- Case studies corresponding to the reality of a small organization. Start-up and debriefing of exercises in class; groups work between classes [1 ECTS]
- Exercises : discovery of a software modelling tool, a standard software package and an ERP. Monitored work in computer labs [0,5 ECTS]
- Conference : presentations by business practitioners and domain specialists [0,5 ECTS]
- Final project : set case, based on an existing enterprise, demanding the application of acquired competences and proposed by the professors. Completely autonomous group project. A written analysis report is handed out and presented during the simulation of a decision meeting at the end of preliminary analysis [1,5 ECTS]
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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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| June :
- Theory : individual written examination (MCQ) [30 %]
- Final project : group oral examination [50 %]
- Other activities : evaluation based on a portfolio (solutions of case studies and exercises) [20 %]
September :
- Oral examination on all aspects of the course and the final project
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Contacts :
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- Alain Dubois, N1, office 203, alain.dubois@ulg.ac.be,
- Wilfried Niessen, N1, office 329, Wilfried.Niessen@ulg.ac.be.
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| Items online : |
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| Lol@HD |
| Visit the website of the course on the e-learning platform Lol@HD |
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