Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
| Master in business engineering (120 ECTS) | 5 crédits | |||
| Extra courses intended for exchange students (Erasmus, ...) | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
In this course, students will
- Be introduced to information systems and their use in managing organizations, particularly ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems
- Acquire hands-on experience with a real-life, well-known ERP software package, namely SAP S/4 HANA, for managing core business processes
- Acquire hands-on experience with Business Process modeling (BPMN 2.0), which are essential when designing or implementing information systems.
- Acquire hands-on experience with Object Oriented Programming (OOP) and Database Management Systems. The Java programming language will be used for OOP and SQL standard for database management.
- Be introduced to blockchains and their applications to cryptocurrencies.
ERP systems:
- Information Silos/Legacy systems and the need for Enterprise Information Systems
- Enterprise Information Systems and Organizational Structure
- Types of Enterprise Information Systems (ERP, SCM, CRM)
- ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems architecture and modules
- ERP trends and evolution
- Business Process Modeling with BPMN 2.0
- Business Process Analysis
- Business Process Redesign
- Overview of some key business processes: Materials Management, Sales and Distribution, Finance and Control
- Mapping of business processes to ERP system architecture and modules
- Work with some core modules of SAP S/4HANA: SD, MM, FI,...
- Relational database management systems
- Data normalization
- SQL statements for data manipulation (including practical)
- Rise of NoSQL and examples of NoSQL databases
- Public key encryption, digital signatures
- Cryptographic Hash Functions
- Proof of work, Incentives
- Ethereum
- Bitcoin exchanges
- Smartcontracts
- Invited speaker from Industry
- Invited speaker from Industry
- Overview of Deep Neural Networks (RNN and CNN)
- Image Recognition
- OOP paradigm (vs. other programming paradigm such as "functional" languages)
- OOP and its relation to UML objects/classes and databases
- Revision of basic programming constructs (loops, conditionals, variables and types)
- Classes (and objects) in Java (constructors, methods)
- Inheritance
- Java API
- Data Structures in Java (Lists, Maps) (if time permits)
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
- Recognize the fundamental role of information systems, in particular, ERP systems, in ensuring the proper running of organizations
- Devise a strategy to optimize an organization's business processes with information systems
- Able to analyse and model Business Process with BPMN 2.0
- Understand fundamental core Business Process implemented in SAP S/4HANA
- Lead or actively participate in information systems implementations projects within organizations
- Implement database-driven software applications to support/automate various business processes (or steps within) and to improve overall organizational performance
- Use information systems to monitor and improve quality control and performance
- Communicate effectively to various stakeholders (software vendors, developers and end-users)
- Adapt to trends and evolutions in information systems, especially those brought about by Big Data and other technological phenomena such as the IoT
- Communicate effectively to various stakeholders (software vendors, developers and end-users)
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Course candidates should have taken (and passed) information systems courses of their earlier years, in particular, INFO0076-1: Informatique pour ingénieurs de gestion
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
- Lectures
- Practical sessions/help sessions
- Project
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
- Lectures (resources: notes, articles will be on lol@)
- Practical sessions and additional help sessions will be organized
- Students are invited to join some MOOCs for a particular topic
- Please note that attendance is compulsory for lectures and practical. Please contact the lecturer beforehand if you are unable to attend a lecture or practical
Recommended or required readings
Selected chapters from
- Enterprise Systems for Management, by Motiwalla and Thompson, Pearson 2012
- Integrated Business Processes with ERP Systems, by Magal and Word, Wiley, 2012
- Java: The Complete Reference, by Schildt, 2014
- Fundamentals of Business Process Management, by Dumas, M., La Rosa, M., Mendling, J., Reijers, H., Springer 2018
Assessment methods and criteria
The course will follow a continuous assessment system. The final grade will be based on a series of assignments during the course and a final written examination. Details:
- Project on implementing a practical case of an information system (SAP S/4 HANA, BPMN 2.0, Java and SQL): 40%~50%
- Written examination: 50%~60%
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Ashwin Ittoo, ashwin.ittoo@uliege.be Samedi Heng, samedi.heng@uliege.be Eddy Heins, eddy.heins@uliege.be Julie Jamar, julie.jamar@uliege.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
Mr. Ittoo's part of the course coincided with the confinement period, starting on 18/3. All corresponding lectures, from that date onwards, were recorded as video lectures, and made available via the course website on Lol@.
A separate video with the examinable topic and revision was also made available.
Guest lectures were cancelled.
Mr. Heng's part of the course has been finished before the confinement. Q&A can be done via email and videocoference.
Assessment subjects
For Mr. Ittoo's part, the topics to be covered for the examination are discussed in a video, made available on the course website on Lol@. This video also serves as a revision for Mr. Ittoo"s part.
For Mr. Heins' part, you will be given programming questions. You need to understand the various concepts introduced (e.g. loops, conditionals, objects and classes, structures/ArrayList), except JavaFX and Java-MySQL interfacing. You will not be writing programs on your computers (using Eclipse) but on your answer sheets (which will be online).
For Mr. Heng's part:
- ERP/SAP: Open questions and technical questions on SAP are not concerned
- BPMN: Open questions on BPMN, modeling a BPMN diagram from a description of a business process. Signavio is a recommended tool.
Assessment methods
- Homework: MOOC on BPMN, Modeling a BPMN diagram, SAP S/4HANA (SD and MM): 10%
- Project on Global Bike (Project data in SAP + Java and MySQL implementation + Report): 50%
- Online (Remote) Written Exam (Open questions + Modeling a BPMN diagram): 40%
Contacts
Ashwin Ittoo ashwin.ittoo@uliege.be
Samedi Heng samedi.heng@uliege.be
Eddy Heins eddy.heins@uliege.be
Julie Jamar julie.jamar@uliege.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
Assessment subjects
Similar to the first session: theory(Ittoo's part), programming (Heins' part) and BPMN/SAP (Heng's part)
- Students who have made homework and project, the distribution of the score is as follows: 10% for homework, 50% for project and 40 % for final exam.
- Students who have not made homework and project: 100% for final exam.
Assessment methods
- Oral online exam via the Lifesize video-conferencing system.
- The corresponding Lifesize URL will be communicated on lol@, at least 1 week before the exam date, together with other examination details.
- Participants should ensure that they have a properly functioning laptop/PC with a camera and a good and reliable Internet connection.
Contacts
Ashwin Ittoo ashwin.ittoo@uliege.be
Samedi Heng samedi.heng@uliege.be
Eddy Heins eddy.heins@uliege.be
Julie Jamar julie.jamar@uliege.be
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Lecture Notes
Lecture Notes