Syllabus

Title
1315 Business Information Systems II
Instructors
Dr. Everist Limaj, MSc (WU)
Contact details
Type
PI
Weekly hours
2
Language of instruction
Englisch
Registration
09/11/19 to 10/03/19
Registration via LPIS
Notes to the course
Subject(s) Bachelor Programs
Dates
Day Date Time Room
Monday 10/07/19 09:00 AM - 03:00 PM TC.3.02
Wednesday 10/09/19 09:00 AM - 03:00 PM TC.3.02
Friday 10/11/19 09:00 AM - 03:00 PM TC.3.02
Friday 10/18/19 09:00 AM - 03:00 PM LC.-1.038
Friday 10/25/19 09:00 AM - 03:00 PM TC.2.03
Contents

Modern organizations have to take an interdisciplinary approach to efficiently process data, information and knowledge, which, in turn, influence all functional areas of a business and sustain competitive advantage. As a result, information technology and business have become inextricably interwoven. Learning to identify and formulate the requirements of information systems and engaging in process optimization will be particularly important for graduates of economic science disciplines over the course of their career.

This course is designed to provide students with an integrated view of key concepts and tools related to modeling business processes based on the ARIS framework.

ARIS (Architecture of Integrated Information Systems) is an integration concept developed from A.-W. Scheer comprising a holistic view of business processes. In ARIS, the complexity of business processes is reduced by their decomposition in views (organizational, functional, data, control and product/service) and their description on different levels of abstraction. In this course, we will treat all views, but only at the top level of abstraction (requirements definition).

In order to bring the theory closer to the subject, concrete models will be drawn using software tools.

The focus of the course is on business process modeling and data modeling. Process modeling will be done by means of Event-Driven Process Chain (EPC) and Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) techniques.

Learning outcomes

Participant of this course...

  • ...gain a basic understanding of the importance of models in operating practices.
    • Models as communication tools
    • Models as a basis for solving business problems
  • ... are able to identify areas of application and limitation of modeling
    • Consulting projects
    • Software implementation
  • ...can read and understand process and data models
    • Understanding notations
    • Using modeling tools (ARIS concept, Aris toolset)
Attendance requirements
  • This is a course with continuous assessment (PI), therefore attendance is basically compulsory throughout the course.
  • If there is an important reason for the absence (e.g. illness confirmed by a medical certificate), the student can miss maximally 1 out of 5 units.
  • Attendance, however, is compulsory on dates of presentations and exam.
  • Unexcused absence in the first half an hour of the first unit leads to the loss of place in this course!
Teaching/learning method(s)
  • Lectures, oral presentations
  • In-class exercises, Discussions
  • Group work
  • Individual work
Assessment
  • Mandatory attendance (PI): In order to pass this course an overall attendance of at least 80% is required.
  • Class participation (5%)
  • Project work (45%)
  • Written exam (50%)

       Grading Scale
       1: 87,5 - 100 points (excellent)
       2: 75 - 87 points (good)
       3: 62,5 – 74,5 points (satisfactory)
       4: 50-62 points (sufficient)
       5: 0 – 49,5 points (unsatisfactory)

  • Expected workload:
    2 semester hours per week = 4 ECTS Credits = 100 hours workload for each student.
Prerequisites for participation and waiting lists
  • Registration is done via WU’s online course and exam information and registration system (LPIS).
    • In case of non-participation, please make sure to de-register to give the opportunity to other interested students on the waiting list to participate!
  • Registered students who do not appear in the classroom in the first half an hour of the first unit (without written notice of their absence) will be signed off from this course. The next attending student on the waiting list receives the now available place.
Readings
1 Author: Dumas, M.; La Rosa, M.; Mendling, J.; Reijers, H. A.
Title:

Fundamentals of Business Process Management.


Publisher: Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg
Edition: 1
Remarks: English language (pp. 1-31)
Year: 2013
Content relevant for class examination: Yes
2 Author: Davis, R.
Title:

ARIS Design Platform - Advanced Process Modelling and Administration


Publisher: Springer-Verlag, London
Remarks: English language (pp.9-28)
Year: 2008
Content relevant for class examination: Yes
Type: Book
3 Author: Hansen H. R.; Mendling, J.; Neumann G.
Title:

Wirtschaftsinformatik


Publisher: de Gruyter-Oldenbourg Verlag
Edition: 12. Auflage
Remarks: German language
Year: 2019
Content relevant for class examination: Yes
Recommendation: Strongly recommended (but no absolute necessity for purchase)
Type: Book
4 Author: Becker, J.; Kugeler, M.; Rosemann, M.
Title: Prozessmanagement

Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Edition: 7
Year: 2012
5 Author: Davis, R.; Brabänder, E.
Title: ARIS Design Platform

Publisher: Springer-Verlag, London
Year: 2007
6 Author: Weske, M.
Title: Business Process Management - Concepts, Languages, Architectures

Publisher: Springer-Verlag, Berlin
Year: 2007
Recommended previous knowledge and skills
The positive completion of the course "Betriebliche Informationssysteme I"
Availability of lecturer(s)
Before and after the course or by email to everist.limaj@wu.ac.at
Other

Additional (blank) field
For more information about institute activities, see https://www.wu.ac.at/imc
Last edited: 2019-07-23



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