Code
MGFE MIS 4401
Level
M1
Field
Systèmes d’information
Language
Anglais/English
ECTS Credits
3
Class hours
28
Total student load
60
Program Manager(s)
Department
- Technologies, Information et Management
Educational team
Introduction to the module
Information Technology (IT) generalized usage has profoundly changed the business and economic landscape. The effective creation, distribution, and use of information via technology are central to daily life, and Information Systems (IS) have become essential artefacts for running a company. IS is continually solicited to enhance the enterprise's operational processes' quality and provide new and innovative services to all stakeholders, i.e. clients, partners, employees, etc. Effectively addressing the collection, flow, and distribution of information is vital to running a modern organization. Moreover, designing and building information systems that can satisfy business and end-user requirements are tremendous challenges that require multiple competencies.
This course introduces students to these challenges and provides them with fundamental knowledge and essential tools to study and analyze enterprise information systems. The course first presents how an information system relates formally to enterprise business processes and introduces business process modelling with the BPMN notation. Second, the course provides real-world enterprise resource planning (ERP) experience through Oddo software, a comprehensive open-source business application suite. It helps students understand workflow management and business process automation and engage with a community-driven project, enhancing collaborative and communication skills. The students will have to illustrate this course through a project based on a case study inspired by reality.
At the end of this course, the students will have learned how to read models and apply them independently for simple situations. This will enable them to express their business needs rigorously and interact pertinently with people involved in information system engineering-related activities, notably those making up the IT community. Confronted to a specific organizational issue, the student will indeed be able to handle it so that the organizational solution and the related information system would be consistent. In other words, the student would be able to propose new information system models that match the company's needs.
Learning goals
- 5. Élaborer une vision stratégique et innovante, en s’appuyant sur les potentiels de l’intelligence digitale et sur un écosystème favorable
Learning objectives
- 5.2 - Lead or co-lead the development of an innovative, meaningful strategic vision, drawing on the potential of digital intelligence, within a set of identified constraints, to create the conditions for sustainable performance.
Course Learning objectives
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Model business activities in order to produce a representation that accurately expresses business requirements.
- Design, from a functional standpoint, the mechanisms for data management and processing.
- Apply a set of basic rules that formally express the consistency between the core models studied.
Content : structure and schedule
Part I. Fundamental problems related to design, build and run an IS
- IT cost and the ROI dilemma
- The wicked nature of IS design
- IS lifecycle various models
- Case studies
Part II. ERP for business process
- ERP Software Orientation
- Realtime Business Process Simulation
- Hands-on-Activities
Part III. Business Process Management
- IS models and their essential role in the IS lifecycle
- About business process identification and description
- Business process modeling with BPMN
- Hands-on-Activities
Part IV. A group project
- A complete IS analysis and design case study
Sustainable Development Goals
- SDG 8 (Decent work and economic growth): By teaching students how to design efficient information systems and optimize business processes via ERP and BPMN, the course contributes to enhancing organizational productivity and fostering economic growth through digital efficiency.
- SDG 9 (Industry, innovation and infrastructure): The module focuses on the creation of robust digital infrastructures and the integration of innovative technologies. Students learn to design systems that form the backbone of modern industry, promoting sustainable technological advancement.
- SDG 11 (Sustainable cities and communities): By addressing the lifecycle and management of complex information systems, the course prepares students to develop the digital frameworks required for smarter, more efficient, and sustainable urban environments and communities.
Learning delivery
synchrone
Pedagogical methods
For the theoretical part, the course combines face-to-face lectures In-class activities and quizzes.
For the applied part, the students will work in small groups (2 to 4) on the IS analysis and design project.
Evaluation and grading system and catch up exams
The overall grade for this course is a weighted average of three components:
25% – In-class assessment: various activities carried out during the course.
25% – Group project: students work in groups, but the assessment is individual.
50% – Final exam: a written, in-class exam designed to validate skills and knowledge.
The catch-up exam (CF2) consists of an exam counting for 75% of the final grade, with the remaining 25% being the best grade obtained in either the project or the quizzes.
Module Policies
Module Policies
Professor–Student Communication
• The professor will contact students through their school email address (IMT-BS/TSP) and the Moodle portal. There will be no communication via personal email addresses. It is the student's responsibility to check their IMT-BS/TSP mailbox regularly.
• Students may communicate with the professor through the institutional email address. If necessary, meetings can be arranged during office hours or by appointment.
Students with Accommodation Needs
If a student has a disability that prevents them from completing the described work or requires any accommodation, they should inform the program director (with supporting documents) as soon as possible. Students are also encouraged to discuss their needs directly with the professor.
Class Behavior
• Students are permitted to use their laptops during class for course-related activities only. Any use for non-course purposes (e.g., social media, gaming, or unrelated browsing) is strictly prohibited.
• Out of courtesy for the professor and classmates, all mobile phones, electronic games, or other devices that generate sound must be turned off during class.
• Students should avoid disruptive and disrespectful behavior, including arriving late, leaving early, sleeping, reading non-course material, using vulgar language, speaking over others, eating, or drinking. A warning may be issued on the first infraction. Repeated violations will result in penalties and may lead to expulsion from the class and/or other disciplinary proceedings.
• The tolerated delay is 5 minutes. Attendance will be recorded via a QR code provided by the professor at the start of each session.
• Students must arrive on time for exams and assessments. No one will be permitted to enter the classroom once the first student has finished and left the room — there are no exceptions to this rule. No student may continue the exam once the allotted time has elapsed, and no student may leave the room during an examination until they have finished and handed in all documents.
• In the case of remote learning, students must keep their camera on unless otherwise instructed by the professor.
Honor Code
IMT-BS is committed to a policy of academic honesty. Conduct that compromises this policy may result in academic and/or disciplinary sanctions. Students must refrain from cheating, lying, plagiarizing, and stealing. This includes producing original work and properly crediting any person whose ideas or materials, including those sourced from the Internet, are paraphrased or directly quoted. Any student who violates, or assists another student in violating, academic behavior standards will be sanctioned in accordance with IMT-BS rules.
Textbook Required and Suggested Readings
‒ Laudon, K., Laudon, J., ”Management Information Systems” , 11th edition, Pearson International Edition, 2010.
- Alter, S., "Information Systems, a management perspective", 3rd edition, Addison-Wesley, 1999.
‒ Dumas, M., La Rosa, M., Mendling, J., Reijers, H., “Fundamentals of Business Process Management”, Springer, 2013.
Keywords
Information system life cycle, Enterprise resource planning, Camunda software
Prerequisites
Introduction to Information Systems