ITL22519 Business Software (Spring 2024)
Facts about the course
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Computer Science, Engineering and Economics
- Campus:
- Halden
- Course Leader:
- Stig Henning Johansen
- Teaching language:
- Norwegian or English
- Duration:
- ½ year
The course is connected to the following study programs
This course is compulsory in
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Bachelor in Information Systems
Recommended requirements
Knowledge equivalent to the course Introduction to Programming / Programming 1.
Lecture Semester
4th semester (Spring).
The student's learning outcomes after completing the course
Knowledge
The student knows
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cutting edge and traditional architectures supporting organizations worldwide
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how to map business requirements and business software features
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how to prioritise and select business software according to a set of business requirements
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main business software available and their purposes
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approaches and guidelines to install and customize business software
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complexity on new system adoption and change management
Skills
The students can
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identify pros and cons of current architectures
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elicit and write business requirements
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apply grounded approaches to support business software selection
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perform a basic installation of a business software
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create an enterprise structure and transactions in the installed business software
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develop a basic customization of the installed software
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integrate the business software with the technological environment
Content
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Information System Architectures (Service-Oriented Architecture, Web Services, Cloud Computing, Microservices, Containers, Serverless Computing)
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Business Software as a support for Business processes: Taxonomies and Architectures
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Business Software Selection and Acquisition
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Business Software Implementation, Integration and Customization
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System introduction and organizational change
Forms of teaching and learning
Lectures, project work and supervision.
Workload
Approx. 250 hours.
Examination
Group project and oral group examination
The assessment consists of two parts:
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Group project: Group project comprising of up to 4 deliverables. The deliverables must be delivered within given deadlines and according to specifications given by the course instructor. A tentative individual grade is awarded on the basis of an overall assessment. This grade can be adjusted up to 2 stages at the oral exam. Grading scale A to F.
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Oral exam in group: Duration approx. 20-30 min. On the oral exam, each member of the group will be given individual questions related to the project. No support materials permitted. An individual grade is awarded using grading scale A to F.
An overall individual final grade is awarded for the course using grading scale A to F.
Examiners
External and internal examiner, or two internal examiners.
Conditions for resit/rescheduled exams
In the case of resit or rescheduled examinations, both exam components must be retaken. Resit/rescheduled exam must be taken in connection with the next ordinary course examination.
In the case of resit exams or rescheduled exams, the project must be discussed with the course instructor.
Course evaluation
This course is evaluated by a
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Mid-term evaluation (compulsory)
The responsible for the course compiles a report based on the feedback from the students and his/her own experience with the course. The report is discussed by the study quality committee of the department of Computer Sciences and communication