Courses – Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu

Subject: Information System Engineering (17.E2I41)

Native organizations units: Sub-department for Applied Computer Science and Informatics

Type of studies	Title
Undergraduate Academic Studies	Software Engineering and Information Technologies (Year: 4, Semester: Summer)

General information:

Category	Professional-applicative
Scientific or art field	Proizvodni i uslužni sistemi, organizacija i menadžment Applied Computer Science and Informatics
ECTS	6

Students gain general knowledge and specific skills for understanding the significance, essence, approaches and process of organizing business systems, as well as the application of basic managers' techniques in managing these systems. Adopting the methods of information system development and managing their development process. Application of CASE tools in the information system development process. Understanding a role of information systems in the organization system process improvement. Understanding CMMI as an approach to business performance improvements.

Students gain general knowledge and specific skills to become competent for: the analysis of business system processes and its functional structure, as well as solving practical organizational problems during the work in business systems. The acquired knowledge and skills are directly applicable in the professional work in industry practice, as well as in complex projects of the information system development.

Development of the work process organization and business systems. Mission, goals and polices of business systems. Main flows, functional and organization structures of business systems. Human resources in business systems – characteristics, competences, motivation and team work. infrastructure resources of business systems – capacity and flexibility. Methods and techniques for management and improvement of work process and business performance. E-business and processes of business system management - planning, coordination and control of operations. Business plans. Project management. Basic characteristics and indicators of business system effectiveness. CMMI as a model of business process improvements. Introduction to information systems. Information system architecture. Information system development process. Life Cycle Methodology and information system process models. Strategic planning and BSP method. Structure system analysis.

Teaching is performed through lessons, oral and computer exercises (in the computer classroom), as well as consultations. Through the teaching process, students are constantly motivated to an intensive discussion, problem oriented reasoning, independent study work and active participation in the whole lecturing process. The prerequisite to enter final exam is to complete all the pre-exam assignments by earning at least 30 points.

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
Byars, L. L.	Concepts of strategic management	1992	Harper Collins Publishers, New York	English
OBRIEN, James A.	Management information systems	2009	McGraw-Hill Irwin	English
Avison, D., Fitzgerald, G.	Information Systems Development : Methodologies, Techniques & Tools	2006	McGraw Hill Education, London	English
Avison, D., Fitzgerald, G.	Information Systems Development : Methodologies, Techniques & Tools	2006	McGraw Hill Education, London	English
CMMI Product Team	CMMI for Development, Version 1.2	2006	Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute	English

Course activity	Pre-examination	Obligations	Number of points
Complex exercises	Yes	Yes	5.00
Complex exercises	Yes	Yes	10.00
Complex exercises	Yes	Yes	15.00
Oral part of the exam	No	Yes	30.00
Project	Yes	Yes	30.00
Complex exercises	Yes	Yes	10.00