Courses – Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu

Subject: Business Information Systems (17.RI53)

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	Theoretical-methodological
Scientific or art field	Applied Computer Science and Informatics
ECTS	6

Students will be able to independently analyze and model business systems, model patterns of base and architecture of business system software, implement standards of visual and functional characteristics of business applications, document and present solutions in the business information domain. Students will be capable of team work related to engineering and reengineering business information systems relying on modern information technologies and design methods.

Having successfully completed the course a student gains knowledge related to organization and functioning of business systems, analysis of business systems, modeling of business logic, modeling of business system data, modeling of business system software, implementation of subsystems as well as practical experience in team work on the realization of the selected business system/ subsystem. Having successfully completed the course a student is capable of independently designing a business information system in all phases of its lifecycle, application of standards in modeling and design of business information systems and standardization of visual and functional characteristics of business information system software.

Notion and types of business systems. Organizational structure and levels of organization in a business system. Modeling of business logic. Object modeling of business systems. Fundamentals of business informatics. Hierarchy of business information systems. Subsystems of business information systems. Business application standards. Methods of business information systems implementation. Business information system encapsulation. Management of project for developing business information system. Reengineering and reverse engineering of business information systems.

Knowledge evaluation is done continually during the semester in the form of inspection and work on a team project of the selected segment of business information system. The project includes all phases of the software lifecycle. The project is publicly defended in class.

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
G. Curtis, D. Cobham	Business Information Systems, 4th ed.	2002	Prentice-Hall, London	English
David T. Bourgeois	Information Systems for Business and Beyond	2014	Saylor Foundation	English
Avison, D., Fitzgerald, G.	Information Systems Development : Methodologies, Techniques & Tools	2006	McGraw Hill Education, London	English