Admission requirements
Not applicable.
Description
This seminar focuses on the role of business information systems in large-scale enterprises. During the seminar, students visit a number of companies on-site that develop and use complex software systems. Students subsequently work in teams to develop a research project for topics that these companies provide. The results of this research is provided to the companies as a research report, and presented to them in a formal, business-oriented presentation.
Course objectives
At the end of the course students will:
Understand the high level architecture and functionality of business information systems in various industrial settings.
Understand the role that enterprise software systems play in large organisations from presentations made by the companies visited.
Be able to give examples of current technology challenges that organisations face in evolving their software systems, and the business problems that these technologies are intended to address.
Analyse a technology opprtunity to solve a particular business problem for one of the companies visited.
Create a business oriented research report, with a similar structure to a BSc thesis, to solve one of those problems in collaboration with the company supervisors.
Present the research report to an audience consisting of company supervisors, academic lecturers, and fellow students.
Timetable
The most updated version of the timetables can be found on the students' website:
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Mode of instruction
Instruction will take the form on i) a number of weekly lectures, ii) a number of company presentations during the company visits, and iii) team-based working groups on the research assignment that the companies provide, both with the lecturer and with the company supervisors..
Assessment method
Research Report and preliminary research proposal: 50%
Presentations: 30%
Active participation: 20%
The teacher will instruct the students how the company collaboration and follow-up discussion of the project will take place. Lectures and the report developed will be English language based.
Reading list
Lecture slide material and company presentations will be made available online on Brightspace.
Registration
As a student, you are responsible for enrolling on time through MyStudyMap.
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There are two enrolment periods per year:
Enrolment for the fall opens in July
Enrolment for the spring opens in December
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Note:
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Contact
Onderwijscoördinator Informatica, Riet Derogee.
Remarks
This course is taught in English. Research reports and presentations are prepared in English.
Software
Starting from the 2024/2025 academic year, the Faculty of Science will use the software distribution platform Academic Software. Through this platform, you can access the software needed for specific courses in your studies. For some software, your laptop must meet certain system requirements, which will be specified with the software. It is important to install the software before the start of the course. More information about the laptop requirements can be found on the student website.