Modern enterprises are connected and all have a computerized information system (IS). General engineers will be in contact throughout their professional careers with company IS. In this context they need to be able to understand the computing environment in which they are to work (local networks, Internet, ..) and must be able to manage the tools made available to contribute to the transformations of IS.
The intended learning outcomes of this unit, addressed to all 1st year students, are to:
Understand the structure of a computer environment (operating system, files) and to know how to use them
Globally understand the domain of computer networks
Acquire an IS culture
Understand the implementation of a project within an IS
Know how to set up (analysis, design, tests) a simple application within an IS
Teaching content
The unit is divided into two parts:
During the first part, lasting 7.5 hours, students will be confronted by a new computer environment which they must master through problem based learning sessions. They will also discover the basic concepts of computer networks to understand better the computing realm in which they will work throughout their education and professional life.
The second part, lasting 21 hours, aims to provide students with the necessary knowledge to properly use information systems :
Introduction : data, information, operational and decision information systems, flows
IS applications, IS project cycles
IS architectures
Users and their needs
Cloud Computing
Data and application modelling methods
Using data bases (use of a simple DBMS)
| On completion of the unit, the student will be capable of: | Classification level | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Understanding the general structure and impact of an IS | 2. Understand | Essential |
| Analysing the functioning of a simple IS | 4. Analyse | Essential |
| Creating a data base and the application part of an IS | 7. Create | Essential |
| Controlling the computer environment in which he works | 3. Apply | Important |
| Understanding the general principles of computer networks | 2. Understand | Important |
| Percentage ratio of individual assessment | Percentage ratio of group assessment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written exam: | 60 | % | Project submission: | 0 | % |
| Individual oral exam: | 0 | % | Group presentation: | 0 | % |
| Individual presentation: | 0 | % | Group practical exercise: | 40 | % |
| Individual practical exercise: | 0 | % | Group report: | 0 | % |
| Individual report: | 0 | % | |||
| Other(s): 0 % | |||||
| Type of teaching activity | Content, sequencing and organisation |
|---|---|
| Course | Lecture |
| Supervised studies | Supervised studies of IS modelling and design |
| Practical courses | Practical course of implementing IS using Oracle DBMS and JAVA language |
| Problem based learning | Problem based learning to discover computer environments and networks |