Business Process Modelling

Objectives

  • Know how to model business processes through Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN);
  • Know the main tools of information modeling;
  • Know how to model data;
  • Develop a relational database;
  • Know tools for gathering information systems requirements

General characterization

Code

12518

Credits

3.0

Responsible teacher

Aneesh Zutshi, António Carlos Bárbara Grilo

Hours

Weekly - 3

Total - 42

Teaching language

Português

Prerequisites

Knowledge about Informations Systems

Bibliography

Database Systems: A Practical Approach to Design, Implementation and Management (2004), Fourth Edition, 

Thomas Connolly and Carolyn Begg, Addison Wesley; ISBN-10: 9780321210258

Relevant papers about the various topics of the programme.

Teaching method

The teaching method is based on the following principles:

· Oral presentation by the teacher;

· Performing group work;

· Presentation and discussion of group work;

· Assessment of knowledge and individual performance.

Evaluation method

The final evaluation will be based on the performance during the semester:

- Assignment 1 on Software Requirements Specification : 50% (Presentation 60%, SRS Report 40%)

- Assignment 2 on Database Implementation(Access and Web PHP-MySQL) : 50% (Presentation 50%, Software Demonstration 50%)

Final grade = 50% Assignment 1 + 50% Assignment 2

Approval occurs if Final Mark is equal or greater than 9.5 points.

Subject matter

  1. Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN);
  2. Unified Modeling Language;
  3. Class Diagram;
  4. Sequence Diagram;
  5. Relational Model;
  6. Tables and Databases modeling;
  7. Database set-up;
  8. Standard Query Language (SQL)
  9. Information Systems Requirements.

Programs

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