What were the major “ah ha!” moments that you experienced? What triggered them?
What were the major “ah ha!” moments that you experienced? What triggered them?
What is still unclear after your study?
Based on your experience and expectations, how would you characterize what you have learned in this course?
How are the major topics in this course connected to one another? To the profession?
What advice would you give an incoming student about this course based on your experiences?
What were your significant learning moments in this course?
What did you like or dislike about the course and the way it was conducted?
Considering the course outcomes in the Course Overview, how would you rate your mastery of them?
This course provides a conceptual survey of general systems theory followed by a conceptual and technological survey of the structure of distributed information systems architectures, operating systems, network operating systems, peripheral technology and user interfaces. Interoperability between these architectural components will be explored and current technology and trends in each architectural element will be reviewed. This course will de-emphasize, although not ignore, mainframe architectures in favor of information architectures more applicable to client/server computing. The various interacting categories of client/server computing as well as the benefits and implications of such a system will be fully explored.
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to do the following:
Apply a general systems perspective to the analysis and development of enterprise computer and network-based architectures that support enterprise applications.
Examine the responsibilities of the various roles involved in the development and implementation of enterprise information system architectures (EISAs).
Investigate existing enterprise business processes with a focus on general system properties, process goals, people, technology and information, human factors, complexity, and cost.
Analyze the workflow, dataflow, communication, and resources used in a business process.
Describe the elements of an EISA and relationship to business processes.
Explain the advantages of client/server and Web-based technology within the context of collaborative technologies and enterprise applications.
Evaluate the appropriate tools required to design, build and implement an information system.
Evaluate the importance of information security and associated technologies for identifying threat agents and response processes.
Develop a detailed physical view of an EISA that reflects the hardware, software, and network building blocks.
Develop an EISA suitable for a business application based on the needs of the application and available technologies.