The course runs over 16 weeks to allow students to take more active part in the realisation of the course by being given examination tasks throughout the course. The students work both in groups and individually, often with applications in industry as a basis. Examination Compulsory seminars and 2-3 written reports. Course Prerequisites IVB714 Informatics and Data Bases. The students are also expected to act as critics in the examination of other students' reports.
All seminars have compulsory attendance.
Contents Analysis of starting points in systems theory, different schools and the systems thinking approach. Comparative studies of different methodologies for development of information systems, common properties, differences and delimitations. The interplay between the organization, the users and the information system from a decision-support perspective. Principles and concepts for information systems architectures, where the information as a resource versus the need for information for the business processes are elucidated. The course aims to give the students a deeper knowledge of the logical foundations of database technology, both in theory and methodology.