These skills are in high demand by consultants and companies of all sizes. The course focuses on the analysis of business systems for the purpose of developing requirements for business process reengineering and information systems development. This is an action-learning course in which students work individually on weekly assignments and jointly on a term project. Students will develop conceptual, analytical, and practical skills in modeling business processes. Results of this type of analysis is normally used to determine which processes need to be reengineered, to describe potential improvements to existing processes, and to determine which information technology applications need to be developed.
Students also learn how to develop project plans.
The course deals with building computer models of systems that behave in random but statistically predictable fashion. Included among such systems are manufacturing, inventory and distribution, computer systems, and health-care delivery systems. Students build a model and investigate its performance. Simulation is applied both to design new systems and to modify the design of existing systems. Action learning, teamwork, and hands-on experience with a leading iCASE tool are employed as they were in CIS 345.