Information Systems Consulting

This Curricular Unit (UC) does not require previous knowledge.

Exposition classes with the proposed syllabus followed by the development of practical activities of information systems consulting and development of information systems projects. For this purpose, slides, case study analysis of real practical scenarios, reading and analysis of scientific articles in the area are used.

Students carry out a research project on a topic that fits within the contents of the Curricular Unit.

The Information Systems Consulting area assumes a fundamental role in the field of information technologies. It is an area of ​​enormous scope of knowledge, from the knowledge of technologies and technological solutions that the consultant must know to the skills of project monitoring.

The objective of the Information Systems Consulting Course Unit is to provide students with a knowledge of the main problems faced by an Information Systems Consultant and to enable them to outline solutions in this area.

Students should acquire skills in the field of Information Systems in organizational environments. Initially, students acquire knowledge of the different types of Information Systems, the technology for their design and implementation, the competitive advantages and challenges that are established in an organization, namely, in terms of the development of growth strategies and the improvement of their processes and product. Subsequently, students acquire skills in the area of ​​information systems consultancy, namely the processes and methodologies used.

1.Fundamentals of Information Systems Planning

    1.1 Fundamental Concepts

     1.2 Historical Perspective

     1.3 Information Systems Planning

2. Strategic Dimension

      2.1 Fundamental Concepts

      2.2 The SIs from a Business Perspective

3. Information Systems Consulting

    3.1 Fundamental Concepts

    3.2 The Activity of the IS Consultant

4. Development of Information Systems
    4.1 Fundamental Concepts

    4.2 IS Development Methodologies

    4.3 Alternative SI Development Methodologies and Tools

5. Information Systems Management – IT Management

    5.1 Fundamental Concepts

    5.2 Current Technology Trends and Business Impact

    5.3 Enterprise Applications

    5.4 Electronic Business

    5.5 Internet-Based Business Models

NAO

• Baschab, J. and Piot, J. (2003), The Executives Guide to Information Technology: What Every Senior

• Management Consultant Should Know About Managing Effective IT Departments, John Wiley & Sons.

• Brynjolfsson, Erik e McAfee, Andrew, , The second machine age , 2th Edition, Norton & Company, , 2016, ISBN: 978-039323935

• Freedman, R. (2000), The IT Consultant: A Commonsense Framework for Managing the Client Relationsh Jossey Bass

• Laudon, K. and Laudon, J. (2004), Management Information Systems: managing the digital firm, 8th edithion, New Jersey, Prentice Hall.

• Remenyi, D. (2002), How to Become a Successful IT Consultant, Butterworth-Heineman Stair, R. and Reynolds, G. (2001), Principles of Information Systems, 5th edition, Thomson Learning

• Alturas, B., (2022), Introdução aos Sistemas de Informação Organizacionais 2.ª Edição, Edições Silabo. ISBN: 978-989-561-265-9