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Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Ian Krycer
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
COMP6760 or ITEC601
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit focuses on integration technologies from internal application integration to external business-to-business integration. Integration activities start with a process model and process redesign targets. We use the market leading IBM BlueWorks Live software to define our processes. Application integration techniques such as data orientated, application interfaces, message orientated middleware and application servers are covered. The role of Web APIs and RESTful architecture is considered, as well cloud based infrastructure, platforms and SaaS. We then consider B2B integration with EDI and Web Services, and the role of portals. We explore the objectives of business process management and supply chain planning and consider a recent innovative government integration initiative as a student presented case study.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
Any references to on-campus delivery below may no longer be relevant due to COVID-19.
Please check here for updated delivery information: https://ask.mq.edu.au/account/pub/display/unit_status
Each week you should attend up to 3 hours of lectures and tutorials. For details of days, times and rooms consult the timetables webpage.
Recommended Texts
We have a mandatory textbook that we will be following very closely for lectures and tutorial exercises as follows:
Dumas, M et al Fundamentals of Business Process Management, 2e, Springer, 2018
Fortunately, this textbook is available as a free ebook from our library website, through the following link: https://link-springer-com.simsrad.net.ocs.mq.edu.au/book/10.1007%2F978-3-662-56509-4
Additional references that are available for loan from the library are:
Douglas K. Barry (2013) Web Services, Service-Orientated Architectures and Cloud Computing, 2e, Morgan Kaufmann, Sydney
David S. Linthicum (2009) Cloud Computing and SOA Convergence in Your Enterprise: A Step-by-Step Guide, Addison Wesley, Sydney
Jason Bloomberg (2013) The Agile Architecture Revolution: How Cloud Computing, REST-Based SOA, and Mobile Computing are Changing Enterprise IT, Wiley.
Lecture handouts will list appropriate Web based references and further reading for some of the rapidly evolving technologies discussed in this course. All the lecture handouts and soft copy references will be available for download from the class Web site from Week 1 at: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/
For consistency with our Dumas textbook, we will be using the Signavio Modelling Tool. You can obtain a free education licence at https://academic.signavio.com/p/register We use the latest BPMN 2.0 modelling notation.
Other technology required is MS Word, MS Visio and MS PowerPoint. MS Visio is available free of charge from the University collaborative Microsoft Imagine website.
The web page and content for this unit can be found at iLearn: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/login/MQ/. Note that the unit content is not publicly available and requires for you to log in to access.
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References |
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E-Commerce Introduction to Business Process Management No Practical in Week 1
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Laudon and Traver, 2017 Chapter 1 |
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Lean Methodology Essential Process Modelling Release Assignment One (Individual Assignment) ‘Electronic Medical Records’ Practical Exercises from Chapter 1 |
Mark Robinson, 2014
Chapter 3
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Collaborative Commerce (ERP II) Advanced Process Modelling Practical Exercises from Chapter 3 |
Gartner
Chapter 4 |
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B2B Data Integration (EDI and EDI-INT) Process Identification Practical Exercises from Chapter 4 Assignment One Due |
Coles Group Specifications Chapter 2
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Web Services Introduction Process Discovery Practical Exercises from Chapter 2 |
Barry, 2013 Chapter 5
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Services Orientated Architecture Qualitative Process Analysis Practical Exercises from Chapter 5 |
IBM, 2009
Chapter 6 |
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E-Procurement Processes Quantitative Process Analysis Release Assignment Two (Individual Assignment) ‘Hospital Procurement Process Model’ Practical Exercises from Chapter 6 |
Gartner, 2015
Chapter 7
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Data Orientated Application Integration Process Redesign Practical Exercises from Chapter 7 |
White, 2009 and Denodo, 2018 Chapter 8 |
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Application Interfaces Process Aware Information Systems Assignment Two Due Release Assignment Three (Group Assignment) ‘BPM with SaaS Solutions’ Practical Exercises from Chapter 8 |
Faber Novel, 2012 Chapter 9 |
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Application Infrastructure and Middleware Market Process Implementation with Executable Models Practical Exercises from Chapter 9 |
Gartner, 2018
Chapter 10 |
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BPM and SOA Together Tutorial on Assignment 3 |
IBM, 2013 |
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Group Presentations Assignment Three Due |
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Group Presentations continued Revision |
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To accommodate a new format of 2 hour lectures and 1 hour tutorials, a comprehensive textbook has been adopted, Dumas et al, Fundamentals of Business Process Management, 2e, 2018, Springer.
This textbook has in chapter exercises that demonstrate the lecture material very well. These exercises have been used for the new tutorial structure.
This change required the adoption of Signavio, an excellent process modelling tool, which aligns with the textbook and has a free licence for educational purposes.
Grade | LO 1 | LO 2 and 3 | LO 4 |
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Business Process Modelling | Integration Architecutres | Generic skills | |
HD | Apply techniques and knowledge in new contexts, show breadth and depth of understanding of business process modeling and its role in justifying investment in application integration technologies. | A sound grounding in designing application integration architectures, understanding the web services evolution to a Services Orientated Architecture and the role of Business Process Management. | Demonstrate leadership, creativity,critical thinking and analysis skills. Enthusiatic in acquring new knowledge in the application integration area. Demonstrate capability in applying new application integration knowledge to solve real-world problems. Conduct team work effectively and play a key role in moving the whole project team forward. |
D | Apply techniques and knowledge in some new contexts, show breadth and depth of understanding of across most of the business process modeling topics and its role in justifying investment in application integration technologies. | Apply techniques and knowledge in some new contexts, show breadth and depth of understanding across most of the topics: designing application integration architectures, understanding the web services evolution to a Services Orientated Architecture and the role of Business Process Management. | Demonstrate some leadership occasionally. Show creativity, critical thinking and analysis skills. Have the capability in applying application integration knowledge to solve real-world problems. Collaborate with team members well and finish assigned tasks on time and with good quality. |
CR | Show breadth of understanding across most of the business process modeling topics and its role in justifying investment in application integration technologies. | Show breadth of understanding across most of designing application integration architectures, understanding the web services evolution to a Services Orientated Architecture and the role of Business Process Management. | Demonstrate analysis skills in some occasions. Know how to apply application integration to solve some of the real-world problems. Able to finish assigned tasks on time and with good quality most of the time. |
P | Can reproduce definitions and ideas, show some breadth of understanding othe business process modeling topics and its role in justifying investment in application integration technologies. | Can reproduce some defintions and ideas, show some breadth on issues in how breadth of understanding across most of designing application integration architectures, understanding the web services evolution to a Services Orientated Architecture and the role of Business Process Management. | Demonstrate limited analysis skills. Can apply application integration knowledge to solve limited real-world problems. Able to finish all assigned tasks on time and with acceptable quality. |
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In order to pass the unit, you must obtain a total mark of 50% or higher.