12. Project and Information Management

Module Name:

Module 12: Project and Information Management

Code

M12IS(Ma) 

Module Elements

Elective

Design of Information Systems / IT Projects Quality Management/ Optimal control theory

Modern Trends in Artificial Intelligence Systems/ Global computer networks

Data and Knowledge Management in Information Systems / Computer Network Security

Information Systems in Management/  Corporate Information Systems/ Analysis and modeling of complex systems

Modern Information and Communication Technologies in the Education System

Information Control Systems in Education.

Semester Number:

3

Person responsible for the module:

V.P. Kulikov

Lecturer:

IT Projects Quality Management – V.P. Kulikova

Design of Information Systems– N.V. Astapenko

Modern Trends in Artificial Intelligence Systems – V.P. Kulikov

Global computer networks – V.P. Kulikov

Data and Knowledge Management in Information Systems– N.V. Astapenko

Computer Network Security – V.P. Kulikov

Optimal control theory- V.P. Kulikov

Information Systems in Management – V.P. Kulikova

Corporate Information Systems – N.V. Astapenko

Analysis and modeling of complex systems– V.P. Kulikova

Modern Information and Communication Technologies in the Education System – V.P. Kulikov

Information Control Systems in Education – N.V. Astapenko

Language:

Russian

Curriculum relation:

Information Systems (Ma)

Type of teaching / number of hours per week and per semester :

Full-time: 

3 semester: hours per week – 36 (lectures -3; labs-9; independent work of students -24);

hours per semester –540.

Workload:

Full-time education:

Teaching Load: 180 hours

Extracurricular Classes: 360hours

Total: 540hours

Credit Points:

18 ECTS

Conditions for Examinations:

For admission to the exam, the student must score at least 50 points out of 100 available for each subject of the module

Recommended Conditions:

This module is based on the knowledge gained in the course of the following undergraduate subjects: Analysis, Simulation and Design of Information Systems

Expected Learning Outcomes:

Knowledge: evolution of quality assurance methods, general information on project management, project quality planning, software quality assurance processes, software quality control processes, methods of data collection, presentation and analysis; principles of design and implementation of information models, systems and processes; methodology of computer-based design of information systems, mathematical and simulation modeling methods, methods of constructing simulation algorithms, general ideas about the applied systems of artificial intelligence, the role of artificial intelligence and neurocomputing science in the development of computer science in general; basic principles of organization and functioning of data banks as the basis of information systems and data management, their components, properties, capabilities and applications of the most common classes and types of databases in information systems; modern computer network technologies and methods of transmission, storage, search, processing and presentation of information. Knowledge: modern apparatus of applied mathematics, basic concepts and system methodologies, international professional standards in the field of education, management and information technology; modern methods of processing and transformation of information by means of information technologies; concepts of information management systems in education, management and economics, their functions, applications, structure, elements and principles of action

Skills: design and construction of information system projects; application of tools to assess the quality and efficiency of information systems; economic feasibility of decision-making in the field of quality information systems, to to be able to create informational logical models of complex systems with the help of modern information technologies, to use elements of fuzzy sets for mathematical formalization of initial information about the studied real situation or decision-making process;to analyze and develop a strategy for managing data and knowledge of the organization, ensuring data security in networks based on modern methods and advanced scientific achievements. Skills: to make decisions in difficult and unusual situations in the field of organization and management of economic activity of the enterprise (firm);to conduct a survey of activities and IT infrastructure of enterprises; the use of qualitative methods of differential calculus and mathematical programming in economic analysis, organizational and managerial decision-making, planning and forecasting in various areas and levels of the economic mechanism in order to stabilize the functioning of the information system; application of modern methods of processing and transformation of information by means of computer communication technologies; application of the acquired knowledge in the design of information management systems in production activities and in education.

Abilities:  to present the results of their work and to justify the need for the implementation of the developed projects, methods and means of automated support of complex systems, skills of automation of information processes of organizations, formalization and structuring of problem knowledge; application of concepts of intelligent systems in master's teaching and master's studies;apply the knowledge and understanding to solve data and knowledge management problems in new and unfamiliar contexts; be prepared to organize and manage an enterprise and use innovative methods to solve problems. Abilities:systematic understanding of the methodology of practical application of the theory of optimal management in the study of economic and administrative processes and objects; to present the results of their work and to justify the need for the implementation of projects; readiness for responsible and purposeful solution of tasks in cooperation with society or a team; be competent in matters of modern educational systems and technologies.

Intendend use/applicability

Modules: Research Work 4, Research Practice

Content:

1. IT Projects Quality Management. Study of quality management issues of IT projects: modern approaches to quality management of IT projects; essence and content of project management; project management software; structure of the project model, structure of programs and projects; plan development, project monitoring, preparation of analytical materials; basic principles of information project management; basic approaches, methods and models of quality management systems of information projects. Initial information on the collective management of projects.

2. Design of Information Systems. Formulation of problems of information system application design and methods of their solution; basic technologies of information system application design; the content of work at the stage of research and substantiation of the creation of information system applications; prospects for the development of technologies of information system application design; issues of quality assurance of IT projects; issues of design applications of information systems, selection of structure and set of software components that implement the requirements for the information system; study of modern information systems of various types; methods of scientific research on the theory of design and technology of information system development.

3. Global computer networks Modern computer network technologies and methods of transmission, storage, search, processing and presentation of information; security of physical and channel levels; features of solving problems of network security; general problems of application level security services.

4. Modern Trends in Artificial Intelligence Systems General definition of artificial intelligence. Intelligent agents. Qualitative behavior: the concept of rationality. Problem solving through searching. Agents solving problems. Search for solutions. Heuristic functions. Compilation of admissible heuristic functions. Constraint satisfaction problems. Games. Logical agents. The world of Wumpus. Logic. Knowledge representation. Ontological engineering. Basics of planning. Time and uncertainty. Uncertainty and rational solutions. Axioms of probability. Probabilistic reasoning. Presentation of knowledge in an uncertain problem area.

5. Data and Knowledge Management in Information Systems. Data as the basis of the information system; data and knowledge storage (databases and knowledge bases): principles of construction and management; systems using databases and data storage; data and knowledge in modern organizations; data security in networks; data and knowledge management system in the organization; information support of knowledge management processes; intellectual technology of knowledge management; data mining tools; operational analytical processing of OLAP data; requirements for OLAP-system; varieties of OLAP-systems; methods of data mining KDD (Knowledge Discovery in Databases) and DM (Data Mining), data post-processing and interpretation of the results; customer interaction management system; study of modern DBMS.

6. Computer Network Security. Modern computer network technologies and methods of transmission, storage, search, processing and presentation of information; security of physical and channel levels; features of solving problems of network security; general security problems of application-level services; common methods of ensuring the security of computer networks: the means provided for in the standard protocols of building networks; cryptographic methods of protection of user information transmitted and stored in the network; special methods of identification and authentication of users.

7. Information Systems in Management.

Theoretical basics of information technologies and information systems, technologies and ways of processing of various information; informatization of society; problems of increase in efficiency of information systems; information support of information technologies and information systems of the organization management; information support of the computer work station (CWS) of the manager; application programs (AP) for business-plans making, legal databases of the enterprise; technology of office automation.

8. Corporate Information Systems.

Study of different approaches to the concept of corporatism and its application to management systems. Development of skills and abilities to determine the criteria of quality and efficiency in corporate management systems. Study of functions (tasks, business processes) in corporate management systems, features of database architecture in corporate information systems, design features of corporate information systems.

9. Information Control Systems in Education.

Programmed learning and its transfer to new stages of IT development. Learning environments, regularity. Activation of training by means of IT. Main directions of IT application: simulation, accounting and control, and support of the educational process. General approaches to assessing the quality of IT tools in education. Assessment of the quality of content structures, methods and techniques of computer training, control and accounting of knowledge on the basis of different approaches. Electronic and virtual libraries and catalogues. E textbooks and online courses.

10. Modern Information and Communication Technologies in the Education System.

Study of main issues related to the psychological, didactic and technological capabilities of modern computer teaching techniques and means of computer communication technologies; study of a new paradigm of education in the conditions of informatization of society; innovative technologies of training and control in the conditions of informatization of education; pedagogical communication in the conditions of informatization of education; types of information and educational environments; theoretical foundations of computer training and control technology

Examination Form, module mark:

Examination of the module including:

IT Projects Quality Management / Design of Information Systems– written control examination. 

Modern Trends in Artificial Intelligence Systems/ Global computer networks – written control examination. 

Data and Knowledge Management in Information Systems / Computer Network Security – written control examination. 

Information Systems in Management– written control examination

Corporate Information Systems– written control examination.

Modern Information and Communication Technologies in the Education System– written control examination.

Information Control Systems in Education – written control examination.

Technical/Multimedia Facilities:

Interactive whiteboard, multimedia system, IT room.

Study Materials:

Date of last amendment

20.01.2023