Business Applications of Information Systems

Course Description: This course provides a set of fundamental concepts and "hands-on experience" for understanding the potential impact of information technology (IT) on business strategy, structure, and growth – with specific reference to current Information Systems and to Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) that allow for the efficient re-use of Information Systems functionality inside and outside of the enterprise.

Course Topics:

• Fundamental concepts and frameworks for understanding the potential impact of information technology (IT) on business strategy and structure

Computers and Information Systems (IS)

The business value chain

Information Systems

• Information Systems: Functionality, Architectures, Structure

Client-Servers Models, Peer-to-Peer, Microservices

Multi-tier architectures and Layered organization

• Business integration through Enterprise Application Integration

• Information Systems in practice: How does the modern enterprise use Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)?

Methods and examples

“Hands-on” experience with APIs by using Postman API Collaboration Platform

Course Structure:

• Introduction - Scope of the course and method of study

• Introduction to the Enterprise Information Systems

• Key Enterprise Technologies

• Application Programming Interfaces: Theory and Use

• Application Programming Interfaces: Exercises and “Hands-on” experience