ECTS - Architecture and Consultancy

Architecture and Consultancy (ISE564) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Architecture and Consultancy ISE564 Area Elective 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery
Learning and Teaching Strategies .
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The objective of this course is to focus on ways of designing and integrating enterprise architecture. The course explains the different forms of corporate information systems and their interaction. Mainframe systems and large scale clusters will be the focus of this infrastructure. The student will learn about the building blocks of current enterprise architectures, and then will learn how to connect them to solve the problems of large companies.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Describe the basic terms and concepts for enterprise architecture.
  • Formulate a series of plausible alternative designs for integrating enterprise computing problems.
  • Recognize the different components of enterprise architectures, how they work, and how they integrate with each other.
  • Improve his/her ability to communicate in group and presentation settings
Course Content Alignment of IT initiatives with business objectives; efficiency and effectiveness of the IT infrastructure; Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA); large scale software system development; product alternatives analysis; systems integration; ethical and professional representation.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction to Enterprise Architecture Chapter 1
2 Architecture Process Chapter 1
3 Representing the architecture Chapter 2
4 Architecture Patterns Chapter 3
5 Design Scenarios Chapter 4
6 Layers and Components Chapter 5
7 Storage Hierarchy Chapter 6
8 Parallelism Chapter 7
9 Evaluating Architecture Chapter 8
10 Service Oriented Architecture Chapter 9
11 Changing the Architecture Chapter 10
12 Emerging Infrastructure Technologies Chapter 11
13 Beyond Enterprise Architecture Chapter 12
14 Ethical and Professional Representation Chapter 12
15 Final Examination Period Review of topics
16 Final Examination Period Review of topics

Sources

Course Book 1. Enterprise Architecture at Work: Modelling, Communication and Analysis, Lankhorst, M., 2th edition, Springer, 2009.
Other Sources 2. I/T Architecture in Action, Reese, R. J., Xlibris Corporation, 2008.
3. The Ultimate IT Professional's Guide to Managing and Consulting - Getting The Job Done, Foster, J., Emereo Pty Ltd, 2008.
4. Guide to Enterprise IT Architecture, Perks, C., Beveridge, T., Springer, 2003.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 1 30
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 3 100
Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Ability to apply the acquired knowledge in mathematics, science and engineering X
2 Ability to identify, formulate and solve complex engineering problems X
3 Ability to accomplish the integration of systems
4 Ability to design, develop, implement and improve complex systems, components, or processes X
5 Ability to select/develop and use suitable modern engineering techniques and tools X
6 Ability to design/conduct experiments and collect/analyze/interpret data X
7 Ability to function independently and in teams X
8 Ability to make use of oral and written communication skills effectively X
9 Ability to recognize the need for and engage in life-long learning
10 Ability to understand and exercise professional and ethical responsibility
11 Ability to understand the impact of engineering solutions
12 Ability to have knowledge of contemporary issues X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 16 5 80
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 3 15 45
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 20 20
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 30 30
Total Workload 175