1. Business Information Systems Research Project in Information Systems (IS4401) Contact Fergal Carton f.carton@ucc.ief.carton@ucc.ie 2011 / 2012

2. Outline objectives of this module Introduce supervisors Answer your questions Contents

3. Course objective Undertake a research or development project on a topic in information systems or to get involved in a substantial development project in a commercial environment

4. Weekly project group meetings Supervisor will be allocated to you Time / venue of weekly meeting to be decided with supervisor Dual purpose of meetings –Project management (progress with deliverables) –Communication (problems, issues, questions) –Group is your “sounding board” Meetings are mandatory

5. DeliverableMarkDate Preliminary Proposal mid- October 2011 Project Plan10% end October 2011 System prototype20% December 2011 Interim Report & Prototype 10% December 2011 Final Report & Comms diary15% end February 2012 System 40% end February 2012 System demonstrationearly March 2012 Innovative Systems Exhibition20125% early March 2011 Deliverables

6. Where information volume is an issue Where speed of transacting / communicating is an issue Where automation of a process is an issue Where information security is an issue Where duplication of information is an issue Ideas from where?

7. Delivery technologies (broadband, GSM, …) Content technologies (XBRL, GIS, …) Applications (mobility, productivity, …) Listening to people in business –Customers –Products –Suppliers –Inventory –Production capacity –… Ideas from where?

8. Ideas from placement? Something you’re interested in … Real business requirements Think of benefits What is the Unique Selling Point (USP)? Can it be done in the timescale? Tips on project ideas

9. Objective : aim of the project Project client, name of company if relevant Requirements : describe problem domain / business need Scope of project proposed : what it does / doesn’t cover Benefits for users : speed, efficiency, control, quality,... Technical specification: –Data requirements (eg. Customers, products,...) –Interface requirements (does system need to talk to other systems) –Technologies used (hardware, software) Proposed timeframe Proposal guideline

10. Make sure the requirements are clear Set-up a reliable communication channel Client feedback on system is vital Ensure that the final handover is clean You must be able to demo the system here! When doing a project for a company