Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After completing the course, a student can: explain main concepts of management of industrial operations (particularly industrial production of goods and services), related information systems and their development; analyze development needs of the information systems; design applications and software integration for industrial information systems; act as a member of development team performing the previous tasks.

Credits: 5

Schedule: 13.09.2021 - 14.12.2021

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Ilkka Seilonen, Valeriy Vyatkin

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    The objective of the course is to teach students about information systems of industrial companies, particularly those that are utilized for management of industrial operations, e.g. Manufacturing execution systems (MES). Thus, in this course the viewpoint of students to automation is enlarged and they are able to understand the role of automation in the larger context of a value network. This higher level viewpoint includes a human-in-the-loop of control and business objectives. The content of the course consists of the following topics: enterprise architecture and the role of operations management in it; information systems for industry and their relation to automation; development process of information systems for industry; integration of information systems with automation (e.g. OPC UA and IoT)

Assessment Methods and Criteria
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching at the course will include lectures, personal homeworks, a teamwork and an exam. Material at the course contains excerpts from selected literature, illustrative examples from practice and research, and programming excercises. The examples are taken from different application domains including discrete part manufacturing, process industry, electric power delivery and agricultural production. The teamwork imitates the development of information systems for industry in laboratory environment based on quite detailed instructions. Grading is based on homeworks (1/3), the teamwork (1/3) and the exam (1/3).

Workload
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Lectures 24. Homeworks 24. Exam (incl. preparation) 12. Teamwork 72.

DETAILS

Study Material
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Slides and handouts

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Period:

    2020-2021 Autumn I-II

    2021-2022 Autumn I-II

    Course Homepage: https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=ELEC-E8113

    Registration for Courses: In the academic year 2021-2022, registration for courses will take place on Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi) instead of WebOodi.