University: Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
Faculty: Faculty of Informatics and Information Technologies
Course unit code: SMVIT_I
Course unit title: Systems Thinking in IT
Mode of delivery, planned learning activities and teaching methods:
lecture 2 hours weekly (on-site method)
   
seminar 2 hours weekly (on-site method)
   
project/semestral paper 1 hour weekly (on-site method)
   
 
Credits allocated: 6
 
Recommended semester/trimester: -- item not defined --
Level of study: 2.
Prerequisites for registration: none
 
Assesment methods:
1. Independent work on the semester project - submission of the project is a necessary condition for participation in the exam: 70 % of the evaluation
2. Passing the interim test at the 6th week of the semester: 10 % of the evaluation
3. Final Project outputs Presentation: 20 % of the evaluation
 
Learning outcomes of the course unit:
The student will gain the knowledge needed to understand the systems that include IT solutions, at 3 basic levels - at the level of business processes, at the level of systems and at the technological level. The student is able to use a systematic approach to problem solving and gain the ability to think in the entire life cycle of the solution from the perspective of business and technical implementation of the solution.
In addition, the student will gain basic knowledge of digital fabrication technologies, how to generate computer code and turn it into material objects. In addition to theoretical knowledge, the student will also gain practical skills: how to use FabLab digital production tools for rapid prototyping, how to use CAD modeling software, vinyl and laser cutter, 3D scanning and printing, CNC milling, what the electronic construction and production of a printed circuit board looks like.
 
Course contents:
1. Introduction - basic principles of FabLab. Why think wholeheartedly ?
2. Life cycle of product from idea to implementation
3. System thinking
4. Metadata based knowledge systems
5. Internet of Things and Industry 4.0
6. Enterprise Architecture Frameworks and The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF)
7. Basic principles and tools and work safety at FabLab
8. 2D, 2,5D and 3D CAD
9. Computer controlled cutting
10. Electronic construction
11. 3D scanning and printing
12. Computerized Numerical Control (CNC)
 
Recommended or required reading:
 
Recommended:
Covey, R. Stephen: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal
Neil Geshenfeld, Fab: The Coming Revolution on Your Desktop-From Personal Computers to Personal Fabrication, ReadHowYouWant.com, 2011, 381 s. ISBN 978-1-4596-1057-6
Senge, M. Peter. The Fifth Discipline: The art and practice of learning organization: Second edition, Crown Publ, 2010
Slama, Dirk; Puhlmann, Frank; Morrish, Jim; Rishi, M.; Enterprise IoT, O´REILLY, 2015
 
Planned learning activities and teaching methods: 2 hours of lectures per week, 3 hours of practices and 1 hour of weekly tutorials

Direct teaching in total 60 hours.
-Lectures (full-time, online) 24 hrs
-Exercises (full-time, online) 24 hrs
-Presentations, consultations and ongoing tests (combined method) 12 hrs

Indirect teaching (total 96 hours):
- preparation for lectures and exercises (study of literature) -12 hrs
- individual work on assignments / projects -36 hrs
- preparation for the final defense of the project -48 hrs
total 156 hours
Assesment methods and criteria: 1. Independent work on the semester project - submission of the project is a necessary condition for participation in the exam: 70 % of the evaluation
2. Passing the interim test at the 6th week of the semester: 10 % of the evaluation
3. Final defense, presentation of the project outputs : 20 % of the evaluation
 
Language of instruction: slovak and english
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