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Electronic workflow - course description

General information
Course name Electronic workflow
Course ID 04.2-WE-BizElP-EW-Er
Faculty Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Automatics
Field of study E-business
Education profile practical
Level of studies First-cycle Erasmus programme
Beginning semester winter term 2022/2023
Course information
Semester 2
ECTS credits to win 4
Course type obligatory
Teaching language english
Author of syllabus
  • dr inż. Robert Szulim
Classes forms
The class form Hours per semester (full-time) Hours per week (full-time) Hours per semester (part-time) Hours per week (part-time) Form of assignment
Lecture 15 1 - - Credit with grade
Laboratory 30 2 - - Credit with grade

Aim of the course

To familiarize students with the most important issues related to the functioning of electronic document workflow systems. Discussion of the key features of this type of systems and indication of the benefits of their implementation and use in the company. To acquaint students with the most important information technologies used in document workflow systems. Discussion of examples of commercial solutions for document workflow management systems. Mastering the ability to prepare simple electronic document processing systems in an enterprise.

Prerequisites

Databases, Programming techniques, Computer networks.

Scope

Electronic document workflow systems in enterprises. Characteristics, tasks and examples of applications.

Corporate Document Management Systems.

Systems for collecting and processing digital content in enterprises (Enterprise Content Management).

Systems for sensitive documents (Records Management).

Problems of integration of classic document processing methods with modern information systems. Processing of paper documents into electronic form. Collection, processing and sharing of documents processed into electronic form.

Document scanning equipment. Techniques for recognizing the content of documents (OCR) and saving them to an electronic document.

Sending documents via email. Data security, encrypting the content of sent documents and electronic signature.

File sharing in local and wide area networks. Security issues.

Construction of systems supporting the processing of electronic documents cooperating with database systems.

Teaching methods

Lecture - conventional lecture using a video projector.
Laboratory - practical classes in the computer laboratory.

Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification

Outcome description Outcome symbols Methods of verification The class form

Assignment conditions

Lecture - test in writing and / or oral, carried out at the end of the semester.

Laboratory - the final grade is the weighted sum of the grades obtained for the implementation of individual laboratory exercises.

Recommended reading

1. Avila C. A., EDI Concept (Electronic Data Interchange): Benefits of exchanging electronic documents and strategies for implementation, Independently published, 2018

2. Azad A., Implementing Electronic Document and Record Management Systems, Auerbach Publications, 2007

3. Smallwood R. F., Managing Electronic Records: Methods, Best Practices, and Technologies, Wiley, 2013

 

Further reading

1. Weisinger D., Alfresco 3 Records Management, Packt Publishing, 2011

2. Coventry P., Microsoft SharePoint 2013 Step by Step 1st Edition, Microsoft Press, 2013

Notes


Modified by dr hab. inż. Marek Kowal, prof. UZ (last modification: 06-04-2022 09:00)