University of Gujrat

Faculty of Computing and Information Technology

Title System Integration & Architecture

Code IT-423
Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite Software Engineering
Category Information Technology - Core
Aims and Objectives  To provide an introduction to the fundamental concepts in Integration.
 To learn how to conceptualize system requirements.
 To develop usable and interactive computing systems for a wide range of end-users having diverse
backgrounds and capabilities
Learning Outcomes  To grasp the fundamental concepts of Organizational Strategy.
 To understand business planning.
 To understand the importance of Sarbanes-Oxley
 Business modeling techniques
 To understand reusability
Reference Material  Enterprise Architecture for Integration – Rapid Delivery methods and Technologies
By Clive Finkelstein.
 Lecture Slides Provided by Instructor
 Marks in Letter Grade Numeric Value of Grade Description
Percentage
85 and above A+ 4.00 Exceptional
80-84 A 3.70 Outstanding
75-79 B+ 3.40 Excellent
70-74 B 3.00 Very Good
Grading System 65-69 B- 2.50 Good
60-64 C+ 2.00 Average
55-59 C 1.50 Satisfactory
50-54 D 1.00 Pass
49 and below F 0.0 Fail
W Withdrawal
I Incomplete

ClassAttendance A minimum of 70% attendance is required for a student to be eligible to sit in the final examination

A - Enterprise Architecture for Integration – Rapid Delivery methods and Technologies By

Text Book
Clive Finkelstein.
Course Coordinators Mr. Usman Sana & Mr. Bilal Tariq Butt

Note: Attendance will not carry any marks; rather it will be a prerequisite to sit in paper
Week Lectures Topics Recommendations for Learning Activities
Source(Book-
Chapter No) (Mention Assignments, Test, Quizzes, Practical, Case Study, Projects,
Lab Work or Reading Assignments)
1 1 The Evolution of Enterprise Architecture CH-1 – Book A

 The Difference Between Primitives and

Composites
 Identifying Reusable, Priority Areas for
Early Delivery
2 Enterprise Engineering for Rapid Development CH-1 – Book A
 Using Enterprise Architecture for
Enterprise Integration
 The Importance of Metadata
2 3 Methods for Defining Strategies, Processes, and CH-2 – Book A Reading Assignment
Systems
4 Strategy Analysis in Business Planning CH-3 – Book A
 Understand the Mission and Purpose
 Identify the Major Business Areas Reading Assignment
 Identify Issues Representing Opportunities
or Problems
 Determine What Will Achieve or Resolve
the Issues
 Define Key Performance Indicators
 Identify the Current Functions That Exist
 Allocate Functional Responsibility to
Implement Strategies
 Define Job Role Responsibilities for Each
Function
 Benefits of Strategy Analysis
3 5 Strategy Analysis for Project Specifications CH-3 – Book A
 Examine Business and Project Mission Quiz 1
Statements
 Identify Project Goals and Performance
Criteria
 Define Clear Business and Project Goals
 Identify the Business Problems or
Opportunities
 Determine Strategies to Address Problems
or Opportunities
 Define Key Performance Indicators
 Determine Which Business Functions Are
to Be Supported
 Identify Managers and Business Experts
from Each Function
 Schedule Joint Participation by Business
and IT Experts
6 Responsibilities Imposed by Sarbanes-Oxley CH-4– Book A
4 7 Governance Analysis Framework (GAF) for CH-4 – Book A
Sarbanes-Oxley
8 Evolution of Systems Development Methodologies CH-5– Book A Assignment 1
 Evolution of Software Engineering
 Evolution of Information Engineering
 Evolution of Object-Oriented Methods
5 9 Strategies for Enterprise Architecture Ch-5 – Book A
Implementation
 Implementation in Top-Down, Rigorous
Detail
 Selective EA, Based on ROI Business
Case
 Deliver in 3-Month Incremental Builds
10 Data Modeling Phase CH-6– Book A
Definition of Data Modeling
6 11 Data Entity Types CH-6 – Book A
Data Attribute Types Word document Task
 12 Developing a Strategic Model CH-7– Book A
Preparing for Strategic Modeling Spread sheet Task

7 13 Identifying Business Activities from a Data Map CH-7– Book A

Power Point Task
14 Deriving Project Plans for Rapid EA Delivery CH-7– Book A Quiz 2
8 15 Project Maps Are Do-It-Yourself Construction
Kits Assignment 2

16 Midterm Exam
9 17 Define Strategic Alignment Matrices CH-8– Book A
 Relationship Between Business Plans,
Data, and Activities
 Aligning Business Plans to Organizational
Structure
18 Differences Between Functions, Activities, and CH-8 – Book A
Processes
10 19 Activity-Based Costing CH-8 – Book A
 Comparison to Traditional Financial
Accounting
 Steps of Activity-Based Costing
 Forming Activity Alternatives
 Monitoring the Benefits
20 Business Normalization CH-9 – Book A
Benefits of Business Normalization Reading Assignment

11 21 Initial Menu Structure from a Data Model CH-10 – Book A

Preliminary Screen Designs from a Data Model
22 Database Capacity Planning and Transaction CH-10 – Book A
Performance Reading Assignment
Prototyping from a Data Model
12 23 Process Modeling CH-10 – Book A Quiz 3
 Differences Between Functions, Activities,
and Processes
 Relationship Between Activity Modeling
and Process
 Modeling
 Elemental Process Modeling Logic
Commands
 Definition of Parallel Logic in Process
Maps
 Derivation of Logic for Database Code
Patterns
24 Technologies for Enterprise Integration CH-11 – Book A Assignment 3
 Basic XML Concepts
 Business Documents
13 25 ebXML CH-11 – Book A
 XML Integration Server Concepts
 Redundant Data Update Using EAI
26 The Evolution of Enterprise Portals CH-12 – Book A
Structured and Unstructured Data Resources
Integration Using an Enterprise Portal
14 27 Introduction to Web Services CH-13 – Book A Reading Assignment
Concepts and Components of Web Services
28 Intranet and Internet Web Services for Integration CH-13 – Book A
Intranet Web Services Integration Example
Internet Web Services Integration Example
15 29 XML Standards for Web Services CH-13 – Book A
SOAP Definition Quiz 4
WSDL Definition
30 Manual Integration Approaches CH-14 – Book A
Coordinated Error Management Assignment 4

16 31 Costs of Integration CH-15 – Book A Final Presentation

Future Directions in Enterprise Architecture
32 Discussion Discussion
Critical Discussion and Review of Content Studied