Universität Wien

052513 VU Workflow Technologies (2022W)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 5 - Informatik und Wirtschaftsinformatik
Continuous assessment of course work

Summary

1 Leitner , Moodle
2 Leitner , Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
Registration information is available for each group.

Groups

Group 1

max. 25 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Kickoff meeting (online): 03.10.22 11:30
Link: https://bbb.cs.univie.ac.at/b/mar-wa8-8ad-4p7

  • Monday 03.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital (Kickoff Class)
  • Monday 10.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Monday 17.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Monday 24.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Monday 07.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Monday 14.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Monday 21.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Monday 28.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Monday 05.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Monday 12.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Monday 09.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Monday 16.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Monday 23.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
    Hörsaal 3, Währinger Straße 29 3.OG
  • Monday 30.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG

Group 2

max. 25 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Kickoff meeting (online): 03.10.22 11:30
Link: https://bbb.cs.univie.ac.at/b/mar-wa8-8ad-4p7

  • Monday 03.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital (Kickoff Class)
  • Monday 10.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Monday 17.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Monday 24.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Monday 07.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Monday 14.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Monday 21.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Monday 28.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Monday 05.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Monday 12.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Monday 09.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Monday 16.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Monday 23.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Monday 30.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The automation of business processes, also known as workflows, is enabled by workflow management systems (WfMS) or process-aware information systems (PAIS). They have become the thriving source of change in the course of workflow-enabled digitalization.

The goals of this course is to:
* Introduction and familiarization of concepts of workflow systems and technologies
* Application and development of workflow systems

The content of the course consists of:
• Basic concepts of WfMS and PAIS
• Process orchestrations
• Properties of business processes
• Development of workflow-driven applications
• Workflow execution and web services

Students, attending the course, are expected to have knowledge in the following topics:
* Business process modeling foundations
* Advanced knowledge in the business process modeling notation (BPMN)
* Basic knowledge of XML, JSON
* Basic knowledge of service-oriented architectures (SOA)
* Advanced knowledge on REST and implementation of REST web services is highly recommended
* Advanced knowledge in at least one programming language of your choice (e.g. Javascript, Ruby, Python, ...) recommended
(Demonstrations for the exercises will be mostly in PHP and Javascript)

Assessment and permitted materials

‣ practical and theoretical exercises
‣ written exam

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

‣ Part A: 60% exercises (theoretical and practical)
‣ Part B: 40% written exam

Overall at least 50% of points need to be achieved.

The grade is calculated from the total points as follows:
>= 87,5% very good (1)
>= 75% good (2)
>= 62,5% satisfactory (3)
>= 50% sufficient (4)
< 50% not sufficient (5)

Examination topics

‣ lecture slides
‣ exercises (theoretical and practical)

Reading list

‣ Marlon Dumas, Wil M. van der Aalst, Arthur H. ter Hofstede: Process Aware Information Systems: Bridging People and Software Through Process Technology. Wiley 2005
‣ Wil van der Aalst, Kees van Hee: Workflow Management: Models, Methods, and Systems. MIT press, Cambridge, MA, 2004.
‣ Marlon Dumas, Marcello La Rosa, Jan Mendling, Hajo A. Reijers: Fundamentals of Business Process Management. Springer 2018

Association in the course directory

Module: BPM WI1

Last modified: Th 11.05.2023 11:27