Business Process Management (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Schedule

This course starts on the second week of the semester!
This course ends on Course Week 15 with Project presentations
Break for Intensive week and (if spring) sports holiday
Some sessions will be Distance Work - means no common session in class

Implementation methods, demonstration and Work&Study

Class implementation
On-line implementation
Virtual implementation

Intro

Learn to work with processes and understand the real value of BPM. Dive into the world of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and modeling. Learn the standard modeling language BPMN. In the team analysis project - praised by students! - you will have the opportunity to immediately practice all the learning's by analyzing the process world of a real business company!

Materials

Course material in Moodle
Selected articles, case studies and current links
Learning materials on line for IBM BluewWorksLive and
Microsoft Power Automate Desktop

Some course of the books used and referenced are
o ERP and Business Processes Hans van der Hoeven 2009
o BPMN Method & Style, Bruce Silver 2009
o Other BPMN material used and presented by teacher
o Business Process Change, Paul Harmon, 2014 --> e-book
o (Microsoft Dyn Nav training material)

Teaching methods and instruction

Upon successful completion of the course or possessing equivalent know-how the student
- understands the role of business processes and BPM in the business
environment
- is familiar with general business process development principles
- can identify, analyze and design business processes and can use modeling techniques in business analysis and IT-development projects.
- is acquainted with some business processes in integrated systems (ERP)
- gains at least fundamental skills in one leading RPA environment

This implementation has class sessions but no mandatory presence. Students can select to do the traditional analysis project as part of a team or an individual (team) RPA project with Microsoft Power Automate Desktop.

Preliminary setup:
- Exam 35%,Modeling Task 10%, Activity 35% and Project 20%
- the role of BPMN modeling is decreased
- Robotic Process Automation with Microsoft Power Automate Desktop
- Project - RPA and/or ERP
- assignment setup reviewed and updated
- assessment scale reviewed and updated

Please note new from Autumn 2024:
When the implementation type of the course is contact, online or blended it is required that the student is present during those teaching hours that are marked in the study schedule. If you are absent more than 25 %, your grade will be lowered by one. If you are absent more than 50 %, the course is failed.

Working life connections

Project
Possible guest lecture
IBM BlueWorksLive collaboration environment

Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

Exam planned for Course Week 12
Re-exams are available during course not after!

Internationality

World leading tools in English
Materials in English

Completion alternatives

RPL and individual approaches are possible

Learning assignments

Journals - written reflections on topics
Modeling - creating BPMN models based on descriptions
RPA flows - creating automated flows
Possible assignments in Business Cebtral ERP using Skillable

Assessment methods

Preliminary setup:
Assignments 35p (%)
Exam 35p (%)
Project and Modeling Task 30p (%)

Preliminary grade baseline : >=85 p = 5, >=75 p = 4, >=65 p = 3, >=55 p = 2, >=40 p = 1
Please Note: Your final grade can vary maximum one grade from what your total
course points would indicate.
Students might be accepted to course with a different setup

Please note new from Autumn 2024:
When the implementation type of the course is contact, online or blended it is required that the student is present during those teaching hours that are marked in the study schedule. If you are absent more than 25 %, your grade will be lowered by one. If you are absent more than 50 %, the course is failed.