Software Engineering and Information Systems

Antoni Olivé (ESSI)

Graduates who have specialised in this area possess all the knowledge and skills required of computer scientists. Moreover, they have in-depth knowledge of software engineering and information systems.

Professionals who have specialised in this area have all the skills expected of project managers who develop software for the management of organisations. This entails providing customer service, supervising technical aspects and managing human and material resources. They are able to analyse an organisation's information system requirements, as well as drawing up specifications for, designing and implementing high-quality software systems at a low cost. They have a broad knowledge of databases. They are able to design them, monitor them, assess their performance and manage them. They also know how to use the very latest technologies for the development of distributed applications.

• Design of Web-Based Systems
• Design and Administration of Databases
• Engineering of Requirements
• Logic in Information Technology
• Operations Research Models for Decision Making
• Planning and Management of Information Technology Projects and Systems
• Decision Making and Project Management in Business
• Concurrent and Distributed Programming
• Security in Information Technology Systems
• Public Data Services
• Web Services
• Simulation
• Information Systems for Organisations
• Database and Object Management Systems
• Distributed and Networked Operating Systems
• Business Management Techniques and Procedures
• Viability of Business Projects