B019352 - STATISTICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS - ADVANCED LEVEL

English

PART1 (5 Credits)
This course intends to present tools and methodology for decision supporting information systems designing and management. The main topics include: Conceptual and semantic models, Metadata information systems, Information systems for processes representation, The relational approach for space and temporal data representation

(PART 2 - 1 credit - Laura Grassini) - Indicators of sustainability and competitiveness of a tourism destination

PART 1 (5 Credits- Martelli)
Texts prepared by the teacher
(PART 2 - 1 credit - Laura Grassini) WTO indicators-sustainability-tourism-destinations
ETIS: European Systems of indicators of sustainability

(Part 1 - 5credit Martelli)
To acquire capacities and competencies in complex problems analysis and representation
to be able to design and manage simple instruments for the information management.
To be able to have a competent relationship with IT consultants and professionals



(Part 2 - 1 credit - Laura Grassini) Definition and construction of indicators to monitor competitiveness and sustainability.
An Indicator System contributes to improving the sustainable management of destinations, and helps stakeholders to measure and monitor their sustainability management processes, and enable them to share and benchmark their progress and performance in the future.

Part 1 (Martelli)
taught class, distance and e-learning lessons, laboratories

Part 2
Traditional

Part 2

(Part 1 - 5 credit - Martelli)
Discussion of a short paper, oral test


(Part 2 - 1 credit - Laura Grassini)project work and presentation

(Part1- 5 credits - Martelli)
• from language to information models
conceptualizing sustainability and competitivity in tourism
• temporal reasoning
• the spacial dimension of decision supporting information systems
• the role of ontologies in decision supporting information systems
• information models for processes representation
• beyond the relational approach: conceptual models for aggregated data
• how to model information systems in support of tourism decison and politics evaluation


(Part 2 - 1 credit - Laura Grassini)During the course some theoretical frameworks and related systems of indicators will be presented (WTO, ETIS: European tourism indicator system, Necstour project, MITOMED, etc.)