Adequate modeling of the relevant aspects of business processes is an important prerequisite for efficient and effective process design and execution. The lecture introduces different classes of modeling languages and discusses the respective advantages and disadvantages on the basis of concrete application scenarios. Simulative and analytical methods for process analysis are also presented. In the accompanying exercise, the use of process modeling tools is practiced.

Learning objectives:

Students

• explain the objectives of business process modeling and apply different modeling languages,
• select a suitable modeling language in a given application context,
• independently use suitable tools for business process modeling,
• apply analysis methods to evaluate process models with regard to selected quality characteristics.

Recommendations:

Attendance of the course "Applied Computer Science - Modeling" is required.

Workload:

The total workload for this course unit is approx. 135 hours (4.5 credit points).

• Lecture 30h
• Exercise 15h
• Preparation and follow-up of the lecture 24h
• Preparation and follow-up of the exercise 25h
• Exam preparation 40h
• Exam 1h

• M. Weske: Business Process Management: Concepts, Languages, Architectures. Springer 2012.
• F. Schönthaler, G.Vossen, A. Oberweis, T. Karl: Business Processes for Business Communities: Modeling Languages, Methods, Tools. Springer 2012.

Further literature will be announced in the lecture.