Unit outline
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| Enrolment modes: | Year 3, Semester 1 |
| Credit point(s): | 12.5 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Prerequisite: | BUS102 Introduction to IT, BUS107 Database I. |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 10 hours per week over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities: | 4 timetabled hours per week, 6 personal study hours per week |
Unit description
This unit evaluates and compares various types of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software solutions and their application in global business contexts. Upon completing this unit, students will be able to apply a system thinking approach to problem solving and decision making within enterprise systems. Students in this unit will identify the key integration points between the different business disciplines supporting each business process cycle. This unit aims to provide a fundamental understanding of various enterprise systems, functions and modules and how they can be integrated within a business context. Students will analyze how integrated information systems will support business functions and business processes and how to recommend solutions for resolving different business cases and reporting problems by means of ERP system.
Unit Outline Outcomes (ULO)
| On the successful completion of this units student will be able to: | ||
| ULO1 | Evaluate basic business functional areas and analyse how they are related. | |
| ULO2 | Analyse how integrated information systems will support business functions and business processes across functional area boundaries. | |
| ULO3 | Recommend solutions for resolving accounting and financial reporting problems by means of ERP system. | |
| ULO4 | Determine how an integrated information system can support effective human resources processes. | |
| ULO5 | Design business Process by event process chain (EPC) diagram and integrate the value added by each step in a business process. | |
| ULO6 | Interpret and critique future trends of ERP systems and associated technologies to address the increasingly complex and evolving environments. |
Topics to be included
| 1. | A Foundation for Understanding Enterprise Resource Planning Systems |
| 2. | Re-engineering and Enterprise Resource Planning Systems |
| 3. | Planning, Design, and Implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems |
| 4. | Managing Enterprise Resource Planning Adoption and Competetive advantages |
| 5. | ERP Systems and Business Strategy |
| 6. | ERP Systems: Sales and Marketing, Production |
| 7. | ERP Systems: Human Resources |
| 8. | ERP Systems: Supply Chain Management |
| 9. | ERP Systems: Logistics and warehouse management |
| 10. | ERP Systems Technology |
| 11. | The Future of Enterprise Resource Planning |
| 12. | Emerging trends and review |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) |
Indicative due week |
| Assessment 1: Quiz | 20% | 5 |
| Assessment 2: Group Report | 20% | 10 |
| Assessment 3: Group Presentation | 10% | 11 |
| Assessment 4: Class Participation | 10% | 12 |
| Assessment 5: Final Exam | 40% | Final exam week |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. Your lecturer will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.