| CODE | CIS3060 | ||||||
| TITLE | Enterprise I.T. Planning 2 | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 6 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Computer Information Systems | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Students will learn to appreciate the practical benefits that an ERP solution offers by consolidating different company departments and their data into a single, unified solution. While ERP systems are simple in concept, their implementation brings about a considerable set of challenges. This study-unit will expose students to these challenges and provide them with insightful guidance to apply what they learned in CIS2060/1 Enterprise I.T. Planning to the development of practical solutions to customer needs. • Given that business concepts are central to ERP systems, and given that the student attending this study-unit is assumed to have little or no formal business background, some introductory tuition and/or exercises will supplement the core course material so as to provide a basis for understanding how an ERP system integrates business functions across an organisation. Study-unit Aims: The primary aim of this study-unit is to analyse, design and customise an ERP system of choice within a practical scenario. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: Through the use of a realistic case study, by the end of the study-unit, the student will be able to: - Organise a project, gather and analyse customer requirements; - Configure and customise an ERP solution to provide accurate and timely answers raised as part of the practical exercise; - Set up, test and deliver a working ERP solution that addresses the needs of the ‘test’ organisation; - Efficiently provide answers to the sorts of questions faced today by company executives which would have otherwise been impossible or too costly to satisfy. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Carry out requirements specification for a new ERP deployment; - Identify opportunities for BPR in the client organisation; - Install and configure / customise an ERP package to specific needs; - Operate all main functions of an ERP solution; - Plan for the ongoing maintenance and support of an ERP solution. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: • Wagner, Monk, Enterprise Resource Planning, 3rd Edition, Course Technology, 2008. • Magal, S. R., and Word, J., 2012. Integrated Business Processes with ERP Systems, John Wiley & Sons ISBN 978-0-470-47844-8. • Turned, L., and Weickgenannt, A., 2013. Accounting Information Systems: The Processes and Controls, 2nd Ed., John Wiley & Sons ISBN 978-1-1181-6230-9. • ERP Software Manuals. |
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| RULES/CONDITIONS | Before TAKING THIS UNIT YOU MUST TAKE CIS2060 | ||||||
| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Students taking this study-unit require expertise in CIS. | ||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Tutorial | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Peter Albert Xuereb (Co-ord.) |
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