Study-Unit Description

Study-Unit Description



CODE CIS5222

 
TITLE Enterprise IT Planning

 
UM LEVEL 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course

 
MQF LEVEL Not Applicable

 
ECTS CREDITS 6

 
DEPARTMENT Computer Information Systems

 
DESCRIPTION The study-unit includes both a theoretical component and a practical component in building and deploying ERP solutions. Students will use the Business Lab and available ERP software to build business solutions.

• History and Evolution of ERPs

• The Various Components of an Enterprise Resource Planning system.
&nbsp &nbsp - Inventory Management, Procurement, MRP, Costings, Order Fulfilment, Financials, SCM, Security, EDI, CRM, HR, Sales and Marketing.

• Introduction to Business and Accounting Principles for ERP Systems

• ERP Design and Best Practices in industry and government

• ERP System Selection and Adoption
&nbsp &nbsp - Build Integration between standalone IT applications (e.g. JMS)
&nbsp &nbsp - Adopt off the shelf ERP solutions
&nbsp &nbsp - Adoption Decision for various ERP systems.
&nbsp &nbsp - Commercial ERPs (Microsoft Dynamics (NAV), Oracle, SAP, …)
&nbsp &nbsp - Open Source ERPs (TinyERP, GNU Enterprise, Compiere, …)

• ERP and e-Commerce

• ERP Deployment and Maintenance
&nbsp &nbsp - Data Migration Issues in established organizations
&nbsp &nbsp - Maintenance
&nbsp &nbsp - Security

• Strategic Case study in ERP implementation

• Basic Case study in ERP implementation

Textbooks:

• O’Leary Enterprise Resource Planning Systems: Systems, Life Cycle, Ecommerce and Risk Cambridge University Press.
• G. Norris et al E-Business and ERP: Transforming the Enterprise, Wiley.
• ERP Vendor Manuals.

 
STUDY-UNIT TYPE Lecture

 
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
Assessment Component/s Sept. Asst Session Weighting
Practical Yes 50%
Examination (2 Hours) Yes 50%

 
LECTURER/S Conrad Attard&nbsp(Co-ord.)
Albert Leone Ganado

 

 
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