Enterprise Systems

Unit Code:HIT2416

Credit Points	Duration	Contact Hours	Campus	Prerequisite	Corequisite
12.5 Credit Points	1 Semester or equivalent	36 Hours	Hawthorn, Sarawak	HIT1401 Introduction to Business Information Systems or HIT1025 Introduction to Information Systems or HIT1322 Enterprise Technologies and Architectures Preclusion: HIT3406 Enterprise Systems	Nil

Credit Points

Duration

Contact Hours

Campus

Prerequisite

Corequisite

12.5 Credit Points

1 Semester or equivalent

36 Hours

Hawthorn, Sarawak

HIT1401 Introduction to Business Information Systems or HIT1025 Introduction to Information Systems or HIT1322 Enterprise Technologies and Architectures

Preclusion: HIT3406 Enterprise Systems

Nil

Related Course/s:

A unit of study in the Bachelor of Business Information Systems, Bachelor of Science (Computer Science and Software Engineering), Bachelor of Science (Information Technology), Bachelor of Information Technology and Bachelor of Science (Professional Software Development)

Aims & Objectives:

Learning Outcomes

Students who complete this subject should be able to:

Identify the motivation, development, and implications of Enterprise Systems on an organisation.
Explain why processes are important in organizations.
Demonstrate understanding of the organizational processes and transaction processing systems found in traditionally-structured organizations, and how these may be enhanced and enabled through appropriate application of Enterprise Systems
Demonstrate how to document business processes.
Explain the concept of business process (re)engineering (BPR) and its facilitation of the implementation of Enterprise Systems
Evaluate how enterprise software can support organizational processes and organisational performance
Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of integrated information systems on an organisation
Demonstrate an understanding of the core defining components of an Enterprise System and the business benefits derived from each.

All students will gain hands-on experience using SAP.

Teaching Methods:

Lecture (24 hrs), Tutorial (12 hrs)

Assessment:

Assignments, Individual Reports, Tests, Examination

Generic Skills Outcomes:

Students will be provided with feedback on progress in attaining the following Key Generic Skills:

teamwork skills
analysis skills
problem solving skills
communications skills
planning and organising skills

Content:

• A foundation for understanding Enterprise Systems

• Business Process Reengineering and Enterprise Systems

• Enterprise Systems and Organisational Integration

• Documenting Business Processes for Enterprise Systems

• Enterprise System modules that support core business processes

• Enterprise Systems and organisational supply chains

• Organisational Impacts of enterprise systems

• Business value derived from Enterprise Systems

References:

Sumner, M, Enterprise Resource Planning, Pearson Education, Prentice Hall, 2005.

Monk, E & Wagner, B, Concepts in Enterprise Resource Planning Systems, 3rd edn. Thomson Course Technology, 2007.

Shanks, G, Seddon, PB & Willcocks, LP, Second-wave Enterprise Resource Planning Systems: Implementation and Effectiveness, Cambridge University Press, 2002.