Enterprise Systems
HIT6416
Overview
To enrol in this unit, you must be accepted into a course from the provider.
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Level of study: What does Postgraduate mean?
Postgraduate
EFTSL: What does EFTSL mean?
0.125
Delivery Method: What does delivery method mean?
Fully Online
Prerequisites: What are the prerequisites?
No
Duration:
13 weeks
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Domestic student fee:
$2,200.00 (AUD)
International student fee:
$2,425.00 (AUD)
Description
This unit aims at developing knowledge and understanding in why Enterprise Systems have evolved as major resources in the suite of information systems adopted by an organisation. As large and pervasive systems, it is imperative to understand how Enterprise Systems impact on the core processes of an organisation, what implications and potential issues there are for organisations in adopting these technologies, and the types of transformation that can be realised through the successful adoption, implementation and utilisation of these systems. Appreciating the magnitude of projects involving the implementation of an Enterprise System, and hence the challenges in successfully managing the implementation of this system will also be considered.
All students will gain hands-on experience using SAP.
Enrolment Restriction
In order to enrol in this unit, you must be accepted into one of the following courses:
- Graduate Diploma of Technology (Business Systems)
- Master of Technology (Business Systems)
- Master of Information Technology Project Management
If you wish to seek approval to enrol in this unit without being accepted in a course, please contact OUA regarding the process.
Assessment
- Assignment (25%)
- Invigilated Exam (45%)
- Report — Practical report (15%)
- Test — Weekly test (15%)
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this unit students will be able to:
-
describe the transaction processing systems and the organisational processes
found in traditionally-structured organisations -
explain the motivation, historical development and implications of Enterprise
Systems -
explain how organisational processes may be improved through appropriate
application of Enterprise Systems -
list the factors that predict whether organisations are likely to benefit from
applying an Enterprise System -
given a particular organisation's experience of implementing and/or operating
an Enterprise System, identify the factors that explain its success and/or
failure -
explain the relevance of Enterprise Systems to the Supply Chain, Customer
Relations and Business Intelligence for an organisation -
demonstrate and explain how enterprise system software can support
organisational operations and processes -
exercise the essential core modules of an enterprise system, such Financial,
Sales and Distribution, Procurement and Materials Management -
illustrate the significance of documenting business processes within an
organisation -
discuss the limitations of current Enterprise System technology and how future
developments may address those issues -
demonstrate and recognise the importance of interpersonal knowledge and
skills when involved in team projects.
Topics
This unit addresses the following topics.
| Number | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Information systems and enterprise systems |
| 2 | Enterprise systems history and development |
| 3 | Business processes and business functions |
| 4 | The sales process, procurement process and production planning process |
| 5 | Integrated processes within enterprise systems including supply chain management and customer relationship management |
| 6 | SAP overview and practical |
| 7 | Financial and management accounting processes in enterprise systems |
| 8 | Enterprise systems and business intelligence |
| 9 | Business process re-engineering and enterprise systems |
| 10 | Enterprise systems architecture |
Study Resources
This unit is delivered using the following methods and materials:
Instructional Methods
- Audio/Video conferencing
- Blogs
- Chat rooms
- Discussion Forum/Discussion Board
- Online Quizzes/Tests
- Online assignment submission
- Podcasting/Lecture capture
- Standard Media
- Streaming Multimedia
- Web links
Textbooks are subject to change within the academic year. Students are advised to purchase their books no earlier than one to two months before the start of a unit.
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Required textbooks
Recommended textbooks
Relevant Courses
This unit is a core requirement in the following courses:
This unit is an approved elective in the following courses:
- Graduate Diploma of Technology (Business Systems), Swinburne University of Tnlgy
- Master of Technology (Business Systems), Swinburne University of Tnlgy
This unit may be eligible for credit towards other courses:
- Many undergraduate courses on offer through OUA include 'open elective' where any OUA unit can be credited to the course. You need to check the Award Requirements on the course page for the number of allowed open electives and any level limitations.
- In other cases, the content of this unit might be relevant to a course on offer through OUA or elsewhere. In order to receive credit for this unit in the course you will need to supply the provider institution with a copy of the Unit Profile in the approved format, which you can download here. Note that the Unit Profile is set at the start of the year, and if textbooks change this may not match the Unibooks textbook list.
