615-260 Enterprise Systems

50 points of information systems subjects and either 615-150 Organisational Processes or 306-106 Enterprise Process Analysis

Enterprise systems are computer-based information systems that support core organisational processes in most large organisations. Built on a shared, organisation-wide database, these robustly-engineered systems span functional boundaries, integrate business processes, and implement so-called 'industry best practice' processes within organisations.

This subject provides students with an understanding of the nature of enterprise systems, their implementation and use within organisations, and benefits enterprise systems can provide for organisations. Topics covered include characteristics of enterprise systems, the architecture of enterprise systems, process and workflow models, designing and implementing process improvements, as well as detailed discussion of some core modules and business processes supported by the enterprise systems software package, SAP R/3.

Practical work in this subject involves hands-on assignments using SAP R/3 throughout the semester.

A 2-hour end-of-semester examination (50%), project work consisting of written work of up to 20 pages and computer-based projects (using SAP) taking approximately 30 hours in total (50%). The detailed weighting of the project components of assessment will be announced at the commencement of the subject.