Shaping the Enterprise with ICT
Subject ISYS20006 (2010)
Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.
| Credit Points: | 12.50 | ||||||||||||
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| Level: | 2 (Undergraduate) | ||||||||||||
| Dates & Locations: | This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2010: Semester 1, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Lectures and practicals. Timetable can be viewed here. For information about these dates, click here. | ||||||||||||
| Time Commitment: | Contact Hours: 2 x one hour lectures per week, 1 x one hour practical class per week. Total 36 hours. Total Time Commitment: Estimated total time commitment of 120 hours | ||||||||||||
| Prerequisites: | One of Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points:
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| Corequisites: | None | ||||||||||||
| Recommended Background Knowledge: | None | ||||||||||||
| Non Allowed Subjects: |
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| Core Participation Requirements: | It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study and reasonable steps will be made to enhance a student’s participation in the University’s programs. Students who feel their disability may impact upon their active and safe participation in a subject are encouraged to discuss this with the relevant subject coordinator and the Disability Liaison Unit. |
| Subject Overview: |
This subject will provide students with a good understanding of the capabilities of enterprise-wide ICT-based application software, e.g., enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM), supply chain management (SCM), and collaboration software). It will also provide an appreciation of the factors that need to be managed if enterprise-wide software is to be implemented on time, within budget, and produce ongoing benefits for its host organization. Based on at least 20 hours hands on with SAP ERP software, students will also leave the subject with a good working knowledge of the core functionality provided by one of the most popular enterprise application software packages, SAP ERP. |
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| Objectives: |
Upon completion of this subject students should possess:
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| Assessment: |
Assignments due in approximately weeks 3 (10%), 8 (20%), and 10 (20%) totalling not more than 5,000 words (50% total), plus a 2-hour written examination in the examination period (50%). Satisfactory completion of both assignment work and the examination is necessary to pass the subject. |
| Prescribed Texts: |
P B Seddon, and C Calvert, Shaping the Enterprise with ICT Subject Notes, 2010 |
| Breadth Options: | This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:
You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects. |
| Fees Information: | Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date |
| Generic Skills: |
Upon completion of this subject students should develop high-level skills in critical thinking; evaluation of Enterprise Systems research literature; and the use of computer software. Students should also develop skills in oral communication; written communication; and the application of theory to practice. |
| Notes: |
Students undertaking this subject will be expected to regularly access an internet-enabled computer. A general understanding of the objectives of database systems would be an advantage. |
| Related Course(s): |
Bachelor of Information Systems Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Information Systems |
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