Shaping the Enterprise with ICT

Subject ISYS20006 (2011)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.

Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 2 (Undergraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject is not offered in 2011.
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 2 x one hour lectures per week, 1 x one hour practical class per week.
Total Time Commitment: Estimated total time commitment of 120 hours
Prerequisites: One of
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50
  • 306-106 Business Process Analysis
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects:
  • 615-260 Enterprise Systems (prior to 2009)
Core Participation Requirements: For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.
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Contact

Email: p.seddon@unimelb.edu.au
Subject Overview:

Enterprise-wide systems form the core of any modern organisation. 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 in order to produce ongoing benefits for its host organisation. Based on at least 20 hours hands-on with SAP ERP software, students should 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.

Objectives:

Upon completion of this subject students should possess:

  • a good understanding of the capabilities of enterprise-wide ICT-based application software (e.g., ERP, CRM, SCM, and collaboration software).
  • an appreciation of the factors that need to be managed if enterprise-wide software is to be implemented on time, within budget, and in order to produce ongoing benefits for its host organisation.
  • a good working knowledge of the core functionality provided by one of the most popular enterprise application software packages, SAP ERP.
  • generic skills such as the capacity to evaluate the research literature on Enterprise Systems
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.

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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.
  • 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 Breadth Track(s): Information Systems B
Information Systems A
Information Technology in Organisations

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