The module aims to:

Introduce students to the strategies, configurations and technologies of enterprise systems;
Demonstrate how business resources (cash, raw materials, production capacity) and the status of business commitments (orders, purchase orders, and payroll) can be organised, tracked and managed through ERP;
Enable students to understand that ERP facilitates information flow between all business functions and manages connections to outside stakeholders;
Demonstrate how data can be shared across various departments (manufacturing, purchasing, sales, accounting, etc.) transparently and efficiently.

(LO1) Students will be able to appraise the structures of ERP systems and their common applications.

(LO2) Students will be able to analyse the support ERP systems provide for management decision making.

(LO3) Students will be able to evaluate the benefits and competitive advantages ERP systems can provide.

(LO4) Students will become familiar with the operations of commercially available ERP systems.

(S1) Adaptability

(S2) Problem-solving skills

(S3) Commercial Awareness

(S4) Teamwork

(S5) Organisational skills

(S6) Communication skills

(S7) IT skills

(S8) International Awareness

(S9) Lifelong Learning skills

(S10) Ethical Awareness

(S11) Leadership

Teaching Method 1: Lecture
Scheduled Directed Student Hours: 24
Description: Lectures are used to introduce, explore and critique current theory, concepts and professional practice. A range of journals, texts, online videos and opinion pieces will be used as a basis for further reading/study to extend application of theory to a range of sectors. References to new research will expose students to state-of-the-art contemporary research.
Attendance Recorded: Yes

Teaching Method 2: Tutorial
Scheduled Directed Student Hours: 12
Description: Tutorials will develop students’ skills of critical analysis and strategic thinking. Workshop-style activities covering case studies, problem solving, and group work will link theory and practice and develop students’ skills in collaborative teamwork and communication.
Attendance Recorded: Yes

Self-Directed Learning Hours: 114
Description: Students are expected to consult a variety of resources as background and supplementary reading, including the relevant parts of the recommended texts, and state-of-the-art journal articles. These resources will be accessible via the library. Students will also be expected to identify their own resources by undertaking a literature search as part of the module assessment. Students are advised to follow the lecture notes for the module. Tutorial questions and problems should be attempted before attending the tutorial sessions. Suggested outline answers and solutions will be provided.

Skills Mapping

Skill: Adaptability
How is it developed: By engaging with different case studies in order to understand the features of enterprise systems.
How is it assessed (if applicable): Coursework

Skill: Problem-solving skills
How is it developed: Through research and case studies.
How is it assessed (if applicable): Coursework

Skill: Commercial Awareness
How is it developed: By gaining knowledge of the commercial co ntexts of technology applications.
How is it assessed (if applicable): Coursework

Skill: Teamwork
How is it developed: Through opportunities to solve problems in teams.
How is it assessed (if applicable): Coursework

Skill: Organisational skills
How is it developed: Through time and task management for the module assignment.
How is it assessed (if applicable): Coursework

Skill: Communication skills
How is it developed: By engaging with case studies, report writing and working in groups.
How is it assessed (if applicable): Coursework

Skill: IT skills
How is it developed: Through practical, hands-on lab sessions.
How is it assessed (if applicable):

Skill: International Awareness
How is it developed: Through case studies of business and technologies in an international context.
How is it assessed (if applicable):

Skill: Lifelong Learning skills
How is it developed: Preparation and research processes for in- class exercises and module assignments.
How is it assessed (if applicable): Coursework

Skill: Ethical Awareness
How is it developed: Through understanding ethical uses of institutional data.
How is it assessed (if applicable):

Skill: Leadership
How is it developed: Through group tasks.
How is it assessed (if applicable):

Business functions and business processes;
The development of enterprise resource planning systems;
Marketing information systems and the sales order process;
Production and supply chain management information systems;
Accounting in Enterprise Resource Planning systems;
Human resources processes with Enterprise Resource Planning;
Process modelling, process improvement, and Enterprise Resource Planning implementation;
Enterprise Resource Planning and electronic commerce.