FIT5101 Enterprise Systems replaces existing units IMS5052 Enterprise Systems and BUS5700 Integrated business systems - SAP R/3. FIT5101 has been designed to provide a core unit in the PG Enterprise Systems major for the Master of Business (Information Technology Management)in 2008. This unit may also be used as an elective in the current masters degrees in the Faculty of IT in 2008.

21 May, 2013 - Revised pre-requisites to cater for transition arrangements in relation to the introduction of the new version of the MBIS in 2014.

18/7/13 Amending prerequisites and prohibitions. Effective Semester 1 2014.

9/8/2013 -Objectives amended by CE to comply with AQF requirements.

21/10/2014 - Amended prerequisite requirements by adding 2015, FIT9xxx version of 2014, FIT5xxx foundation units. Approved at GPC 4/14 (Item 6.2).

19/6/2015 - Amended prerequisite requirements to cater for course architecture requirements impacting on the ability of Master of Business students to complete their information technology specialisation. Added recognition of 24 credit points of study from the first two blocks of units within the Master of Business course.

12/06/2017: Admin - updating location of offering to reflect actual campus offerings at the ADE's request.

25/01/2018 - Admin: updated prereqs to include a new unit BTF5904 which replaced BTF5903 as advised by BusEco.

1/2/2018 - Amended pre-requisites to allow Master of Project Management (C6006) students to complete the information technology stream.

1/02/2019 - Add new MPM course code (B6019) to prerequisites.

20/9/2019: Admin - updating exam duration to include additional 10 minutes as per University requirement.

23/09/2020 - Admin: Update to include new assessment and teaching approach fields as per Handbook requirements.

08/06/2021 - Made minor changes to the wording of the objectives.

This is a core unit in the Enterprise Systems Professional Track for the Master of Business Information Systems (MBIS). It combines IMS5052 Enterprise Systems and BUS5700 Integrated business systems SAP R/3 and was designed to rationalise current similar units.

The unit provides students with an overview of enterprise systems and is designed to describe the role of enterprise systems as part of the larger IT infrastructure within large scale organisations. A case study approach will be adopted which will focus on inherent issues surrounding management and deployment of enterprise systems, together with implementation issues influencing the impact of these systems on the organisation. SAP ECC6 will be the software of choice to introduce students to the complexity of enterprise resource planning systems through tutorial workshops.

On successful completion of this unit students should be able to:

• describe the role of enterprise systems in supporting the business strategy, business drivers and business requirements of various organisations;

• identify the main suppliers, products and application domains of enterprise wide packages;

• explain the scale and complexity of enterprise system packages with specific reference to enterprise resource planning systems in large scale organisations;

• describe the integrative role of enterprise systems for information within the organisational context;

• describe the role of enterprise systems as part of the larger IT infrastructure of large scale organisations;

• identify the implementation variables, individual variables and contextual variables in enterprise system implementations and describe their role in achieving a successful implementation outcome;

• use SAP S/4 HANA to demonstrate the complexity and integrative nature of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system in a case organisation.

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The unit provides students with an overview of enterprise systems and is designed to describe the role of enterprise systems as part of the larger IT infrastructure within large scale organisations. A case study approach will be adopted which will focus on inherent issues surrounding management and deployment of enterprise systems, together with implementation issues influencing the impact of these systems on the organisation. SAP ECC6 will be the software of choice to introduce students to the complexity of enterprise resource planning systems through tutorial workshops.

Technological requirements

This unit uses SAP S/4 HANA. The SAP system is installed in the computing labs and can be remotely installed on laptops and home computers. Students can download the SAP GUI to enable access to the SAP system via their personal machine for the duration of the unit.

On-campus and off-campus

Case-based teaching

Problem-based learning

Examination (2 hours and 10 minutes): 40%; In-semester assessment: 60%

1. Assignment 1 - Evaluating Enterprise Systems: A Strategic Approach Learning (group task) - 30% - ULO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
2. Assignment 2 - Business Process Integration: A Practical Approach Learning (individual task) - 20% - ULO: 7
3. Assignment 3 - SAP User Manual - 10% - ULO: 7
4. Examination - 40% - ULO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:

(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:

(b.) Study schedule for off-campus students:

(c.) Additional requirements (all students):

Studio room required

FIT

Callista prerequisites: No prerequisites for MBIS (Professional) (3341.2), MBIS (Honours) (3343), MPM (C6006, B6019)

Callista and Handbook Prerequisites: Master of Project Management (C6006, B6019): No pre-requisites

For all other courses: FIT9123 or (MGX5962 and three of (ACF5903, BTF5903, BTF5904, ECF5953, ETF5900, MGF5020, MGF5030, MGX5991, MGX5992 or MKX5955)