Cloud Approaches for Enterprise Systems
Duration
- One semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 24 hours face to face + blended
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2023 teaching periods
| Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 2 |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
| Swinburne Online Teaching Period 2 |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
or
Equivalent
INF20012 Enterprise Systems
Aims and objectives
New unit from 2023 (replaces INF20012)
This unit introduces students to the critical role cloud-based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platforms play in supporting efficient and agile business processes. Contemporary organisations use ERPs for Customer Relationship Management, Supply Chain Management, Financial Management, as well as for bespoke business functions. The design, configuration, integration and operation of these ‘software ecosystems’ is complicated by their scale and the complexity. Through real-world cases, this unit provides an overview of the global, social and economic motivations for cloud-based ERPs and addresses the strategic and managerial issues faced by contemporary organisations as they manage their virtual value chains. Students will examine the different types of cloud-based ERP service models (SaaS, PaaS) and explore the key challenges surrounding the management of cloud-based ERPs particularly process integration and data analytics enablement.
Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Analyse and articulate the role of cloud-based enterprise systems in organisations from a global, social and economic perspective
2. Develop a coherent understanding of the application of cloud-based enterprise systems to organisational supply-chains
3. Apply technical and theoretical knowledge regarding the operation of enterprise systems to the management of enterprise information
4. Communicate effectively as a professional and function as an effective leader or member of a team
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
Type
Hours per week
Number of Weeks
Total
On Campus Computer Lab
2
12
24
Online (asynchronous Lecture)
1
12
12
Unspecified Activities Independent Learning
9.5
12
114
TOTAL
150 hours
OUA
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Online Activities | 12.5 | 12 | 150 |
TOTAL | 150 hours |
Assessment
Types | Individual/Group Role | Weighting | Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) |
Assignment 1 | Individual | 30-40% | 1,2,5 |
| Assignment 2 | Individual | 30-50% | 1,2,3 |
Test | Individual | 20-30% | 1,2,3 |
Content
- The strategic and economic context in which modern organisations operate.
- The operational and strategic importance of cloud-based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.
- Data security, privacy and data sovereignty issues with cloud-based ERPs.
- The integration of individual organisations into supply chains and supply chain systems through cloud ERP models.
- The lifecycle management challenges of cloud ERPs from solution design, implementation, change management, administration and operational management, and upgrade or decommissioning.
- The future of cloud-based ERPs.
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
Students are advised to check the unit outline in the relevant teaching period for appropriate textbooks and further reading