1. SYTHENSISE THE DIFFERENT VIEWS OF A COMPLEX ENTERPRISE SYSTEM AND USE MODELS TO REPRESENT REQUIREMENTS.
Analysis
Communication
Learning

2. DEMONSTRATE THE ACQUISITION OF PRACTICAL SKILLS THROUGH THE DESIGN OF A SOPHISTICATED ENTERPRISE SYSTEM INCLUDING USER SCREENS AND RELEVANT REPORTS.
Application
Problem solving

3. CRITICALLY EVALUATE THE EXPERT PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED BY A SYSTEMS ANALYST.
Analysis
Communication

4. RESEARCH AND REFLECT ON THE COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DIFFERENT METHODOLOGIES USED TO IMPLEMENT AN ENTERPRISE SYSTEM.
Enquiry
Reflection

This module will cover topics of:
* Software and system metrics
* Enterprise software packages
* Enterprise systems implementation methodologies
- Requirements determination
- Team organisation and communication
- Feasibility and risk analysis
- Solution design
- Systems implementation lifecycle
- Logical data modelling
* Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems / Enterprise systems
- ERP fundamentals and concepts
- Business process automation
* Human computer interaction
-Participants and Roles (end user, IS professional, computer, and information)
- Human-based Issues (perception, cognition, memory constraints, problem solving, affect, and behaviour)
- Evaluation Issues (evaluation methods, usability evaluation, and user experience evaluation)
- Interactive Technologies (visual displays, information presentation, and control devices input / output media)
- Impacts of enterprise systems (humans, work, organization, society, culture, and international issues)

An INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT weighted at 70% (Learning Outcomes 1, 2 and 4).

This will involve the analysis and design of a required enterprise system based on a given case study.
An ACADEMIC POSTER with text support of 1000 WORDS weighted at 30% assessing Learning Outcomes 1 and 3 effectively presenting the key aspects of the analysis and design of solution.

A mixture of research seminars and lectures, enquiry based learning and group work. There will be an emphasis on independent learning.

Teaching delivery will consist of 12 hours of lectures and 24 hours practical/tutorial sessions.

Laudon, K. C. and Laudon, J. P. (2016) Management information systems: managing the digital firm (14th edition), Pearson.

Coronel, C. and Morris, S. (2017) Database systems: design, implementation, and management (12th edition), Cengage Learning.

Magal, S. R. and Word, J. (2012) Integrated business processes with ERP systems, Wiley.

Access to suitable development environments
Modelling tools e.g. QSEE Superlite
Web Page Editors such as Adobe Master Suite, Microsoft Expression Studio
SAP ERP system

None

This module introduces you to enterprise technologies and the analysis and design of enterprise systems. It also covers the key academic concept of usability and introduces standards and modelling techniques for enterprise system design. You will gain basic practical skills in the analysis and design of enterprise systems.

"A mixture of research seminars and lectures, enquiry based learning and group work. There will be an emphasis on independent learning.

Teaching delivery will consist of 13 hours of lectures and 26 hours practical/tutorial sessions.
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