The content of the module will consist of the following topic areas:

Management and organisational structures
Usability and requirements engineering
Systems Integration and Electronic Data Interchange
Issues with Asynchronous and Synchronous data exchange
Systems Modelling
Types of Systems: Enterprise Systems, Information Systems, Decision Support Systems
Protocols and Systems architecture (OSI 7-layer model etc.)
Engineering and maintenance of robust large-scale computer systems
Security issues

ASSIGNMENT Weighting 100%: Practical software implementation with associated documentation, models and critical evaluation to demonstrate enterprise and practical skills in software engineering and systems integration and to demonstrate that these skills can be applied in a complex environment. (Learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3). Final assessment.

On-line materials will exemplify topical issues and best practice case studies.

You will be prepared for each topic via a weekly briefing by the relevant member of the teaching team. The tasks set will be explained and the relevant resources released. You will then be expected to make progress on the tasks independently reporting back to the teaching team via an electronic review meeting until the task is completed before progressing to the next topic.

You will use a range of technologies which will be provided, where necessary, by the School or available online

Online, telephone, and email support will be provided as necessary as will community learning tools via our VLE.

Range of journals and articles and online learning materials including material direct from SAP as appropriate to individual student needs.

MANGAL, S.R.; WORD, J. (2011), Integrated Business Processes with ERP Systems , Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 978-0470478448

PRENCIPE, A. (2005) The business of systems integration. Edited by Prencipe,A; Davies, A and Hobday, M. New York: Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN: 978-0199263233

PRESSMAN, R.S. (2014) Software Engineering: A Practitioner’s Approach 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, ISBN: 978-1259253157

The software resources required for this module will be provided by the School or available to you for free download. They will be reviewed each year to ensure they are current and reflective of those used in industry.

You will be notified by the teaching team the specific resources to be used as part of the module induction.

Appropriate Systems modelling software and tools
Software development tools
Access to the SAP Enterprise Information System and associated toolset.

1. Research, plan, implement and critically evaluate the integration of a software system into an existing non-trivial environment taking into account security issues, protocols and requirements. (APPLICATION, PROBLEM SOLVING).
2. Demonstrate the ability to analyse, model, refine and critically evaluate real-world information requirements. (ENQUIRY, ANALYSIS).
3. Research, evaluate, select and apply appropriate methods and techniques to manage the technical and non-technical business of integrating software systems in the context of a global enterprise. (KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING, APPLICATION).