Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) (3 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

Timing:
- The course will be executed during autumn semester 2024.
- The course will start at September 2024 and the course will end in December 2024.
- There will be 14 pcs 2 hours sessions reserved for the course.
- First lecture will be course introduction - in addition one of the 14 sessions will be the exam.
- If you are not able to attend to some lecture > please see the course itslearning page / ask from fellow student to make sure what were the topics that were discussed during the lecture.

Content:
ERP Theoretical part:
- Get an overall understanding of ERP systems; the system landscape and other IT systems related to ERP
- Understand the value of the ERP system in the business process; how and why ERP systems are used
- Bring up the importance of data management
- Take a look at the real-life issues companies are dealing with ERP systems
- (Get an insight to SAP implementations)

ERP Practical part:
- Get a hands-on experience with SAP S/4 Hana
- See how the business processes actually work and how the data flows
> Understand the meaning of previous and next steps in a process flow
- Get familiar with three processes; Material Management Production Planning & Execution and Warehouse Management
- Learn how to operate the system – SAP skills are highly valued in companies

Attending to lectures is not mandatory, nevertheless:
- SAP user IDs are handed only at the lectures - this is done only at the lectures in campus F2F in order to make sure all students are able to login to system and get the work started as smoothly as possible. It is also a must to make sure that information security policies are obeyed.
- SAP case study support is available only at the lectures - not via emails, itslearning screen shots etc. The case study support is done also only at the campus during the lectures - this is done only at the campus in order to support the learning by doing and in order to provide support as fast as possible treating all students equally. The purpose is that students work the case studies first at the lectures - and then get right away support at the lecture. After the first lecture where the case study work is started, students are expected to continue finalizing the case studies at home / elsewhere - and when they need support, they will come to the next lecture and get help.
- Presenting the group work at the lecture is part of the course, and not attending to the presentation will have impacts on the evaluation. For details, please see the section: Evaluation.

It is mandatory to pass the exam. Exam is held only at campus - not via itslearning etc.
Business process report is mandatory - and opponing is mandatory. Not attending to the presentation will have impacts on the evaluation. For details, please see the section: Evaluation.

Objective

After completing the course the student will be able to:
explain the overall system framework of MPC-systems and design in details how ERP system operations are done

Materials

Material that will be used at the course:
- SAP Material
- Lecturers own material
- Group work reports
- Possible other material (if there is some other material, it will be pointed out separately at the course)

All course materials will be available in course itslearning page
All course material is relevant to the exam.

Most of the course materials will be available in course itslearning page – not all, thereby students are expected to make notes during the lectures!
All course material is relevant to the exam.

Teaching methods

SAP user IDs are handed only at the lectures
SAP User IDs are personal
The case study progress is followed by the user ID
> Case study progress is part of course evaluation

SAP Case studys may be executed:
- Together with others / in a group
- Nevertheless, everyone is responsible for returning own case studies

Support for case studies is available at the lectures!
All questions regarding the case studies are solved at the lectures, no screen shots via email/itslearning!

Exam schedules

The exam will be 9.12.2024. Exam will be done with pen and paper - without SAP.

There will be four open questions in the exam.
Each question will be max. 5 points > Max points from the exam: 20 p.
- The questions in the exam are in English, however students may answer in Finnish.

In the open questions you need to justify the answers, provide examples and explain your answers properly. Simplified answers without proper examples and justifications will have impact to exam evaluation.

Approximately 1/3 of the exam points to be achieved in order to pass the exam
- and achieving the grade 1 for the exam

Three possible dates for re-exam in spring 2025:
5.2.2025 at 14:00
3.4.2025 at 14:00
4.6.2025 at 14:00

Signing up to re-exam latest one week in advance by sending email to lecturer.

International connections

Theoretical part: ERP & Group work regarding Business processes
Practical part: Case studies hands-on with SAP S/4 Hana

1. Learning by doing (Case studies: MM, PP (&WM)) & Learning time management
> The purpose is that student will practice hands-on topics that have been discussed previously at the course in theory. Each case study will have own DL - Respecting the DLs is part of the learning process.
> Aim is that student will connect the theory to practice with the hands-on work
> In addition part of the course is to practise time management skills

2. Group working
> The purpose is that student will gain co-operation and presentation skills with the group working. In addition they familiarize themselves to the articles in the field of case study areas (MM & PP)

3. Lectures
> The purpose of lectures is to provide needed support and information to the field of case study areas. In addition the purpose of lectures is to have discussion in those fields: MM, PP & WM. Active participation to lectures (the discussions) will be considered as advantage in the evaluation.

4. Exam
> Lecture will be conducted with pen and paper - and the aim is that student is able to express in their own words what they have learned from the fields that have been handled at the lectures.

Sustainability will be considered at the course:
- Environment: Using IT systems and documents we consider the environment by reducing the waste reduction. Only the final exams are printed out - otherwise there are no printouts at the course.
- Social: Group working skills produce social responsibility and co-operation skills which are needed besides at work but also in the personal life. Course will conduct also equality.
- Governance: We take into consideration ethical business practices at the course.


Overall, the course takes into account the principles of sustainable development.

Completion alternatives

At campus: All lectures, group work walkthroughs and exams
At campus / online: Case study execution

The course consists of:
- Group work
- Lectures
- Case studies (Individual work / group work with the case studies)
- Exam

Student workload

- Group work, Creating the report + presentation + opponent work
- SAP MM case study, average time for the case study execution: 170 min
- SAP PP case study, average time for the case study execution: 200 min
(- SAP WM I case study, average time for the case study execution: 70 min)
(- SAP WM II case study, average time for the case study execution: 90 min)
- Lectures, Active participation + discussion at the lectures + reading the notes
- Exam, Preparation

Further information

Most of the course information will be presented in the course itslearning page.
All this material needs to be studied to the exam.

All case study related questions from students are placed at the lectures, not via emails, itslearning messages etc.

Eventhough attending to lectures is not mandatory, it is difficult to pass the course without being present at the lectures, e.g. SAP user IDs are handed only at the lectures.