Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) (3 cr)

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01.09.2525

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Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Further information

The information channel during the course will be the course itslearning page.

All case study related questions from students are placed at the lectures, and case study support sessions - 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.

Further information

The information channel during the course will be the course itslearning page.

All case study related questions from students are placed at the lectures, and case study support sessions - 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.

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

Evaluation methods and criteria

Course grade will be based on the following items:
50 % - Exam
25 % - Case study: Material Management
25 % - Case study: Production Planning & Execution
Active participation to the discussions at the lectures during the entire course, will have positive impact to final grade of the course (possible raising the course grade max. 0,5 grade if the discussion and participation has been really active during the entire course)

All the different elements that are evaluated during the course - will be separately evaluated.
The final grade is calculated according to the percentages of these elements.

- It is mandatory to pass the exam
- If student does not pass the exam, the course remains failed as long as the exam has been passed successfully

- In case MM, PP (and WM) case studys are not executed by the time of the DL given to each case study separately, the grade for the case study returned late will be -0,5 lower per case study


BONUS Possibility:
- In case student executes Warehouse Management 1 minimum 70% correct, it will raise the exam evaluation with 0,25 grade
- In case student executes both Warehouse Management 1 & 2 minimum 70% correct, it will raise the exam evaluation with 0,5 grade


SAP Case study evaluation:
0-50 % Grade 0
50-60% Grade 1
60-70% Grade 2
70-80% Grade 3
80-90% Grade 4
90-100% Grade 5

SAP Case study evaluation % will come automatically from SAP Case study monitor.
During the course we will follow up case study progress on weekly basis.

The students are also able to monitor themselves the progress (%) of each case study from the SAP case study monitor.

All SAP case study unclarities will be discussed at the lectures on campus / on the case study support sessions.

Exam schedules

The exam will be NN.NN.2025. Exam will be done with pen and paper - without SAP.
- The exam will be held at:

There will be four open questions in the exam.
Each question will be max. 5 points > Max points from the exam: 20 p.

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.
- The questions in the exam are in English, and the answers will be provided in English.

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 2026:
-
-
-

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

Completion alternatives

No optional ways to execute the course.
The course is held only at the campus - no online possibility.

At campus: All lectures, case study support sessions and exams

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

Evaluation scale

H-5

Student workload

- Lectures, Active participation + discussion at the lectures + reading the notes
- Case study support sessions
- 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)
- Exam + Preparation to the exam

Teaching methods

- Learning by doing
- Applying the theory to practise

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!

Materials

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

There is an expectation that notes are made at the lectures, in case some figures etc. are written e.g. to the whiteboard during the lecture.

All course material is relevant to the exam.

realization.grade0Description

Reason why course is failed:
- Student has not passed the exam
- The course remains failed as long as the student has successfully passed the exam

The exam needs to be passed.

realization.grade1Description

Intermediate understanding of:
- Material management processes
- Production planning processes

Intermediate skills and understanding how ERP system can support the business

In the open questions in exam student is not able to provide examples to the situations.
In the open questions student is not able to understand the linkage between IT system and business process
In the open questions all questions are not answered
Might be that student has received good evaluation for the case study for the subject (e.g. MM area) - nevertheless student is not able to answer questions for that subject in the exam
> The understanding of the subject is thereby in very intermediate level still

- Exam passed

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

Active participation to the discussions at the lectures during the entire course, will have positive impact to final grade of the course (possible raising the course grade max. 0,5 grade if the discussion and participation has been really active during the entire course)

BONUS Possibility:
- In case student executes Warehouse Management 1 minimum 70% correct, it will raise the exam evaluation with 0,25 grade
- In case student executes both Warehouse Management 1 & 2 minimum 70% correct, it will raise the exam evaluation with 0,5 grade

realization.grade3Description

Good understanding of:
- Material management processes
- Production planning processes

Good skills and understanding how ERP system can support the business

- In the open questions in exam student is able to provide some examples to the situations. The examples might not been all suitable to the context that is in discussion.
- In the open questions student is able to understand in some level the linkage between IT system and business process. Student has some understanding the theory and how it can be applied in the context that is in discussion.
- In the open questions most of the questions are answered and there might be some justifications
- Students expresses quite good the skills in the areas of MM, PP (& WM)
> Might be that the skills are not equally good in theory and in practice

- Exam passed

Active participation to the discussions at the lectures during the entire course, will have positive impact to final grade of the course (possible raising the course grade max. 0,5 grade if the discussion and participation has been really active during the entire course)

BONUS Possibility:
- In case student executes Warehouse Management 1 minimum 70% correct, it will raise the exam evaluation with 0,25 grade
- In case student executes both Warehouse Management 1 & 2 minimum 70% correct, it will raise the exam evaluation with 0,5 grade

realization.grade5Description

Very good understanding of:
- Material management processes
- Production planning processes

Very good skills and understanding how ERP system can support the business

- In the open questions in exam student is able to provide good examples to the situations.
- In the open questions student is able to understand the linkage between IT system and business process. Student really understands the theory and how it can be applied in the context that is in discussion.
- In the open questions all questions are thoroughly answered and justified
- Students expresses versatile the skills in the areas of MM, PP (& WM)
> Both in theory and in practice

- Exam passed

Active participation to the discussions at the lectures during the entire course, will have positive impact to final grade of the course (possible raising the course grade max. 0,5 grade if the discussion and participation has been really active during the entire course)

BONUS Possibility:
- In case student executes Warehouse Management 1 minimum 70% correct, it will raise the exam evaluation with 0,25 grade
- In case student executes both Warehouse Management 1 & 2 minimum 70% correct, it will raise the exam evaluation with 0,5 grade

International connections

Theoretical part: ERP theory & Business processes understaing
Practical part: Case studies hands-on with SAP S/4 Hana
> The key is to understand how do the business processes relate to the ERP systems

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. 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.

3. 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: Learning together with other students supports social context 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.

Content scheduling

The course is held totally in English.
All the assignments will be in English and all the answers, reports etc. need to be done also in English.
The exam will be held only in English - both questions and answers.

Timing:
- The course will be executed during autumn semester 2025.
- There will be 13 pcs 2 hours sessions reserved for the course.
- First lecture will be course introduction - in addition one of the 13 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 a process - the 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 and thereby the business processes – 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.

It is mandatory to pass the exam. Exam is held only at campus - not via itslearning etc.

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