The “Enterprise Systems” module provides students with both foundational and advanced knowledge of enterprise systems and their role in modern organizations. Students gain a comprehensive understanding of the interrelationships between organizations, business processes, and IT systems.

Dear students,

Starting this semester, we are pleased to offer you a unique learning opportunity as part of the Enterprise Systems course: Through a collaboration with SAP SE, SAP University Alliances, the university's Ruhr Campus Academy, and the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, we are enabling you to actively and directly deepen the course content using a real enterprise system.

Building on the topics covered in the Enterprise Systems course, you can book the extensive SAP TS410 course and receive credit for the exercises already completed in the Enterprise Systems lecture.

Enroll today at https://welearninbits.com/ and expand your knowledge from the lecture on a state-of-the-art SAP S/4HANA system.

The facts at a glance:

• Deepening of knowledge: In-depth exploration of the course material.
• Practical application: Hands-on experience with the software.
• Creditability: Can be credited towards "Key Competencies" (Schlüsselkompetenzen) according to the examination regulations (PO).
• Excellent reference: A valuable addition to your CV.
• Official SAP Certification: Earn the TS410 certificate from SAP (Germany's largest software company).
• Additional Certificate of Participation: Issued by the University of Duisburg-Essen.

Degree

Bachelor

Cycle

Summer term

Language

German

Qualification goals

The students:

• become familiar with selected challenges faced by companies in increasingly digitized institutions.
• examine the relationship between business management issues, such as strategy formulation, and technical implementation.
• understand the objectives, tasks, and characteristics of Enterprise Systems.
• gain an understanding of how to master the duality of application system and organizational design within the context of corporate strategy.
• learn about change management in organizations during transformation projects.

Structure

• Fundamentals of Enterprise Systems
  • Objectives and scope of tasks
  • End-user perspective on Enterprise Systems (UI/UX)
  • Perspectives on the relationship between technical and organizational systems
• Classification of Enterprise Systems within Enterprise Architectures
  • Strategy Level: Development of business strategy, business units, and competitive positioning
  • Process Level: Modeling, design, and improvement of business processes in relation to business goals, effectiveness, and efficiency
  • System Level: Planning and management of targeted support for the process level through information systems
• Change Management during the implementation of Enterprise Systems in companies

Literature

• Aier, Stephan; Schönherr, Marten (Hrsg.): Enterprise application integration: Serviceorientierung und nachhaltige Architekturen. Berlin: Gito-Verl., 2004. ISBN 9783936771305. 
• Alpar, Paul; Grob, Heinz Lothar; Weimann, Peter; Winter, Robert: Anwendungsorientierte Wirtschaftsinformatik: Strategische Planung, Entwicklung und Nutzung von Informations- und Kommunikationssystemen. 5. Aufl. Wiesbaden: Vieweg, 2008. ISBN 9783834804389. 
• Gadatsch, Andreas: Grundkurs Geschäftsprozess-Management: Methoden und Werkzeuge für die IT-Praxis; eine Einführung für Studenten und Praktiker. 6., aktualisierte Aufl. Wiesbaden: Vieweg + Teubner, 2010. ISBN 9783834807625. 
• Lankhorst, Marc: Enterprise Architecture at Work: Modelling, Communication and Analysis. Berlin: Springer, 2009. ISBN 978-3-642-01309-6. 
• Lehmann, Frank R.: Integrierte Prozessmodellierung mit ARIS. 1. Aufl. Heidelberg: Dpunkt Verl., 2008. ISBN 9783898644976. 
• Österle, Hubert; Winter, Robert; Baumöl, Ulrike (Hrsg.): Business Engineering: Auf dem Weg zum Unternehmen des Informationszeitalters. 2. Aufl. Berlin: Springer, 2003. ISBN 3540000496. 
• Schmelzer, Hermann J.; Sesselmann, Wolfgang: Geschäftsprozessmanagement in der Praxis: Kunden zufrieden stellen - Produktivität steigern - Wert erhöhen. 7. Aufl. München: Hanser, Carl, 2010. ISBN 978-3446421851.

Methods of assessment

Final exam (usually 90 minutes)