FIT5101 Enterprise systems
Faculty of Information Technology
FIT5101 Enterprise systems is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Information Technology, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Caulfield and Malaysia. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Caulfield, Malaysia
- Workload
- 12 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2024 entry.
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Requisites
Before FIT5101
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After FIT5101
No unit lists FIT5101 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisites: Master of Project Management (C6006, B6019): No prerequisites.
All other courses: (FIT9123 or FIT5123 or FIT9006 or equivalent) or (MGX5962 and three of (ACF5903, BTF5903, ECF5953, ETF5900, MGF5020, MGF5030, MGX5991, MGX5992 or MKX5955))
Overview
The unit provides students with an overview of enterprise systems and is designed to describe the role of enterprise systems as part of the larger IT infrastructure within large scale organisations. A case study approach will be adopted which will focus on inherent issues surrounding management and deployment of enterprise systems, together with implementation issues influencing the impact of these systems on the organisation. SAP ECC6 will be the software of choice to introduce students to the complexity of enterprise resource planning systems through tutorial workshops.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | On campus |
| First semester | Malaysia | Evening |
| First semester (Fully flex) | Caulfield | Flexible |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Describe the role of enterprise systems in supporting the business strategy, business drivers and business requirements of various organisations;
- 2
Identify the main suppliers, products and application domains of enterprise wide packages;
- 3
Explain the scale and complexity of enterprise system packages with specific reference to enterprise resource planning systems in large scale organisations;
- 4
Describe the integrative role of enterprise systems for information within the organisational context;
- 5
Describe the role of enterprise systems as part of the larger IT infrastructure of large scale organisations;
- 6
Identify the implementation variables, individual variables and contextual variables in enterprise system implementations and describe their role in achieving a successful implementation outcome;
- 7
Use SAP ECC6 to demonstrate the complexity and integrative nature of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system in a case organisation.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:
(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:
- 2 hours of lectures
- One 2-hour laboratory
(b.) Study schedule for off-campus students:
- Off-campus students generally do not attend lecture and tutorial sessions, however should plan to spend equivalent time working through the relevant resources and participating in discussion groups each week.
(c.) Additional requirements (all students):
- A minimum of 2-3 hours of personal study per one hour of contact time in order to satisfy the reading and assignment expectations.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Steve Paull
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for FIT5101?
FIT5101 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is FIT5101 offered?
In 2020, FIT5101 runs in Semester 1 at Caulfield and Malaysia.
How much work is FIT5101?
The handbook expects about 12 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.