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Business Software (English taught)28500/3977/1718/1/79
Study guide

Business Software (English taught)

28500/3977/1718/1/79
Academic year 2017-18
Is found in:
  • International Curriculum, programme stage 3
In other study programme:
  • Bachelor of Business Management as Business Software (Dutch)
  • Bachelor of Business Management as Business Software (Dutch)
  • Bachelor of Business Management as Business Software (English taught)
This is a single course unit.
Study load: 3 credits
Weight: 3,00
Total study time: 75,00 hours
Possible deadlines for learning account: 01.12.2017 () or 15.03.2018 ()

Organisation of education

Teaching Activities, Learning Activities, Assessment Activities
Self-study51,00 hours
Seminar24,00 hours
This course unit is marked out of 20 (rounded to an integer).
Re-sit exam: is possible.
Special admission is required to enrol in this course unit under
  • credit contract.
  • exam contract (to obtain a credit).
  • exam contract (to obtain a degree).
Co-ordinator: Madalijns Rudi
Other teaching staff: Glor Albert
Language course: No
Languages: English
Scheduled for: Semester 2

Objectives

The part ERP aims at giving the stiudents insight into how an ERP package (Enterprise Resource Planning) may lead to a fully integrated management (logistics, commercially, financially, …) of an organisation. The students get an answer to the question how they can organise continuous management and improvement of the different company processes.

Contents

  • Functioning of an ERP software

  • Business processes
  • CRM software

Order of enrolment

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Prerequisites

Competences acquired in courses Business Process Management and Supply Chain Management.

Final objectives

1. The student knows and has insight into general and logistics company processes and into the document flow of an organisation

Indicators:

  • The student has insight into general and logistics company processes (purchase processes, sales processes, stock management, warahouse management, financial management, …)
  • The student is able to visualise processes
  • The student has insight into the document flow of an organisation

2. The student has knowledge of and insight into general and logistics company processes and is able to manage these company processes efficiently by means of an integrated software package

Indicators:

  • The student has insight into the construction and structure of ERP software
  • The student has insight into the mutual relationships between the different modules
  • The student has insight into the influence of data and information input on the whole process
  • The student has insight into data processing and adaption of data
  • The student is able to integrate company processes in ERP software
  • The student has knowledge of and insight into specific software in the field of logistics and the possibilities of these programmes
  • The student is able to execute a given number of assignments within a limited time frame.
  • The student has insight into the construction and structure of CRM software

Organisation of education

Through learning sessions, guided and individual exercises with the computer you get to know the ERP software. You prepare exercises and assignments independently; the lecturer will coach you and guide you where needed when independently completing assignments.

Study guidance

Individual study problems may be discussed with the lecturer.

Evaluation

First exam oppertunity:
non period bound evaluation: 30% business case
period bound evaluation: 70% exam using the computer, assignments to be finished within given deadline
Second exam oppertunity:
100% exam using the computer, assignments to be finished within given deadline