Offered by the Information Science and Technology Department

Overview
Corporations world-wide have focused on improving business processes for the past two decades. In their efforts to use information technology more effectively in enabling business processes, we have seen the emergence and growth of Enterprise Systems, and more recently Extended Enterprise Systems such as Supply Chain Management (SCM), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Strategic Enterprise Management (SEM), and Business Intelligence.Most Fortune 500 companies have already adopted Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and many midsize companies are also planning ERP implementations.With a commitment to keep pace with these changes in business processes and technology, the University of Missouri system joined SAP's University alliance programs in order to continue and expand classroom capabilities for integrating ERP software into the curriculum.

ERP systems can be used to reinforce many of the concepts covered in the business discipline.ERP systems incorporate state-of-the-art technology, providing a comprehensive teaching tool for business and for information systems.Universities that have successfully incorporated an ERP system into their curricula find unprecedented student demand for those subjects.There is also an increasing demand for ERP related research.

ERP can be viewed as a combination of business management practice and technology, where Information Technology integrates with a company's core business processes to enable the achievement of specific business objectives. The Missouri S&T program prepares undergraduate and graduate students for positions as both technical and business consultants in the ERP field.

Graduate Certificate in Enterprise Resource Planning
A graduate level student may receive an ERP Graduate Certificate from the Information Science and Technology department at Missouri S&T by completing four courses, consisting of ERP Systems Design and Implementation (IST 346/BUS 326), Supply Chain Management Systems (IST 347/BUS 366), Strategic Enterprise Management (IST 348/BUS 386), and ERP Systems Configuration and Integration (IST 446/BUS 426).

Students with a Graduate Certificate in ERP will be eligible for an Missouri S&T-SAP Certificate, authorized by the SAP Corporation.

Entrance into IST M.S. Graduate Program:
A student that completes a Graduate Certificate at Missouri S&T, having earned a grade of "B" or better in each of the certificate courses, may be admitted to the M.S. program in Information Science & Technology.The normal application process will be followed, but the minimum undergraduate GPA and GRE score requirement will be waived.Normal course prerequisites still apply.

Enterprise Resource Planning Courses
IST 346/BUS 326: Enterprise Resource Planning Systems Design and Implementation
This course provides a technical overview of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems and their impact on organiztaions.SAP is introduced to illustrate the conepts, fundamentals, framework, general information technology context, the technological infrastructure, and integration of business entrprise-wide applications.SAP's Solution Manager will be used to illustrate the various stages of implementing an ERP solution.

Prerequisite: IST 141 or equivalent or permission of the instructor
IST 347/BUS 366: Supply Chain Management Systems
The course will study the need for supply chain integration and the challenges of managing complex interfaces. This course focuses on the systems approach to the planning, analysis, design, development, and evaluation of supply chain management. The course discusses activities that lead to integration of information and material flows across multiple organizations in the supply chain including global supply chains.

Prerequisite: IST 346/BUS 326
IST 348/BUS 386: Strategic Enterprise Management Systems
This course will study the use of information technology for the formulation and implementation of strategy in the organization. SAP's Strategic Enterprise Management (SEM) will be used to study the development of business plans, definition of key performance indicators, and evaluation of business. SEM's Business Process Simulation will be used to emphasize the role of an integrated business.

Prerequisite: IST 346/BUS 326
IST 446/ BUS426: Enterprise Resource Planning Systems Configuration and Integration
This course will look at design and implementation practices for business processes in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. Course will examine and apply techniques used in SAP R/3 for system configuration and integration with a focus on finance, materials management and sales and distribution modules.

Prerequisite: IST 346/BUS 326 and Graduate standing
Planned Regular Schedule

ERP Certificate Requirements