Syllabus
Title
0863 IT Seminar Course (SC IT)
Instructors
PD Nils Löhndorf, Ph.D., ao.Univ.Prof. Dr. Alexander Prosser, Ass.Prof. Mag.Dr. Petra Staufer-Steinnocher, o.Univ.Prof. Dr. Alfred Taudes
Type
PI
Weekly hours
4
Language of instruction
Englisch
Registration
09/05/17 to 09/08/17
Registration via LPIS
Registration via LPIS
Notes to the course
Subject(s) Master Programs
Dates
Day | Date | Time | Room |
---|---|---|---|
Tuesday | 10/03/17 | 09:00 AM - 12:30 PM | D2.0.038 |
Tuesday | 10/10/17 | 09:00 AM - 12:30 PM | D2.0.030 |
Tuesday | 10/24/17 | 09:00 AM - 12:30 PM | D2.0.038 |
Tuesday | 11/14/17 | 09:00 AM - 12:30 PM | D2.0.038 |
Tuesday | 11/28/17 | 01:00 PM - 05:30 PM | D2.0.025 Workstation-Raum |
Tuesday | 01/30/18 | 09:00 AM - 12:30 PM | D2.0.038 |
The overall goal of this seminar course is to povide the students with the skills necessary for the successfull use of information systems for solving real-world SCM problems. The students will develop skills in the areas information systems concepts in SCM, IS project management, IS modelling, IS implementation and IS integration via the implementation of case studies based on modern standard software like SAP Business by Design or ArcGIS. These skills are necessary for implementing modern planning and execution concepts in real-world SCM processes.
After successful completion of the class, students should be able to
- develop an IS-model for a given SCM problem setting
- customize SCM standard software
- develop and present solutions in a team
- synchronize work as part of a larger project team
- understand the problems arising when integrating several software tools
- autonomous groupworks
- presentations
- discussions
- seminar paper describing IS design and implementation
Max. achievable points: 100
· 5 for class participation
· 15 for presentations of ongoing work (group work)
· 30 for final presentation (group work)
· 50 for seminar paper (group work)
Grading scale:
- Excellent (1): 87.5% - 100.0%
- Good (2): 75.0% - <87.5%
- Satisfactory (3): 62.5% - <75.0%
- Sufficient (4): 50.0% - <62.5%
- Fail (5): <50.0%
Prerequisite for passing the course: minimum performance of 40% in the final examination.
WU MSc SCM students:
- Successful completion of "Operations Research 1".
Incoming students (exchange partners):
- studying a specifically supply chain related program
- min. 15 ECTS credits in logistics and/or operations management
- min. 5 ECTS credits in ERP-systems
- min. 5 ECTS credits in IT design or an similar area
Students should have a good knowledge of ERP-, GIS and Datawarehouse Systems, project management techniques and IS-modelling
An introduction to the information systems used in the seminar is given at the beginning of the course
Last edited: 2017-11-28
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