MSBB H6015: Enterprise

Resource Systems and

Business Intelligence

Short Title: Enterprise Resource Systems and Business Intelligence APPROVED

Full Title: Enterprise Resource Systems and Business Intelligence

Module Code: MSBB H6015

ECTS credits: 10

NFQ Level: 9

Module Delivered in 1 programme(s)

Module Contributor: Brian Watters

Module Description: This module is aimed at giving learners and in-depth knowledge of the use of enterprise systems, the type
of data that the systems generate and how that data might be used to support decision making within an
enterprise. Students are introduced to that areas of decision making, data analytics and decision support
software.

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to

1. Identify and evaluate the role of enterprise systems in an organisation

2. Discuss and apply the range of predictive analytical techniques to business scenarios.
3. Demonstrate an ability to extract and cleanse relevant data from an enterprise system for analysis purposes
4. Apply prescriptive analytical techniques to a range of business scenarios.
5. Critically evaluate the range of relevant business intelligence tools available in the marketplace

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 MSBB H6015: Enterprise
Resource Systems and
Business Intelligence
Module Content & Assessment

Indicative Content

Enterprise Systems
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems, role and implementation, systems integration, enterprise systems tiered architecture &
modules, ERP life cycle & development, ERP implementation strategies, components, third party products and approaches, ERP operations
and support, training and stabilization, knowledge transfer

Business Intelligence
Business Intelligence and decision support, technologies for decision making, data warehousing, business reporting, visual analytics,
business performance management. Predictive Analytics, data mining, predictive modelling techniques, text analytics, web analytics.
Prescriptive Analytics, model-based decision making, optimisation, heuristic search methods and simulation, automated decision systems
and expert systems, knowledge management and collaborative systems. Big data and analytics, future trends.

Indicative Assessment Breakdown %

Course Work Assessment % 100.00%

Course Work Assessment %

Assessment Type Assessment Description Outcome % of Assessment

addressed total Date

Essay Research into the type and range of Enterprise systems used 1 10.00 Week 2
strategically in business

Essay Research paper on the impact of data visualisation in modern 1,5 15.00 Week 4
business decision making.

Project Use of a data mining tool to extract, cleanse and analyse a data 2,3 20.00 Week 7
set

Written Report The strategic use of prescriptive analytics in the business 4 30.00 Week 10
environment

Open-book The use of SAS software to extract, preprocess and analyse data 5 25.00 Sem 1 End
Examination sets.

No Final Exam Assessment %

Indicative Reassessment Requirement

Coursework Only
This module is reassessed solely on the basis of re-submitted coursework. There is no repeat written examination.

ITB reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

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Resource Systems and
Business Intelligence
Indicative Module Workload & Resources
Indicative Workload: Full Time

Frequency Indicative Average Weekly Learner Workload

Every Week 3.00

Every Week 2.00

Every Week 3.00

Indicative Workload: Part Time

Frequency Indicative Average Weekly Learner Workload

Every Week 3.00

Every Week 2.00

Every Week 3.00

Resources

Recommended Book Resources

Turban, Delen, Sharda 2008, Business Intelligence and Analytics, Systems for Decision Support, 10th Ed., Pearson

Luvai F. Motiwalla 2012, Enterprise Systems for Management. Luvai Motiwalla, Jeffrey Thompson, 2nd Ed., Prentice Hall New
Jersey [ISBN: 9780132570169]

Supplementary Book Resources

Ward, John, Daniel, Elizabeth 2006, Benefits Management – Delivering Value from IS and IT Investments, Wiley

Turban Sharda Delen 2014, Decision Support and Business Intelligence Systems, 9th Ed. [ISBN: 9781292024264]

Thomas H. Davenport, International Institute for Analytics 2012, Enterprise Analytics: Optimize Performance, Process, and
Decisions Through Big Data, FT Press [ISBN: 9780133039436]

S. Christian Albright, Wayne L. Winston 2015, Business Analytics: Data Analysis and Decision Making, 5th Ed., Cengage
Learning

Recommended Article/Paper Resources

1, European Business Review

2, Harvard Business Review

3, Journal of Strategic Information Systems

Other Resources

Internet based resource: SAP University Alliances Community

http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/uac

Internet based resource: 2

http://www.wlug.org.nz/EnterpriseSpeak

Module Delivered in

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Programme Code Programme Semester Delivery

BN_BMSBB_R Master of Business [90 ECTS Credits] 2 Mandatory

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