College of
Business Administration
Spring
2025
MIS 163-02
Business Process Engineering and ERP Configuration
Course
Schedule: Tuesday and Thursday –
7:30-8:45 pm, AIRC 1013
Disclaimer: This syllabus and the schedule of readings, assignments, and
activities may be changed by the instructor in order to maximize student
learning needs and meet the objectives of the courses.
I. Instructor Information
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Instructor |
Spiros Velianitis, MS/MIS |
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E-mail |
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Web Page |
https://www.csus.edu/indiv/v/velianitis and
Canvas |
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Office Hours |
Tuesday and Thursday 4:30-6:00 pm
in TAH-2077 |
II. Academic Learning Resources
Textbook: BUSINESS
PROCESS CONFIGURATION WITH SAP ERP (EBOOK) ($50.00). Purchase at: http://store.epistemypress.com/books/configuration.html.
Software: Lightweight
SAP GUI
How to download the software tools?
Connect
to http://worker.cob.csuchico.edu/
to download and install the Lightweight SAP GUI to your computer. Will
provide you with a user name and password at the beginning of the semester.
Keywords: Strategy,
analysis, planning, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Business Process
Management, business integration, process reengineering.
IV. Instructional Design
Course Description: This
course focuses on identifying and understanding business requirements, modeling
business processes that incorporate the business requirements, and configuring
the processes for their implementation in an enterprise resource planning (ERP)
system. Students will gain insights to implementation issues and propose
alternative solutions to overcome them. A project team environment further
develops individual student's communication and team skills.
Course Rationale/Course Overview: The demand
for enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation people has steadily
increased in our regions. The College and MIS area are responding to meeting
this demand by offering a course that will provide student with the background
including skills, knowledge and insights to ERP systems implementation.
Prerequisites: MIS 101.
Course Learning Objectives
Primary:
1.
To
identify business requirements, engineer business processes that incorporate
the requirements and configure the business processes for ERP implementation.
Secondary:
2.
Elicit business
requirements.
3.
Plan and organize
an implementation project.
4.
Engineer business
process and ensure workflow throughout the enterprise
5.
Configure the ERP
system for the implementation of the business process
6.
Analyze problems,
elaborate on possible solutions and create an appropriate solution
7.
Work with others
in a project team environment.
V. CBA Program-Level
Learning GOALS
Goal 1 Fundamental
Business Knowledge
Competence based on fundamental business knowledge.
1.1 Demonstrate understanding of fundamental business theories, concepts,
and skills.
1.2 Ability to analyze business information in performing business
related tasks.
Goal
2 Integrative Business
Competence
Business competence integrated with other business knowledge areas and
ethical responsibility.
2.1 Ability to identify factors contributing to a managerial problem from
a variety of business perspectives.
2.2 Enumerate the costs and benefits that potential solutions will have
on the interdependent stakeholders of a firm.
Goal
3 Effective Business Communication
Business communication utilizing contemporary and classic communication
techniques and methods.
3.1 Convey information in a variety of business settings.
3.2 Evaluate the efficacy of business communications.
Goal 4 Applied Business Capability
Ability to translate knowledge of business and management into practice.
4.1 Create effective business solutions that are both ethically sound and
socially responsible.
4.2 Generate innovative and effective solutions for problem solving and
decision making.
VI. Program and Course Level
Assessment of learning (what program goals does this course meet, what
assignments are assessed, and what is the assessment scoring method?)
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Program
Learning Goals |
BUS
101 Student
Learning Outcomes (From Form A) |
Assessment
Strategy (Form
A) |
Direct
Assessment Measure (Form
A) |
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1 |
To identify business
requirements, engineer business processes that incorporate the requirements
and configure the business processes for ERP implementation. |
Exams |
Scoring guide |
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1 |
To identify business requirements,
engineer business processes that incorporate the requirements and configure
the business processes for ERP implementation. |
Assignments |
Scoring guide for 5 Assignments
@ 20 points each |
VII. Grading Criteria, Guidelines, and Assignments
Course Grading: I will give two in-class term examinations and
one final exam. Each exam consists of 50 multiple-choice questions. Examination
material will be drawn from the textbook reading, any other assigned readings,
and class lectures and discussion. Emphasis will be placed on the conceptual
understanding of the material and NOT on memory alone. Understanding the
application of the concepts will greatly enhance your grade.
No make-up examination will be
given without the prior approval of the instructor. If you fail to take the
exam, without valid documentation, I will prepare a different exam which you
will take at 75% of its grade value.
Final grades will be assigned
according to the total points you have obtained through exams and homework
assignments relative to the total possible number of points.
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Assignment |
Points |
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3 Term Exams |
150 |
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5 Chapter
Quizzes |
50 |
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5
Assignments @ 20 points each |
100 |
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Total Points |
300 |
Your grade is also affected by the
number of absences. You are allowed to have 5 absences. For each absence after
your allowance, 10 points will be deducted. Note that absences are only excused
for a valid reason (health problems, jury duty etc.) and MUST be accompanied
with documentation (i.e., health center note with a phone number to call for
questions) provided within a week of returning to class.
Pluses and minuses will be awarded
along the extremities (i.e., greater than 3% below the upper limit and less
than 3% of the lower limit, respectively).
Based on the total points, your
grades will be assigned as follows:
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Percent |
Grade |
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90-100 |
A |
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80-89 |
B |
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70-79 |
C |
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60-69 |
D |
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0-59 |
F |
Any queries or appeals for a
graded component (such as an assignment or an exam) must be directed to the
instructor in person within 2 weeks after the graded component is returned. No
adjustment will be made for the scores of graded components after the two-week
period. Students are responsible for keeping track of their graded components.
Uncollected graded components will be kept in the instructor’s office until the
end of the current semester.
Grading system may change for
compelling reasons.
VIII. Weekly Outline: the schedule of readings, assignments, and activities may be
changed by the instructor in order to maximize student learning needs and meet
the objectives of the course.
IX. Course Time commitment
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Contact
Hours |
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Face-to-face Lectures & Online Meetings |
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45 hours (3 unit course) |
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Out of Class |
Homework Assignments |
6-9 hours per week |
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Reading Assignments |
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Group Project & Presentation |
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Exams |
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Total Hours per Week |
9-12 hours /week |
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X. Sacramento State Academic Honesty Policy and
Regulations excerpt “Definitions of Academic Dishonesty” http://www.csus.edu/umanual/student/STU-0100.htm
Cheating. At
Sacramento State, cheating is the act of obtaining or attempting to obtain
credit for academic work through the use of any dishonest, deceptive, or
fraudulent means. Cheating at Sacramento State includes but is not limited to:
1. Copying, in part or in
whole, from another’s test or other evaluation instrument.
2. Using crib notes,
"cheat sheets," or any other device, including electronic devices not
permitted by the instructor as an aid in writing an examination.
3. Submitting work previously
graded in another course unless doing so has been approved by the course
instructor or by department policy.
4. Submitting work
simultaneously presented in more than one course, unless doing so has been
approved by the respective course instructors or by the department policies of
the respective departments.
5. Altering or interfering with
grading or grading instructions.
6. Sitting for an examination
by a surrogate, or as a surrogate.
7. Any other act committed by a
student in the course of his or her academic work that defrauds or
misrepresents, including aiding or abetting in any of the actions defined
above.
Plagiarism. Plagiarism, as a form of
cheating, is the use of distinctive ideas or works belonging to another person
without providing adequate acknowledgement of that person’s contribution.
Regardless of the means of appropriation, incorporation of another’s work into
one’s own requires adequate identification and acknowledgement. Plagiarism is
doubly unethical because it deprives the author of rightful credit and gives
credit to someone who has not earned it. Acknowledgement is not necessary when
the material used is common knowledge. Plagiarism at Sacramento State includes
but is not limited to:
1. The act of incorporating
into one’s own work the ideas, words, sentences, paragraphs, or parts thereof,
or the specific substance of another’s work without giving appropriate credit
thereby representing the product as entirely one's own. Examples include not
only word-for-word copying, but also the "mosaic" (i.e.,
interspersing a few of one’s own words while, in essence, copying another’s
work), the paraphrase (i.e., rewriting another’s work while still using the
other’s fundamental idea or theory); fabrication (i.e., inventing or
counterfeiting sources), ghost-writing (i.e., submitting another’s work as
one’s own) and failure to include quotation marks on material that is otherwise
acknowledged; and
2. Representing as one’s own
another’s artistic or scholarly works such as musical compositions, computer
programs, photographs, paintings, drawing, sculptures, or similar works.
XI. Student services
1.
Services to Students with Disability (SSWD)
“Sacramento
State is committed to ensuring an accessible learning environment where course
or instructional content are usable by all students and faculty. If you believe
that you require disability-related academic adjustments for this class, please
immediately contact Services for Students with Disabilities (SSWD) to discuss
eligibility. A current accommodation letter from SSWD is required before any
modifications, above and beyond what is otherwise available for all other
students in this class will be provided.”
3.
Student Health and Counseling Services
“Your
physical and mental health are important to your success as a college student.
Student Health and Counseling Services (SHCS) in The WELL offers medical,
counseling, and wellness services to help you get and stay healthy during your
time at Sac State. SHCS offers: Primary Care medical services, including sexual
and reproductive healthcare, transgender care, and immunizations; urgent care
for acute illness, injuries, and urgent counseling needs; pharmacy for
prescriptions and over-the-counter products; mental health counseling,
including individual sessions, group counseling, support groups, mindfulness
training, and peer counseling; athletic training for sports injury
rehabilitation; wellness services, including nutrition counseling, peerled health education and wellness workshops, and
free safer sex supplies; violence and sexual assault support services. Most
services are covered by the Health Services fee and available at no additional
cost.”
3.
Crisis Assistance & Resource Education Support (CARES)
“If
you are experiencing challenges with food, housing, financial or other unique
circumstances that are impacting your education, help is just a phone call or
email away. The CARES office provides case management support for any enrolled
student
XII. Student Resources
CBA
Tutoring Center – Information will be sent to students over BizList when the schedule is finalized and posted.
XIII. Other Information
Late
and Make-up Policy: The
general policy for this course is to require completion of assignments as
specified in the class schedule. All assignments are due at the
beginning of the class period. Late assignments may be submitted within a week
of the due date with a 20% penalty. No late assignments will be accepter after
1 week. All assignments will be submitted using Canvas (please do not
email your assignments). I will send you instructions on how to submit the
assignments before the due dates.
Incomplete: An incomplete grade (I) will
only be issued in accordance to College of Business Administration policy.
Among the conditions imposed by the instructor that must be met are: (1) a current
passing grade (70 percent or better), (2) the successful completion of all
prior assignments and exams, and (3) an unforeseen and unusual event beyond
your control which prevents you from completing the semester, and can be
documented and verified (employment-related events do not qualify). (4) An
incomplete will only be considered after it has been determined that a
withdrawal (W) cannot be issued. If you do not meet (1) through (4), you do not
qualify for an incomplete. As stipulated by the University, an incomplete
cannot be assigned when it is necessary for the student to attend additional
class meetings to complete the course requirements.
Unauthorized
Withdrawal (WU) indicates
that a student did not officially withdraw from the course but failed to
complete it. Among the conditions imposed by the instructor that must be met
are: (1) a passing grade (70 percent or better) at the time that the student
stopped attending classes, (2) attendance stopped before the 11th week of the
semester. If you do not meet (1) and (2), you do not qualify for an
unauthorized withdrawal (WU) grade and as a result you will be assigned a
failing (F) grade.
Laptop
and cell phone regulation: No
photographing, recording or text messaging is allowed without permission of the
instructor.
A disruptive student
is a student who engages in classroom behavior that interferes with the process
of teaching and learning. If a student is disruptive to my class, I will
follow the Procedures for dealing with incidents of disruptive behavior described
in the DEALING WITH INCIDENTS OF DISRUPTIVE STUDENT BEHAVIOR IN THE
CLASSROOM document http://www.csus.edu/umanual/student/STU-0112.htm.