SAP Software in Teaching Curricula Secondary module

Business Administration

Prof. Dr. J. Nonhoff

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SAP Software in Teaching

Curricula Secondary module:

Organisation and Business Information Systems Part ERP



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Topics

• ERP - the curricula BA business administration

• Compulsory elective course (ERP: MM, SD, PP) –

second year

– Characteristics

– Content

– Learning Goals

– To do

– Practical lessons

– Data Modeling

– E-Learning

• Conclusions

Characteristics

Content

Learning Goals

To do…

Practical Lessons

Data Modelling

E-Learning



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ERP - the curricula BA business administration

• First year (semester 1)

– One lesson part of the course organization

• Second year (semester 3 or 4) - two different courses – 60

students

– Elective Workshop practicing ERP – 2 hours per week

– Compulsory elective (ERP: MM, SD, PP) – 2 hours per

week

• Third year (semester 5 and 6)

– Compulsory elective ( ERP: Customizing, project

management, ABAP introduction)

ERP

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Compulsory elective course (ERP: MM, SD, PP) – second year

Characteristics of the curricula

1. One course in English – the other in German

2. Students have to do several exercises (homework)

3. E-Learning:

– Interactive Web-based exercises (ILIAS)

– Webcast

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Compulsory elective course (ERP: MM, SD, PP)

Content

1. Introduction / ERP

2. Architecture

3. History

4. SAP

5. Selection and implementation of an ERP-System

6. Further developments (SCM, SRM, CRM, PLM)

7. Practical exercises (SAP: MM, PP, SD)

– 6 Lessons

8. Data modeling (using SAP Data Modeler)



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Learning goals:

At the end of the semester the students are able to

• Identify the construction, characteristics of ERP-

systems

• Mention the main internal processes of a company

• Work with two ERP-Systems



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To do – requirements for the course

• After several practical lessons (max. 5) they get an

exercise

• Content of the exercise will include e.g. run through

a process in the Material Management and in Sales

and Distribution

• Homework has to be done by the following week

(fill out a template)



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Compulsory elective course (ERP: MM, SD, PP) – Template homework

Transact. Relevance

ME51N Purch.Order Requisistion

(BANF) create

Moto######; Amount: 5

Plant: 1000 : AccAssCAT (Kontierungstyp): Cost center: 1000

ME41 Create 2 Request for

quotation

Quotation deadline: today

purchas. group: 001

Coll no(Submission): Matrikelnummer

Vendor: C###### and a second vendor C??????

ME47 Maintain Quotation price: between 200 and 400

ME21N Create Purchase Order (your vendor C######)

Document/Data Number / Title

Creditor/Vendor: K___________

Material: M___________

Purchase order requisition

Excerise 2: Name: _________________Purchase order process: MNR: _________________Fill out data:



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Practical lessons of the course

• We go through a process (all together) – one

screen is displayed by the video projector

• Students get an exercise paper with the main

transaction codes (for PP I take the english case

study of the UCC).

• One student handles this computer



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Data Modeling

1. Display a Purchase Order

2. Create an E-R-Diagram and tables

3. Data Modeler (SD 11)

4. Data Dictionary, Data Browser

5. Show the tables, key fields, relations

6. LFA1 …., EKKO, EKPO …., MARA, MAKT…

7. Compare both solutions



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E-Learning: Exercise Example



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E-Learning: Webcast



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E-Learning: Webcast



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Conclusions – important aspects

1. Course in english

2. Students have to do several exercises (homework)

3. Checking homework is necessary (via document number – no copy

possible)

4. E-Learning: Interactive exercises (ILIAS)

5. E-Learning: Webcast

Discussion – My favorite questions

1. How do you manage working with a group > 30 students?

2. Are there good webcasts / videos available for explaining difficult

topics like HANA Database, Netweaver, PLM, SCM?

3. Experiences with e-exams?

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SAP Software in Teaching Curricula Secondary module