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Recommended Citation: Guthrie, R W and R A Guthrie. Integration of Enterprise System Software in the Undergraduate Curriculum. In The Proceedings of the Information Systems Education Conference 2000, v 17 (Philadelphia): §301.

Integration of Enterprise System Software in the Undergraduate Curriculum

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Rand W. Guthrie    [a1] [a2]
Computer Information Systems Department
California State Polytechnic University Pomona    [u1] [u2]
Pomona, California, USA    [c1] [c2]

Ruth A. Guthrie    [a1] [a2]
Computer Information Systems Department
California State Polytechnic University Pomona    [u1] [u2]
Pomona, California, USA    [c1] [c2]

While recognized as an important element of Information Systems (IS) curriculum, Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) remains absent from many universities and at most schools, or is only discussed at a theoretical level. However, the benefit of exposing students to a hands-on, enterprise wide system that integrates business and technology course content makes it attractive for adoption in undergraduate IS curriculum. Several obstacles make ERP difficult to implement in undergraduate curriculum. Among these are cost, hardware restrictions, lack of data, re-education of faculty and the tremendous task of integrating ERP into existing course content. This paper explores three of the leading Enterprise Systems (ES) programs within Universities, and provides examples of how they are being implemented. Data was collected from vendor representatives, publicly available corporate information and from faculty experienced in ERP implementations. This paper suggests five levels of immersiveness that can be used as a guide to match resource availability and academic program for the adopting institution. We conclude by suggesting an investigation and adoption model that can be used to guide product selection and course adaptation.

Keywords: Enterprise Resource Planning, ERP, training, SAP, PeopleSoft, Oracle, curriculum

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