Effectiveness of Using Enterprise Systems to Teach Process-Centered Concepts in Business Education

A true experimental pretest/posttest design is utilized to measure the effectiveness of using the SAP R/3 System as a supplement tool to teach Enterprise Resource Planning. In particular, the study addresses the question of how to use the system to enhance learning of business/IS concepts such as distributed client/server systems, business process reengineering, supply chain management, and integrated business processes at the undergraduate and graduate level in business schools. From both a business/IS practitioner and academic research standpoint, the information collected on this study can be used to build a body of knowledge about the students’ learning process in the context of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems such the SAP R/3 System

Integrative physiology: the integumentary system. [Case study]

This case study discusses the development of a three-dimensional e-Learning software package, designed to help teach students on a first-year "Integrative Physiology" module about the skin and integumentary system

Collaborative ERP Education: Experiences from a First Pilot

Collaboration between universities and thus the sharing of expertise is of increasing importance when teaching complex systems like Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software. Results from an empirical survey give an overview about current activities in the area of collaborative ERP teaching. This paper presents an international pilot to teach ERP in the form of virtual teams. The learning objectives, the communication infrastructure and the evaluation of this project in the form of students\u27 feedback are described. Planned future activities are discussed

An Overview of Teaching and Research Using SAP R/3

Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP) provide comprehensive business functionality in an integrated fashion using a state-of-the-art IT infrastructure. Never before have businesses had the opportunity to integrate their applications, standardize their systems, and provide a process-centered perspective to their business. Over the past few years, some of the companies that develop and market ERP solutions have provided a special arrangement that encourages Universities to incorporate ERP concepts and technologies into the education process. In this presentation, the authors intend to share their experiences as members of the SAP University Alliance program. As members of this alliance, the authors have hands-on experience working in the SAP R/3 environment and exposing students to valuable business and business systems concepts

A 6-year-old boy presenting with traumatic evisceration following a bicycle handle bar injury: a case report

We report the case of a 6-year-old boy presenting with small bowel evisceration following a fall onto a bicycle handle-bar. His case is presented, a review of the literature performed and interesting photos pre and post-op are presented