ERP 5110 Student Group Project

ERP 5110 - ERP Systems Design and Implementation

Student Group Project
Due: Monday, December 8, 2014
Each student will work with a team of 6 to 9 members to create a presentation on an SAP product (not the core ERP
software). Graduate student groups (1 through 3) will also be required to turn in a paper on the same topic. This
document outlines the requirements for each deliverable related to this project. The paper and presentation are worth
a significant portion of each students grade. This needs to be reflected in the amount of effort put forth into the
outcomes of the project.
Group Assignment
Groups are assigned by the instructor and found in the table in blackboard. Any issues with group assignment need to
be made known before the end of week 7 of the semester. Each student is responsible for the group project peer
evaluation form (on Blackboard) due December 8. This is a requirement for the class and must be submitted to get a
grade for either the paper or presentation.
This assignment is an opportunity for all students to practice the skills needed to work together to achieve a group
goal. This will be a major part of your future job requirements and is something a student should master. This project
will require a large amount of research, planning, and design. The groups are expected to follow the schedule below
and meet each of the deliverable expectations.
Project Deliverables and Dates
Deliverable 1: SAP Product Selection. This is due to the instructor by October 6. This needs to be sent to the
instructor via email and this email needs to include all team members in the copy list and show all team members
have agreed to this topic choice (an email chain). This deliverable is described more below.
Deliverable 2: Division of labor and specific responsibilities of each team member. This is due by October 20th. This
will be a document submitted by each team member to Blackboard. A template can be found on Blackboard.
Deliverable 3: Group paper and presentation submitted to Blackboard. This is due Monday, December 8th.
SAP Product Selection
Groups need to notify the instructor by October 6 of their product choice. This is done on a first come, first server
basis.
Other SAP Business Suite 7 Products:
Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
Supply Chain Management (SCM)
Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)
Other products from SAP:
SAP Business Objects Suite (BOBJ) and Crystal Solutions
SAP NetWeaver - Enterprise Portal (EP)
SAP Mobile Platform (Sybase)
SAP for small and midsize (SME) companies - Business One and/or BusinessByDesign
Potential Information Sources:

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http://www.sap.com/sme/solutions/index.epx
http://www.sap.com
http://help.sap.com/
http://www.sdn.sap.com
http://www.wikipedia.org/
http://www.google.com/

SME Solutions
Corporate website
SAP Help Portal
SAP Software Developer Network
Wikipedia
Goggle

Content Requirements
The content of both the paper and presentation must include, but is not limited to, the following information:
SAP Product Overall Clearly introduce/define what it is and what it is used for, estimated install base,
history (of the specific product offering, in general if applicable), major customers
SAP Product Demonstration - Screen shots or demonstrations, major features, benefits to use
Product Comparison Comparison with competing products, SWOT analysis (Strength, Weaknesses,
Opportunities, Threats), competitive advantages of this product
Paper Structure Requirements (graduate students only)
The paper should be 10 typed pages, double spaced, 10 point font, and include at least 20 references. Cover page,
pictures/tables/figures, bullet points, and references are NOT included in the 10 page requirement.
Cover page: include product covered, list of group members, and who was responsible for the different content in the
paper.
The paper should describe the content and the use of bullet points should be done sparingly. Content in tables,
figures, pictures or bullet points should be described using proper grammar.
References/ Citations: Citations should be used consistently in the paper and follow the guidelines described in the
Citations Instructions document found in blackboard. Students should use APA format. This should be done for all
pictures, screen shots, and demonstrations. 20 (or more) sources must be used. Be sure to use current and
appropriate sources!
An electronic version of the paper is due before the start of class (1:00 PM), Monday, December 8.
Papers should be free of grammatical errors. To assist with this students are encouraged to use the writing center. If
you are going to use the writing center you need to let them know very early as they get busy towards the end of the
semester. You are not required to use the writing center.
The following resources have been used in this course and are provided for your quick reference: Missouri S&T
Writing Center Resources (http://writingcenter.mst.edu/):
Editing for Clear and Professional Language - 10 Hints
(http://writingcenter.mst.edu/documents/ten_tips_for_editing_kate.pdf)
Plagiarism (http://writingcenter.mst.edu/documents/plagiarism_handout_2008.pdf)
Ten Most Common Writing Errors in Laboratory Reports
(http://writingcenter.mst.edu/documents/lab_10_errors_pamphlets.pdf)
Writing Guidelines - Prewriting and Revising (http://writingcenter.mst.edu/documents/Writing_Guidelines__prewriting_revising.pdf)
"Writing Professionally" lecture recording (http://web.mst.edu/~msdnaa/other/WritingProfessionally.wrf)
"Writing Professionally" lecture handout (http://web.mst.edu/~msdnaa/other/Writing.pdf)
Academic Integrity

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Students are expected to understand and follow academic integrity guidelines described on the MST website. Failure
to follow these guidelines will result in 0 (zero) points being given for this assignment.
Presentation Guidelines (all groups)
The presentation should clearly define what the product is and what it is used for and can include comparison with
competing products. Be sure to address all content guidelines described above. The presentation must be 15-20
minutes long; any presentation that is outside this window of time will lose all time points (10 points). The
presentation should involve the use of power point and possibly demonstrations.
Presenters: On the day of your presentation one team member chosen at random will NOT be involved in the
presentation. All other team members must participate in the presentation and cover all presentation slides and topics.
All team members will be given the same grade entry in blackboard.
References/ Citations: Please use reference in the presentation to cite sources of content in the presentation. This
should be done for all pictures, screen shots, and demonstrations. 20 (or more) sources must be used. Be sure to use
current and appropriate sources! Use numbers in the presentation and the last slide (s) should include the reference
list. Examples are shown in the Citations Instructions document in blackboard.
An electronic version of the presentation is due before the start of class (1:00 PM), Monday, December 8th, 2014. A
printed version of the presentation (3 slides per page) must be given to the instructor prior to the presentation time.
Presentation Schedule
Presentations will take place the last week of the regular semester during regular class time, 1:00 to 1:50 PM. They
can be given on Monday, Wednesday, or Friday.
Grading Criteria***
Paper 100 points
Content Requirements - Quality and clarity of the content 50 points
Grammar and Paper Structure (5 + grammar mistakes begin to lose points) 25 points
Student specific content area 15 points
References 10 points
Presentation 100 points
Content Requirements - Quality and clarity of the content 70 points
Presentation/team coordination 10 points
Managing time constraints 10 points
Student presentation skills 10 points
***A students grade will be lowered if the peer evaluation form is not positive up to 50 points off