IBA-SAP University Alliance Program-Feb-2009

IBA-SAP University Alliance Program February 9 th , 2009 Dr. Sayeed Ghani Associate Dean, Faculty of Computer Science

SAP
Worldwide leading ERP software provider
Implemented in 85% of the Fortune 1000 companies
Also implemented in a large number of companies in all sectors of the Pakistani industry

SAP UAP
SAP University Alliance Program (UAP) is a worldwide academic alliance that was started in 1996
Currently includes over 600 universities
Top rated universities include:
Carnegie Mellon University
University of Southern California
Georgia Institute of Technology
Texas A&M University
Penn State
University of California – Irvine
The licensed software will be available free from SAP
Access to SAP servers via Queensland University in Australia

Objectives of the UAP
Access in classrooms to cutting edge software
Instead of textbook examples, simulate real business situations
Simulations of typical multinational corporations
Automation of different departments: accounting, logistics, purchasing, materials management, manufacturing, HR, etc.
Operations of technology enabled companies in the real world
Use of information to make decisions
Impact of decisions made in one department on other departments
Holistic View of the organization
Across different departments – encourage interdisciplinary learning
Breakdown the silos that exist between the different components of a business
Breakdown the silos that exist within academia as well

Salary impact
A recent extensive salary survey was conducted by a participating university in the US to determine the impact of the program on its graduates salaries.
These included graduates in various majors including Accounting, Finance, Marketing, MIS, Management and HR among others.
It was determined that over a 7 year period business students who had taken SAP supported courses typically had salaries 10% to 20% higher per anum.

Implementation
In the first phase, selected IBA faculty from various disciplines shall be undergo training in concerned SAP modules
Faculty members shall introduce these as part of enhanced courses in their domains from Fall 2009 (September)
These courses shall be converted to 4 credit hour courses, incorporating 3 credit hours of theory and 1 credit for lab.
In the lab portion the SAP component shall be taught as one of possibly several leading ERP solutions, to highlight the practical component of the course.
Courses include Supply Chain Management, Operations & Technology Management, Marketing Management, Customer Relationship Management, Intro to Business Finance, Financial Management, Financial / Managerial Accounting, among others.

Road Map
Phase I
These courses shall be taught as part of the courses offered to the BBA-MIS and MBA-MIS students
Phase II
In the future such courses planned to be introduced in the MBA stream as well

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