Winter 2014
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, Texas
SAP University Alliances Program (UAP) member schools across North America and Latin America are invited to participate in four days of train-the-trainer oriented coursework that will introduce participants to SAP functionality as well as best practices for successful classroom use. Workshop content is developed and delivered by professors active in the program. The face-to-face workshop sessions are detailed below, with links that UAP member professors can use to access the workshop materials and participate in post-workshop online discussions with their instructors and fellow attendees.
- Registration closes on December 13, 2014 or when a workshop reaches capacity.
Logistics - information concerning hotel accomodations and other pertinent information available.
| Workshop | Workshop Description | Prerequisites |
|---|
Introduction to ERP using GBI Tom Wilder | This introductory course is designed for schools new to the SAP University Alliances program as well as faculty from long time member schools that are new to using SAP curriculum in classes. It provides participants with a thorough grounding in the curriculum available through the SAP University Alliances community. From basic navigation to an overview of each of the major process areas of SAP ERP, this introductory course explains organizational structure and business processes within the SAP framework | None |
SAP Mobile Platform Ross Hightower | Participants are introduced to SAP Mobile Platform. Includes hands-on exercises in developing device-independent as well as native mobile applications, standards based connectivity between SAP and mobile devices, and graphics. | None |
Analytics Nitin Kale | Participants are introduced to SAP BusinessObjects and SAP Crystal analytic applications with a focus on hands-on exercises covering end user analytics. Participants are also introduced to SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse. The focus is hands-on exercises covering developer-focused analytics using the latest version of SAP NetWeaver BW. Workshop will also feature new curriculum using SAP Predictive Analysis. | Knowledge
of SAP ERP |
SAP HANA Bob Szymanski | Participants are introduced to SAP HANA and in-memory database technology. Learn how businesses run real time dramatically accelerating analytics,business processes, predictive analysis, and sentiment data processing. The course focus is on teaching the concepts, principles, and techniques related to SAP HANA and hands-on exercises. | Should have completed SAP UA and SAP ERP |
ERPSim Level 1 Derick Lyle | In the course of this game, students have to run a business with a real-life ERP system (SAP). Groups of students each operate a firm in a make-to-stock manufacturing supply chain and must interact with suppliers and customers by sending and receiving orders, delivering their products and completing the whole cash-to-cash cycle. Using standard and custom reports of SAP ERP, students have to analyze these transactions and make business decisions to ensure the profitability of their operations. This workshop covers everything a professor needs to know to use the game in the classroom. | None |
