Courses
Enterprise Software - Applications, Technologies and Programming
Lecture (WS 11) - Organisation
News
- 20.12.2011 On 10.01.2012 all three lecturers will be present and happy to answer your questions on the given topics.
- 20.12.2011 Schedule updated. Please take a look at the Lecture Section
- 16.12.2011 Rescheduling: There is no lecture on 20.12.. It is postphoned to the 10.01.2012. In addition, one more lecture will be held on 24.01.2012.
- 29.11.2011 Lecture cancelled today due to technical problems. It will be held on 20.12.2011 instead.
- 24.10.2011 Important change of date: The lecture scheduled for the 22.11.2011 will be held on the 15.11.2011 instead.
- 06.10.2011 Lecture dates and room are set. The first lecture will be given on the 1.11.2011 in room INF/E051.
Topics
This lecture provides a holistic overview of enterprise software. It is split into three core modules.
The first module focusses on Enterprise Software.
In an introductory session we will explain the business context
in which enterprise software is used as well as a few fundamentals of economics.
Furthermore, the lecture will cover the application layer.
After giving an overview of a typical system landscape we will address the various
types of enterprise applications including Enterprise Resource Planning, Supply Chain Management,
and Customer Relationship Management. Finally, we will have a hands-on exercise with a SAP ERP system
working on a concrete case study.
The second module explains programming in ABAP.
It gives an introduction into the programming of business applications
using ABAP as a programming language. We will also introduce SAP‘s programming
environment - the ABAP Workbench.
Finally, mobile computing will be discussed in the third module of this lecture.
Lecture Time and Venue
This lecture is given on Tuesdays at 3.DS (11:10 - 12:40 AM) and 4.DS (1:00 - 2:30 PM) in room INF/E051. It is delivered in eight blocks with two double periods each and covers 2 SWS / 3 ECTS.
The lecture starts on the 1.11.2011.
Subsequently it will be hold on 8.11., 15.11 (changed from 22.11.), 29.11., 13.12., 10.01., 17.01., 24.01. and 31.01.
Please take a closer look at this website's 'lecture' section. The current lecture dates and topics will be listed there and updated regularly.
Lecturer
This lecture is hold in English by lecturers from SAP Research:
- Dr. Uwe Kubach (Module I: Enterprise Software)
- Dr. Ralf Ackermann (Module II: ABAP Programming)
- Dr. Michael Ameling (Module III: Mobile Computing)
Literature
Module I: Enterprise Software
- Funk, B.; Gómez, J.M.: Geschäftsprozessintegration mit SAP,
Springer, ISBN 978-3-642-12720-5, 2010. - McDowell, M. et al.: Principles of Economics,
McGraw-Hill, ISBN 978-007710831-1, European Edition, 2006. - Muir, N.; Kimbell, I.: Discover SAP,
Galileo Press, ISBN 978-1-59229-320-9, 2nd Edition, 2010.
- Keller, H; Krüger S.: ABAP Objects - ABAP-Programming mit SAP NetWeaver,
Galileo Press, 2006. - Keller, H:
ABAP Referenz,
Galileo Press, 2004.
Lecture Notes
The lectures' slides are available as handouts. They will be handed out in the beginning of every course.
Exams
Participants can get a credit via an oral exam after the lecture series is finished or a not graded certificate of attendance.
For the latter you need to sign the attendance list provided in the lecture.
An oral exam covering only this lectures topics will take 20 minutes. Otherwise the lecture can be examined as a part of a complex exam.
Please check your exam regulations which type of credit/certificate you need. If you are interested in an examination date or a certificate of attendance, please write an email to katrin.heber[at]tu-dresden.de (Secretary of Chair of Software Technology). She will schedule the exams.
An oral exam covering only this lectures topics will take 20 minutes. Otherwise the lecture can be examined as a part of a complex exam.
Please check your exam regulations which type of credit/certificate you need. If you are interested in an examination date or a certificate of attendance, please write an email to katrin.heber[at]tu-dresden.de (Secretary of Chair of Software Technology). She will schedule the exams.
Allowances
The course can be used for the modules as specified by the department: here. Students with other exam regulations can attend the course, but cannot do the exam.