The Mi-EIS reference curriculum has been designed for training postgraduate students and business professionals in understanding and managing enterprise system implementation projects.

Curriculum structure
Because the course is being designed to adapt to each country represented by the partners on the project (UK, China, Netherlands), the curriculum has been drawn up to satisfy each user country’s needs, and is therefore referred to on the project as a ‘reference curriculum’. The reference curriculum is based on the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) and provides a basis for specific local implementations in different national, international and global contexts. Local implementation of the reference curriculum may require an adaptation of the varying teaching methods to be used in the specific context. The reference curriculum is based on the European standard ECTS system of a two-year master programme. The programme has 4 semesters that total to 120 European Credits, which equates to 3360 hours of student study workload.

Teaching content
The content of the curriculum is developed through extensive research into industrial enterprise information implementation cases in Europe and China. It is designed by integrating the best teaching practice of the three universities. The curriculum has several subjects fundamental to system implementation practice. There is scope to adapt the reference curriculum to specific business sectors and domain focus. The reference curriculum contains 8 compulsory modules, 4 electives, an integration case and a final project. The 8 modules and the final project are:

• Enterprise information systems (EIS) - The aim of this module is to build up a student’s appreciation and understanding of enterprise systems in the context of business practice.
• Business innovation management (BIM) - This module aims to develop a thorough understanding and insight to such aspects as organizing and managing technological innovation, which are needed for a company’s survival in the market competition.
• Organisation analysis and design (OAD) – This module introduces Western organization theory and organization design, organization behaviour on individual, group and business level, and leadership.
• Business process analysis and engineering (BPAE) - This course aims to develop a student’s understanding of business process analysis and engineering through the application of modelling tools, techniques and methodologies.  This module prepares the students to carry out business process analysis and improvement in manufacturing and service businesses.
• Organisation readiness for information system implementation (ORISI) - Objective of this module is to develop thorough understanding of the complexity of information system implementation by means of a literature study and an in-depth case study. By understanding the complexity of information system implementation students are expected to contribute to improving the field in theory and practice.
• Change management (CM) - The overall aim of the module is to develop a student’s understanding of the theory and practice of introducing changes to an organisation.
• Project management (PM) - The purpose of the module is to gain an understanding of the management of IS and IT projects and the impact of these projects on individuals, groups, and organizations.
• Business case and project finance (BCPF) - This module deals with estimation of the consequences of implementing an IT system in an organisation. Individual dissertation / final project – With this module a student ends the Master programme. In the final assignment students show their ability to practice the knowledge learned in a real-life situation and contribute to solving any problems by developing academically justified solutions and recommendations.

The overall structure of the reference curriculum is shown in the table below. Electives, laboratory and integration case could be designed to meet the particular context in which the programme is implemented.

 
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