Issues in ERP Education Development - Evaluation of the Options Using Three Different Models

ERP systems have gained an increased significance in companies throughout the world. The majority of the mid and large-sized companies already implemented one or more ERP systems and an increasing number of companies are expected to embark on ERP implementation projects in the near future. This is a new challenge to business and consequently to the universities who must deliver the new breed of managers. The aim of this paper is to review selected models with regard to their ability to describe the content of ERP educations exemplified by empiric data collected from one of the foremost universities regarding ERP-educations. This paper analyses the challenges of evaluating the content and composition of ERPeducations using both a content analysing framework and two different maturity models. The models all help to define what should constitute an ERP-education. The application of the models is exemplified by use of empiric data collected from one of the foremost universities regarding ERP-educations. The paper concludes that educations involving ERP falls in one of four distinct categories, each with special challenges regarding teaching approaches. These four categories is the result of a trade-off in educational design between a primary focus on either conceptual knowledge of ERP-systems or the detailed functionality of a specific ERPsystem. Finally the paper discusses the future challenges.

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