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Integrating Enterprise Systems Concepts in the B-School — A Regional University Perspective C. Steven Hunt Morehead State University Morehead, KY 40351 USA Elizabeth A. Regan Morehead State University Morehead, KY 40351 USA Donna R. Everett Morehead State University Morehead, KY 40351 USA David T. Green Governors State University University Park, IL 60466 USA Darla Hunt Maysville Community & Technical College Morehead, KY 40351 USA Patrick Becka University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 40508 USA

Abstract: A quick look at today’s business job postings and advertisements solidify that our future business graduates will be less likely to compete successfully or interview for the new corporate job openings without business process integration skills. Our credibility, reputation and visibility as an institution of higher learning is at stake—given that the business student is not only our customer, but also our product. To survive in the new global economy, it is paramount that we re-engineer our curriculum and update business offerings to incorporate business process integration. The students will be the true beneficiaries—through internships and immediate job placements—if they are more knowledgeable in enterprise systems, i.e SAP and integrated business processes.

Keywords: Enterprise Systems, Business Process Integration, IS Curriculum, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), business administration curricula, SAP

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Recommended Citation: Hunt, Regan, Everett, Green, Hunt, and Becka (2010). Integrating Enterprise Systems Concepts in the B-School — A Regional University Perspective. Information Systems Education Journal, 8 (9). http://isedj.org/8/9/. ISSN: 1545-679X. (A preliminary version appears in The Proceedings of ISECON 2008: §2514. ISSN: 1542-7382.)