SAP-UAP

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Introduction
The SAP University Alliances Program (UAP) is a global endeavour that provides university faculty members with the tools and resources necessary to teach students how technology can enable integrated business processes and strategic thinking and gives students the skill to add immediate value to the market place. Schools (or Universities) utilize mySAP Business Suite as educational tool in the classroom making the link between theory and practical application SAP software utilized in business, computer sciences and engineering everything from business process/analytical uses to web services and technology UAP provides the fundamental level of understanding of Business Process Platform/Netweaver. Through hands on experience with SAP solutions, program members gain insight into how technology can empower a business to optimize key processes such as accounting and controlling, human capital management, project planning, plant and materials management, and sales and distribution. SAP provides University Alliances (UA) member institutions with:
 * software licensing for teaching purpose (via a hosted software model platform –University Competency Centre),
 * curriculum materials,
 * faculty/academic workshops, and
 * academic exchange events.
 * Members pay nominal fee to university competency centres for hosting services, academic & technical support.

**Course Description:**
Having become a member of University Alliance Program of SAP worldwide, IBA offers its second ever SAP integrated course this summer. The course Accounting Information Systems with SAP is a fully SAP integrated course which covers fundamentals of **SAP** Financial Accounting **FI**, Managerial Accounting **CO**, Materials Management **MM** and Sales & Distribution **SD.** The AIS course is different from other basic accounting courses in that it focuses on the processes and the working and interaction of various organization elements rather than the accounting information itself. As against the traditional AIS curriculum, this course is more focused on business processes in SAP with minimum discussion of the technical aspects of systems development. The course is delivered with **hands on experience on SAP made available through IDES**. More than 50% of the course is therefore given through interactive lab sessions. The course starts through general review of accounting cycle and SAP navigation hands on, followed by practical know how of basic business processes in SAP Financial Accounting (FI), Managerial Accounting (CO), Materials Management (MM) and Sales & Distribution (SD) coupled with the appreciation of the need and importance of internal control systems within the business processes.

**Course Objectives:**
Following are the broad course objectives of this course: 1- To instill an understanding of how accounting information system work at organizations with special reference to SAP ERP 2- To learn SAP architecture and Organizational structure in SAP FI, CO, MM and SD 3- To appreciate the importance of various types of internal control measures within business processes and in SAP sample processes 4- To learn the basic business processes in SAP Financial Accounting (FI), Management Accounting (CO), Materials Management (MM) and Sales & Distribution (SD) and their interactivity with General Ledger

**Who Should Attend**
Though this course will equip the candidates with conceptual understanding of SAP architecture and organizational structure, yet **it is not targeted towards SAP academy** and as such is from SAP **users perspective**
 * IBA students** may take this course as a Finance or MIS elective. It is advisable that students take this course in their last semester as this will give then maximum edge in finding some suitable job.
 * Accounting cum Finance people form Industry** where SAP has been implemented or is being implemented, or even where another ERP is in practice but who desire to get firsthand knowledge of SAP Financials concepts and hands on.
 * All other students / professionals from academia / industry** who want to have an appreciation and understanding of SAP Financials with hands on experience

**Prerequisites**
Having taken course on Financial Accounting or have sound knowledge of steps in Accounting Cycle

Detailed Course Outline
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Courses Offered for Students in Spring 2010
ACC507-Accounting Information System (AIS)

**Faculty Training**
AIS (Accounting Information System) using SAP ECC6: Started in December '09, 6 sessions, once per week
 * Ongoing Training**

Coordinator: Imran Khan Faculty taking the course - Muhammad Asif Jaffer


 * Past Trainings**
 * Financial Accounting using SAP ECC6 : Started in mid November, 10 sessions, once per week

Coordinator: Imran Khan Faculty taking the course - Muhammad Asif (ACC) - Shabih Haider (FIN) - Sumaira Dada (FIN) - Rao Nisar (ACC)

Conducted Summer 2009 20 hours training
 * Introduction to ERP using SAP ECC6

Coordinator: Imran Khan Faculty who took the course - Muhammad Asif (ACC) - Shabih Haider (FIN) - Sumera Dada (FIN) - Rao Nisar (ACC) - Dr. N. Touheed (FCS) - Zehra Saleem - Moiz Hasanali (Internal Auditor) - Sultan Raza (MGT) - Amanullah Sayed (MGT) - Abdullah Patoli (MGT) - Kamran Mumtaz (MGT) (doing PhD at LUMS)

Curriculum
Courses Offered: - ABAP (Fall 2009)

Courses Planned: - Accouting Information Systems, elective course to be offered to BBA (Prereq : Intro to Accounting), to be taught by Md. Asif (Tentative)

Industry Participants
Guest speakers and interested participants who would like to be involved in the IBA/SAP Academic Initiative are welcome to contact the program coordinator.

SAP Events
=Contact Us:=

Imran Khan Project Manager IBA ERP Academic Alliance ikhan@iba.edu.pk 0333-225-6428