Business Intelligence, Analytics and ERP training

Business Intelligence (BI) and analytics continues to be one of the fastest growing areas for businesses (DeAngelis, 2015). One of the top ten skills that employers want their new college graduates to have is the ability to... [ view full abstract ]

Business Intelligence (BI) and analytics continues to be one of the fastest growing areas for businesses (DeAngelis, 2015). One of the top ten skills that employers want their new college graduates to have is the ability to analyze quantitative data (Adams, 2014). BI and analytics were predicted to be the number one investment for CIOs in 2015 (Richardson, 2015). Organizations are actively recruiting students with analytical and business intelligence skills but having difficulty finding candidates with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)/analytical and BI skills.. For these reasons, many Universities are adopting ERP systems that have BI and analytic components into their curriculums. However, ERP systems can be challenging to set up, operate and teach. This research investigates methods of teaching ERP systems using hands-on and collaborative approaches.