University of Maribor. Faculty of Economics and Business

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1 Collaboration between Microsoft Slovenia with its Microsoft Dynamics NAV partners and Faculty of Economics and Business: the key for success of E-business programme Prof. Samo Bobek M.Sc. Simona Sternad University of Maribor Established in 1975 Second place by size in Slovenia 1800 employees 16 faculties (198 study programmes) students per year 7700 beginners per year 3300 graduates per year (including master and doctoral degrees) 2 Faculty of Economics and Business 50 years of FEB (2009). More than 26,000 students graduated from our Faculty, hence acquiring different professional and scientific titles. All this places us among old and large Faculties in Slovenia. FEB successfully transformed its programmes by adapting them to the requirements of the Bologna Declaration according to the model. Since 2006, the first level university education programme and the professional higher education programme have been implemented together with the second level master s programme while the third level doctoral programme has been running since All programmes are modern and internationally comparable

2 E business programme The programme includes the following courses (beside basic economy business courses): University study programme E business second year GOAL ERP solutions E business Information Systems Motives: Lack of skilled workers who had beside information knowledge also business knowledge IT/IS trends: IT environment in business is changing Outsourcing E business etc. 5 E Finance and E Banking third year MIS CRM SCM SCM MIS ERP Internet CRM 6 We want to establish attractive programme with focus on practical skills We want to offer our students besides of lectures, practical work and individual work also: PC lab exercises Certificates Cases Workshops Company visits Projects Placement Final thesis etc. In addition to the curriculum As practically oriented study programme we also offer: Certificate t of Familiarity it working with Microsoft Dynamics NAV Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0 Financial Certificate Microsoft IT Academy of Microsoft Dynamics NAV as preparation for official NAV certificates (only for top students; sponsored by Microsoft Slovenia and their partners) 7 8 2

3 Microsoft Office Application Specialist certificates Our network consists of: Microsoft Slovenia Microsoft partners Other partners 9 Microsoft Slovenia Provided us crucial support with two memberships: Microsoft Dynamics Academic Alliance Microsoft Dynamics NAV solution for classroom/lab use Microsoft Dynamics CRM solution for classroom/lab use Opportunity to use free online training and course materials Access to Faculty Connection Connection with Microsoft Dynamics partners and customers Visit of Convergence etc. Microsoft IT Academy Microsoft Certified Exam Provider Academic pricing on Microsoft Certification exams Microsoft E learning, E Reference Book Library, free licences of Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Official Curriculum, Academic Textbooks etc. Instructor professional development title Microsoft Certified Application Specialist Instructor and Microsoft Certified Trainer

4 Our cooperation with Microsoft Slovenia consists of the following: Help to contact Microsoft partners Issuing a "Certificate of Familiarity working with Microsoft Dynamics NAV Have lectures for our students Microsoft Slovenia with cooperation of Microsoft partners organizes IT Academy of Microsoft Dynamics NAV for official Microsoft Dynamics certificates for the best students: 15 students in year 2009 (all of them pass exams) 30 students in year They also help us organize two events for promotion of e business programme: Microsoft Business Solutions Today and Tomorrow (2007, 2008, 2009). In year 2009 were at the event: They helped us organize visits for students to: 2008: MICROSOFT EXECUTIVE AND TESTING CENTER MUNICH Matej Potokar (General Manager, Microsoft Slovenia) Microsoft partners (Adacta, SRC and NPS) Entertainment technologies (2008, 2009). In year 2009: 2009: MICROSOFT DEVELOPMENT CENTER COPENHAGEN Lectures about Windows 7, Microsoft Live Services Tournament of the games

5 Had made it possible to visit: Microsoft NT 2009 conference (May 2009) for 20 students of e business programme We had also an opportunity to present e business programme as a case of best practice at the Microsoft NT conference 2009 (Portorož, Slovenia) Our partners on the filed of ERP solutions Microsoft partners: Adacta SRC NPS Navigaris Citrus Other partners vendors: Avtenta.si (SAP) Comtron (TronInter Center) Graviton (Pantheon) Companies where ERP solutions are implemented: FRAGMAT TIM Laško (Microsoft Dynamics NAV) CIMOS TAM AI (SAP R/3) We cooperate with our partners on the following fields: Include their professionals as guest lecturers Take our students to placements Include our students in their projects and integrate our students in their project teams Assist in curriculum development of the courses Attend career fairs and recruitment events Prepare additional workshops

6 Support us with technology Help us get knowledge to teach real cases during lab works Make it possible for our students to attend their events Financial support for students and e business programme activities Summer schools etc. After three years The programme e business is a success Top three by number of enrolled students first level First by number of enrolled students second level Positive feedback from students and our partners Excellent employment opportunities for our students University Programme Gives Graduates Competitive Advantage in the Labour Market Microsoft Dynamics Customer Solution Case Study ( Samo Bobek Samo.Bobek@uni-mb.si Simona Sternad Simona.Sternad@uni-mb.siSternad@uni-mb