Enterprise Management Technology

Today's business world needs highly qualified professionals in the rapidly expanding field of enterprise management technology, which studies the integration of critical business processes in the overall management of a company or organization.

Through the recent advances in information and communication technologies, it is now possible for companies and organizations to have customized information networks that can instantly link employees with other factories, branch offices, business partners and customers around the world.

The Enterprise Management Technology program is designed for students who wish to work in large and mid-size corporations. For those students interested in entrepreneurial endeavors, the University developed an Electronic Commerce program beginning Fall 2000. An Accounting Information Systems program will be implemented in Fall 2001.

Planning for College

The University of Scranton encourages a strong college preparatory program in high school with a minimum of four years of English, three years of mathematics, social science and science, and at least two years of a foreign language with additional units taken in acceptable academic areas. Since enterprise management technology is a field in which knowledge of computers is a must, it is highly recommended that students take computer science courses in high school, or acquire a basic understanding on their own.

Enterprise Management Technology at The University of Scranton

The University of Scranton is among a handful of institutions that has been chosen from among business schools nationwide to be a member of the SAP Alliance. SAP, which stands for Systems, Anwendungen Produkten in der Datenverarbeitun and translates to Systems, Products in Data Processing, was developed in Germany in 1972. SAP, which had more than 4.5 billion dollars in sales in 1998, serves thousands of large and mid-size companies and institutions worldwide, including Colgate-Palmolive, Bristol Myers-Squibb, General Mills, Callaway, Quaker State, 3Com, Compaq, Intel and Microsoft, to name a few.

Through the SAP Alliance, students at The University of Scranton gain a clear understanding of how enterprise technology-enabled companies work in today's world. Students also learn to:

• Use SAP technology in the understanding of business concepts
• Be aware of the global and integrated nature of business operations
• Integrate business theories and applications
• Promote the University's mission of excellence in service to the business community

There is also plenty of opportunity for students to gain practical and hands-on experience through an internship program. Students are encouraged to spend the summer prior to their senior year working with a business partner in an environment related to the student's interest. A successful internship not only provides valuable experience, it can possibly lead to future employment.

The Kania School of Management at The University of Scranton is AACSB accredited.

Finding Out More

For more information about Enterprise Management Technology at The University of Scranton, please contact Dr. Ralph Grambo, Kania School of Management, Brennan Hall, Suite 400. His phone number is (570) 941-7548. You can also visit his web page at http://academic.uofs.edu/faculty/gramborw/