Designing a Dynamics AX Class
A Curriculum Package for an
Enterprise Models Course
Jennifer Nightingale Massart, Ed.D.
Duquesne University
Organizing and Delivering a
Determining the course objectives is the
most important task once you decide to
integrate Dynamics AX into your classroom.
Dynamics AX Class
How will Dynamics
AX be integrated
How will Dynamics
AX be integrated
What are the
program/school
goals
If many courses,
coordination will be
needed to avoid
duplicate efforts
Perform technical
feasibility study
Determine
Learning Goals
Define Course
Objectives
What Will
Dynamics Add
What are the overall
learning objectives of
the course
What are the specific
course objectives
Example: To
understand the
impact of security,
compliance, and laws
surrounding ERP
implementations
Example: Discuss the
basics behind role
based security and
the tools that help
simplify the process
in Microsoft
Dynamics AX
Ensure the
technology supports
the curriculum goals,
not the other way
around
Through experiential
learning, students
learn how to
customize and work
in an ERP system
Organizing and Delivering a
Dynamics AX Class
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Establishing a
Timeline
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Pre-test & Introduction to Enterprise Systems for Management
Overview of Dynamics AX
System Integration and Enterprise Systems Architecture
Technical capabilities and systems administration in Dynamics AX
ERP Development Life Cycle
Lifecycle optimization with Dynamics AX
Implementation Strategies
Software and Vendor Selection
Project structure, estimation, and release management with
Dynamics AX
Midterm exam
Operations and Post-implementation
Program and Project Management
Project planning and management with Dynamics AX
Organizational Change and Business Process Reengineering
Change management with Dynamics AX
Workflow diagrams in Dynamics AX
Global, Ethics, and Security Management
Discuss the basics behind role based security, the considerations to be
made when it comes to planning security for ERP implementation,
and the tools that help simplify the process in Dynamics AX
Supply Chain Management
Customer Relationship Management
Demonstrate Dynamics AX mobile apps and the basics of
configuration
Final Exam & Post-test
Integrating
One of the more easy and effective methods
is to use materials that are available on
Microsoft’s CustomerSource website.
Dynamics AX
into the Classroom
Contoso
Entertainment
Systems Story
Familiarizes
students to what
Contoso
Entertainment
Systems is, how it
began, and how
Stan, the owner,
configured his ERP
system to fit the
needs of his
organization
Lab 1 Part 1
Students become
familiar with
registering the basic
data in Microsoft
Dynamics AX
Lab 1 Part 2
Students become
familiar with
registering sales and
purchase operations
according to the
direct deliveries
process flow for
Contoso
Lab 1 Part 3
Students become
familiar with
registering sales and
purchase operations
involving a
warehouse according
to basic process flows
for Contoso
Lab 1
Assignment
Assess students on
their ability to
navigate the ERP
system as well as
retrieve information
What the Course Looks Like
*Textbook readings
Topics
Readings
Exercises
Assessment
Overview of
Dynamics AX
Introduction to Microsoft
Dynamics AX 2012
Scenarios based mainly on
Microsoft e-learning
materials
Assignment
Enterprise-level
Applications
Supply Chain and
Customer Relationship
Management*
Scenarios based mainly on
Microsoft e-learning
materials
SCM and CRM
Assignment
Configure
Dynamics AX
Systems Administration
Tutorial
Basic data setup and
configuration based
mainly on Microsoft elearning materials
Quiz
Guest Speaker: ERP
Development Life Cycle
Company’s Current
Annual Report and White
Papers
Cutover plan
Assignment
Organizing and Delivering a
Dynamics AX Class
• Prior to any discussion about ERPs or
Dynamics AX, it is a good idea to have
students participate in a pre-test
• This will enable instructors to assess students’
knowledge of ERP
• The same survey can be used for both the pre-and
post-test
Student
Assessment
• To allow for student anonymity and ease of tallying
results, the survey can be created in a course
management system
• Following lectures, in-class demonstrations,
and exercises, assignments and quizzes could
be given to assess the mastery of concepts
throughout the course
Organizing and Delivering a
Dynamics AX Class
• Assignments and quizzes can be created in a
course management system (CMS) for ease of
use and auto-grading options
• The use of a CMS is highly encouraged
• At Duquesne University, Blackboard is used to
assist instructors in managing courses.
Course
Management
Organizing and Delivering a
Dynamics AX Class
• Integrating Dynamics AX into your ISM course
or curriculum can be an extremely rewarding
venture
• It may seem like it will be an overwhelming
task to undertake; however, Dynamics AX does
not have to be integrated into every lecture
Conclusion
• Begin with one or two objectives and integrate
a couple lessons while you become
comfortable with your course’s structure and
the application
• Microsoft has so many resources available that
the process of integrating Dynamics AX into
your course becomes much less of a challenge
Organizing and Delivering a
Dynamics AX Class
Questions?
Jennifer Nightingale Massart, Ed.D.
Duquesne University
School of Business
600 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15282 USA
Thank you!
nightingale@duq.edu