Advisory Council Update

Advisory Council Factoids

» North America Council Membership» 14 Universities» 4 Microsoft members» 2 Partners

» Meetings» Annual Summer Meeting – Aug 2010, Mpls (2 day event)» Monthly Conference calls – Average 8+ attendees» Participation with EMEA Academic Alliance

Membership Committee Updates

» Annual Survey of Universities» Determines “Foundation” or “Associate” level institutions» Considering moving survey from spring to fall» Results for 2011 survey (Bethany – please help here!)

» Mining of Textbook Publisher’s Sales Data» Seeking new members via textbook adoption» Collecting Info by Publisher on SharePoint site

» Member Participation Documents | GP10 Textbook Publishers

» ERP Adoption» MyGPcloud.com can now host your students ($45/ea./semester)

» No installation, configuration and maintenance issues for univ.

» Other ERP Systems used in higher education

Student Committee Updates

» Creating a Facebook site to allow students and Dynamics professionals (both Partners and Customers) to interact» Designed for more informal interaction» Teaching without being obvious» Sharing stories and tips so that students better

understand what a career associated with Dynamics can be like

Student Committee Updates

Student Committee Updates

» Integrating Sure Step into the classroom» Sure Step is Microsoft’s methodology to implement various

Dynamics products such as AX, CRM and GP» Four schools are piloting the use of Sure Step in the classroom

» Augusta State University

» Western Michigan University

» University of Indianapolis

» University of the Pacific

» Goal is to create curriculum and associated material for “turn key” use by faculty

Student Committee Updates

Research Committee Updates

» Committee Members:» Huei Lee, Eastern Michigan University (Chair), e-mail:

Huei.Lee@emich.edu» Zane Swanson, University of Central Oklahoma (Vice-Chair)» Todd Shultz, Augusta State University (Vice-Chair)» Richard Dull, Clemson University» Thilini Ariyachandra, Xavier University» Lorena Gomez, ITESM, Mexico

Call-for-paper Website

httP://99.140.126.9/dynaa2011

The Proceedings of DYNAA 2011

» We have received 18 submissions» Peer-review process» 5 will be published as full papers (refereed paper) » 7 will be published as abstracts.» We have prepared 60 copies of Proceedings CD. » The proceedings will be online after the conference:

» http://99.140.126.9/dynaa2010 [proceeds for 2010]» http://99.140.126.9/dynaa29011 [proceedings for 2011]

» Please let Huei know if there is an error in the proceedings: Huei.Lee@emich.edu

Proposed Journal

» Still working on a new journal» Aim/Scope of Proposed Journal (approved):» Enterprise systems are an integral part of today’s business

environment, and addressed in a variety of classroom settings. The purpose of this journal is to provide an outlet to academic and practitioner research that extends the usability of such systems in organizations, as well as in the classroom.

» The journal is published by the Microsoft Dynamics Academic Alliance (DynAA).

» DynAA invites papers, discipline-based or pedagogy/instructional research, and case studies incorporating enterprise systems into business, accounting, and information systems curricula.

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Suggested topics include (but are not limited to):

» Information System Project Management» Customer Relationship Management » Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)» Information Audit/Assurance/Security» Emerging Information Technology» Business Performance Management » Cloud Computing» Supply Chain Management» Curriculum Design Issues » Business Intelligence/Analytics» Future Generation Enterprise Systems

Ad Hoc Committee – Data Sets

» Examining how data sets will be used by various faculty and what type of information needs to be in the data sets

» Determining what software applications (e.g., AX, GP, CRM) that need data sets

» Searching for data sets that may already be available such as updated versions of Fabrikam, Adventure Works

» Evaluating whether the Knaster data sets should be updated for new version of GP

» Exploring whether there are any tools to assist in generating sample data

Looking Ahead to 2011

» New Council Member Elections (May-June)» At Least Three Positions Open» 3 year commitment » Encourage Your Participation and Opportunity for Service» Vice-Chair Election

» Advisory Council Goals» Journal Publication» Expand Student Outreach» Develop Data Sets» Develop Closer Customer Ties Through User Group Participation