Course ID: | ACCT 5310H. 3 hours. |
Course Title: | Systems I (Honors) |
Course Description: | Accounting information systems (AIS), including the role of such
systems in an organization, electronic data processing, AIS
applications, AIS analysis and design, AIS controls, and the
audit of AIS. |
Oasis Title: | Systems I Honors |
Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in ACCT 5310, ACCT 7310, ACCT 7320 |
Nontraditional Format: | Additional Requirements for Honors Credit: Students should turn
in a comprehensive research project selected by the instructor
on one of the following topics:
1) Controls in systems
2) Effects of IT on firm performance
3) IT governance
4) ERP systems
5) REA modeling
6) XBRL
7) Continuous monitoring
The project will consist of three parts:
(1) Students will complete an extensive literature review
(2) Students will prepare a research paper integrating and
synthesizing this literature
(3) Students will prepare a paper describing how the subject
is implemented in practice (including the pros and cons, if
applicable) |
Prerequisite: | (ACCT 2102 or ACCT 2102H or ACCT 2102E) and permission of Honors |
Semester Course Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | To develop an appreciation for how Accounting Information
Systems can be used to maximize the success of an
organization. The course focuses on the traditional categories
of business transactions and how those transactions are
documented, stored, and reported or used by both internal and
external users. In addition, the course covers documentation
techniques and internal control procedures commonly found in
Accounting Information Systems. |
Topical Outline: | 1. Accounting Information Systems Introduction
2. Systems Documentation
3. General Ledger-Based Accounting Information Systems
4. Business Cycles
5. System Technology
6. Databases and Data Modeling
7. System Controls |