Accounting Information Systems

• • 1. Week 1
  • 1.1) Introduction and Overview of Accounting Information Systems (AIS)
  • 1.2) Chapter 1
  • 2. Week 2
  • 2.1) Introduction to business processes and system documentation
  • 2.2) Chapters 2 and 3
  • 3. Week 3
  • 3.1) Files and databases and controls in AIS
  • 3.2) Chapters 4 and 5
  • 4. Week 4
  • 4.1) AIS Development Strategies
  • 4.2) Chapter 6
  • 5. Week 5
  • 5.1) AIS Cycles (Revenue Cycle)
  • 5.2) Chapter 7
  • 6. Week 6
  • 6.1) AIS Cycles (Expenditure Cycle)
  • 6.2) Chapter 8
  • 7. Week 7
  • 7.1) AIS Cycles – Human Resource Management and Production Cycle
  • 7.2) Chapters 9 and 19
  • 8. Week 8
  • 8.1) AIS Cycles – General Ledger and Reporting Cycle
  • 8.2) Chapter 11
  • 8.3) Test held in usual seminar time in week 8
  • 9. Week 9
  • 9.1) Fraud and Cyber Crime
  • 9.2) Chapters 12 and 13
  • 10. Week 10
  • 10.1) Information System (IS) Controls – Information Security, Confidentiality and Privacy
  • 10.2) Chapters 14 and 15
  • 11. Week 11
  • 11.1) IS Controls – Processing Integrity; Transaction Cycle Threats and Controls
  • 11.2) Chapters 16 and 17
  • 11.3) Assignment due at 5.00 pm on Friday 4 October 2019
  • 12. Week 12
  • 12.1) Auditing Computer Based Information Systems
  • 12.2) Chapter 18

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The rise of digital technology in the modern economy has seen the need for knowledge and skills in relation to Information Technology (IT) and Information Systems (IS) becoming crucial, central and critical components of any business related degree program. There is a need for business students to exhibit their understanding of IS and IT and its application in a business environment. This subject provides an introduction to the fundamentals of managing information systems - with the particular focus on the Accountant’s perspective. It covers the key accounting systems and processes which support an organisation's business and enhance decision-making capabilities. The strategic implications of information systems will be analysed, and students will be introduced to the development, implementation, and maintenance of various types of accounting information systems. Students will gain a foundational understanding of the underlying information technologies and topics covered including emerging technologies and business models technologies. Students will interact with popular accounting information systems during the subject.

• Weekly Quizzes (15%)
• Mid-Semester Test (15%)
• Final Exam (50%)
• Paired Assignment (20%)

Current study term: 11 Jul 21 to 17 Oct 21

Next study term: 12 Sep 21 to 12 Dec 21