Trading and financial systems IV
R B Johnston
7 points * One 2-hour lecture and one 1-hour tutorial per week * First/Second semester * Clayton
Application of information systems to companies that trade in goods and services. Automation of the exchange of business data between trading partners, electronic commerce (EC). The establishment, maintenance and operation of databases, processing of transactions and generation of management reports in applications such as accounting, sales, purchasing, distribution, inventory management and general management of service activities. Study of information systems applications in selected industries including the service sector, eg insurance, banking, public sector. Discussion and evaluation of EC technologies: developments such as bar coding, electronic data interchange (EDI), point-of-sale systems (POS), electronic funds transfer (EFT), data encryption, and the role of standards such as x12 in data management and their impact on business operations and management practice.
Assessment
Written: 30% * Examination (2 hours): 70%
Prescribed software
Mind Your Own Business Education version
Recommended texts
Bodnar G H and Hopwood W S Accounting information systems 5th edn, Prentice-Hall, 1993
Eliason A L Online business computer applications 3rd edn, Maxwell Macmillan, 1991
Leyland V Electronic data interchange: A management view Prentice-Hall, 1993