AFX9520 - Accounting information systems and financial modelling

Offered

Caulfield First semester 2009 (Day)
Caulfield First semester 2009 (Evening)
Caulfield Second semester 2009 (Day)
Caulfield Second semester 2009 (Evening)

Synopsis

The objective of this unit is two-fold. Firstly, the unit provides students with a broad introduction to accounting information and the role technology plays in gathering, storing and managing accounting information. The unit provides an introduction to: enterprise systems; database management; documentation methods; internal controls; and how these apply in business processes found in organisations. Secondly, the unit focuses on effective design and auditing of spreadsheet models, the types and uses of models, and the benefits and limitations of models for use as decision support tools; various models are developed using an industry standard spreadsheet.

Objectives

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

• examine the role of accounting information systems in analysing and providing decision support to the financial activities of a company
• analyse the problems involved in the implementation of computerised accounting information systems and financial models
• formulate computer-based financial models that may be used by management and decision makers
• demonstrate a working facility with a spreadsheet software by building a number of typical financial models used for decision support in business.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 30%
Examination (3 hours): 70%

Contact hours

3 hours per week

Co-requisites

AFX9500

Prohibitions

AFF9521, AFX5310, AFX9521, GCO8019