Undergraduate, Postgraduate - UnitAFX4040 - Issues in accounting information systems

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Synopsis

The objective of this unit is to provide students with a broad introduction to the contemporary themes in research into Accounting Information Systems. The unit covers issues of research and practice in the following areas: frameworks and ontologies in information systems; decision making; process modelling; behavioural aspects concerned with the design and implementation of systems; and data management issues. Upon completion of this unit, students are expected to be able to evaluate critically the design and conduct of research, and to design their own research into issues of relevance to the accounting information systems field.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

1. develop an understanding of key philosophical issues in Accounting Information Systems research, particularly the ontological foundations of the discipline
2. articulate solutions to significant research problems using key paradigms in the Accounting Information Systems discipline
3. critique research relating to the design and use of accounting and business information systems
4. apply critical thinking, problem solving and presentation skills to individual and/or group activities dealing with issues in accounting information systems and demonstrate in an individual summative assessment tasks the acquisition of a comprehensive understanding of the topics covered by AFX4040.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 60%
Examination (3 hours): 40%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Stephen Smith

Contact hours

3 hours per week

Prerequisites

Students must be enrolled in course 0181 or 0171 or 4416 to undertake this unit