Undergraduate - UnitAFW2851 - Accounting information systems and financial modelling

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational Unit	Department of Accounting and Finance
Offered	Berwick First semester 2013 (Day) Sunway First semester 2013 (Day) Berwick Second semester 2013 (Day) Sunway Second semester 2013 (Day) Peninsula Second semester 2013 (Day) Sunway Summer semester A 2013 (Day)

Synopsis

The objective of this unit is two-fold. First, the unit provides students with a broad introduction to accounting information systems and the role technology plays in accounting. The focus will be on an introduction to: enterprise systems; database management; documentation methods; internal controls; and the core business processes found in organisations. Second, the unit focuses on corporate modelling theory; models as decision support tools; types and uses of models; benefits and limitations of models; effective spreadsheet design; auditing spreadsheet models and development of various models using an industry standard spreadsheet.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

examine the role of accounting information systems in analysing and providing decision support to managers
explain the design of accounting information systems and financial models
develop financial models to assist in decision making
apply critical thinking, problem solving and presentation skills to individual and / or group activities dealing with accounting information systems and demonstrate in an individual summative assessment task the acquisition of a comprehensive understanding of the topics covered by AFW2851.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 30%
Examination: 70%

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Peter Krueger

Contact hours

3 hours per week

Prerequisites

Students must have passed one unit from the following: AFG1000, AFP1000, AFW1000 or AFW1001 (pre 2009) before undertaking this unit.

Prohibitions

AFC2160, AFC2851, AFF2051, AFF2851, AFG2851, AFP2851, AFW2051, BUS1060, BUS3030