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ACC2400 - Accounting information systems

6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Business and Economics

Organisational Unit

Department of Accounting

Coordinator(s)

Dr Kristian Rotaru

Offered

Clayton

Second semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

At the core of Accounting Information Systems is the idea that accountants must understand the core business processes that underpin the business activities in an organisation and generate transaction data. Thus, the objective of this unit is to provide students with a broad introduction to the core business processes. Further, given the role technology plays in accounting, with many accounting systems being computerised, other topics covered include: how hardware, software and human processes turn data into useful financial and non-financial information for decision making, methods for documenting and analysing business processes, principles of effective spreadsheet design, systems development and maintenance, and the need to understand internal controls in order to ensure (information and other) resources remain secure from losses through both inadvertent and malicious actions.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

examine the role of business processes and the use of accounting information systems in capturing and managing information that support the needs of stakeholders
analyse and evaluate the design of business processes and accounting information systems
explain the importance of internal controls and recommend internal controls that cover key business processes and support the achievement of goals
synthesise design principles to develop financial models that assist in decision making
apply critical thinking, problem solving and communication skills to analyse, evaluate and interpret business processes and the accounting data that is generated.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 50%
Examination: 50%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Stephen Smith

Prerequisites

Students must have passed one of the following units: AFF1000, ACF1000, AFP1000, ACB1000, ACP1000, ACC1000, AFC1000, ACF1100, ACC1100, ACP1100, ACC1200, ACP1200, ACF1200, ACW1100, ACW1200.

Prohibitions

ACF2400, ACB2851, ACC2851, ACF2851, ACG2851, ACP2851, ACW2851, BUS1060, BUS3030, AFF2851, AFC2851, AFW2851, AFP2851.