306-207 Accounting Information Systems

Coordinator

Prerequisites

306-104 Accounting 1A (or equivalent) and 306-205 Business Computing.

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

The major transaction processing systems (TPS) used in accounting in business: the revenue cycle, the expenditure cycle, resource management, and the general ledger and reporting system. Computer system design, organisational issues, and accounting controls for such systems. Practical work using a modern set of integrated accounting TPS software, principles of organisational engineering.

Assessment

A 2-hour end-of-semester examination (60%); one case study (5%); three computer-based assignments (30%); constructive participation in tutorials (5%). The assessment in this subject includes practical and theoretical components. An overall pass in each of these components is required to achieve a pass in the subject as a whole.