ACC 409 Accounting Information Systems (3)
Accounting systems analysis, control and design in manual and computerized environments. Knowledge and skills of information technology for auditing AIS systems. Hands-on experience with microcomputers and a computerized accounting system.
A-F only. Pre: 323 (or concurrent).
A minimum of at least C- or better is required
Subjects:
- System analysis, design and controls of accounting systems.
- Basic Fundamentals relating to accounting cycles, tools for understanding, explaining, and designing accounting systems; and internal control concepts in both manual and computerized environments.
- Basic Fundamentals relating to accounting cycles, tools for understanding, explaining, and designing accounting systems; and internal control concepts in both manual and computerized environments.
- The course is oriented toward principles, concepts, and ideas rather than technical aspects of Information systems.
- Functions of major AIS subsystems, how these systems interact, and the principal inputs, processes, files, outputs, and controls associated with the subsystems.
- Use database systems to represent and manipulate enterprise data to solve organizational problems
- Evaluation of controls in AIS, to provide a foundation for auditing those systems.
- Hands-on experience with microcomputers and a computerized accounting system, internal control in depth.
- Transaction flowcharting, internal controls, basic computer terminology, Electronic Data Processing (EDP) controls, and relational databases.
- Develop knowledge and skills for security of information and information systems within organizations
- Skills to adapt to change in the IT environment that is the accounting profession today.