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AFM272 Accounting Information Systems

Updated: 30 April 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus D - Comp/internet essential
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus D - Comp/internet essential
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
08 September 2010 09 September 2010 Non-Mandatory
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites COMP100 and AFM101 or AFM217 or AFM317
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Robyn Marshall (rmarsha3@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

Accounting Information Systems has an integrated approach to all topics providing solid foundations in information technology, business processes, strategic management e-commerce, security and internal control.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Accounting Information Systems
ISBN: 9780324663808
Gelinas, U.J. and Dull, R.B., Thompson/South-Western 8th ed. 2009
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 20%
Assessment Notes
Word length not applicable owing to the numerical nature of the questions.
Assignment 2 10%
Assessment Notes
Word length not applicable owing to the numerical nature of the questions.
Tutorial 10%
Assessment Notes
Participation.
Final Examination 2 hrs 60%

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. appreciate the complex, dynamic environment in which accounting is practiced, in particular the accountant's role in accounting information systems;
  2. be acquainted with the AIS and its relationship to the organisation's business processes;
  3. understand the attributes of information and how they are linked to decision making;
  4. recognise information and how it is used for different types of decisions and at various organisational levels;
  5. describe and illustrate enterprise systems, understanding the modules that make up such a systems and the relationship the system has to organisation goals;
  6. appreciate the impact of e-commerce (e-business) on business processes;
  7. document information systems, use database management systems, relational databases and sql;
  8. understand the internal control processes as applied to business processes; and
  9. apply knowledge to the following business processes: oe/s, b/ar/cr, purchasing process, ap/cd, hr, ipp and the gl.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
2 Communication Skills
 True True True
3 Global Perspectives
 True True True
4 Information Literacy
 True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
 True True True
6 Problem Solving
 True True True
7 Social Responsibility
 True True True
8 Team Work
 True True True
   

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