Designing Accounting Systems

Subject 306-318 (2009)

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Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 3 (Undergraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject is not offered in 2009.
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: One 2-hour lecture per week and a 1-hour tutorial per week.
Total Time Commitment: Not available
Prerequisites: 306-207 Business Reporting Systems / 306-207 Enterprise Information Systems (pre-2008) or 306-219 Business Systems Development.
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements:

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Subject Overview:

This subject develops students’ understanding of the accounting information system design process. Topics covered include: modelling users’ information needs, selecting, configuring, building and implementing accounting information systems.
Objectives: .
Assessment:

A 2-hour end-of-semester examination (50%), one group assignment equivalent to not more than 3000 words (25%) with presentations (20%) and class participation (5%).
Prescribed Texts:

Prescribed Texts:

To be advised.
Breadth Options:

This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:

You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects.

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Generic Skills:

  • High level of development: oral communication; written communication; collaborative learning; problem solving; team work; application of theory to practice; interpretation and analysis; critical thinking; synthesis of data and other information; evaluation of data and other information; accessing data and other information from a range of sources; receptiveness to alternative ideas.

  • Moderate level of development: use of computer software.
Notes: Students may not gain credit for both 306-318 Enterprise Resource Planning Systems and 306-318 Designing Accounting Systems.

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