Business Reporting Systems

This subject is not offered in 2008.

306-106 Business Process Analysis.

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Business Reporting Systems provide business users with accounting information for organisational visibility; decision making; planning and control; process management and training. This subject identifies and describes a variety of business reporting systems including inter-organisational systems across a value chain to determine how their capabilities and reporting functions meet the users' business needs. Outputs from these systems include for example, financial statements, budget performance reports, balanced scorecards, and sales and marketing reports. Students will gain an understanding of business data capture, system features and reporting functionality.

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:

To be advised.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

• High level of development: application of theory to practice; synthesis of data and other information; evaluation of data and other information; use of computer software.

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

• Students may not gain credit for 306-207 Business Reporting Systems if they have completed 306-207 Enterprise Information Systems (prior to 2002) and 615-150 Organisational Processes.
  
• Students may not gain credit for 306-207 Business Reporting Systems if they have completed 306-207 Enterprise Information Systems (between 2002 - 2007) and either 615-230 Database Concepts or 615-260 Enterprise Systems.