Download - A337/A523 Accounting Information Systems
A337/A523Accounting Information
Systems
What we will do today
• Go over the syllabus
• Digress into a discussion of IUPUI and You
• Have a brief introduction into accounting
information systems
What are we going to do this term?
• Learn how to diagram a system (flowcharts, DFDs, and ERDs)
• Learn about control issues important to accountants
• Learn about how accounting “works” through semester long project
• Learn about database structures (with attention to accounting issues) and some hands-on work
Syllabus & Materials• Class notes
– Will be available on Oncourse– NEED TO BRING SOME WITH YOU TO
CLASS
• Systems Understanding
• Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access
Schedule - the way things work
• Regular updates/modifications to they syllabus will be on ONCOURSE
– Links to Notes/Slides with dates
– YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE
Assignments
• Please READ the assignment details in Oncourse Assignments for each assignment THEN ask questions.
• I will THEN answer any questions you have about the details in Oncourse Assignments
Assignments
* Additional project for A523 students
Exams• Exam 1
– Documenting business processes– Internal control and computer crime
• Exam 2– Database management concepts– Special topics: SDLC, BI, ERP, XBRL
Systems Understanding Aid
• Available at the bookstore; DO NOT buy a used one.
• Due date and further information
• Okay to work in pairs but you are responsible for own work/submissions (all other assignment are individual)
Quizzes and Participation
Some "pop" quizzes.
Some announced
Some in small teams and/or to provide answers to "thought questions“
Professional Development
Lab/Projects
• Microsoft Access
• Microsoft Excel
• Graduate Project
Attendance/Participation• Attendance in class is highly
recommended! – You are responsible for information discussed
in class
• Attendance for VIDEO presentations. (You must be there!)