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Course Syllabus  AIM 6343.0G1 – Accounting Information Systems
Course Information
Course #/Section
 AIM 6343.0G1
 Course Title
 Accounting Information Systems
 Term and Date
 
Spring 2009 01/12/2009 05/13/2009
Professor
Mary Beth Goodrich
Office Phone (972) 883-4775 (Office and Voice Mail) Other Phone (972) 200-7809 (For urgent matters, only call only after 7:00pm until 6:00am CST) Email Address goodrich@utdallas.eduOffice Location SM 4.220 Online Office Hours By appointment Conf. Call Hours By appointment Website: www.utdallas.edu/goodrich Teaching Assistant
 
TBD TA Office Hours TBD TA E-mail TBD TA Office Location TBD TA Office Phone # TBD
 About the Instructor
Please listen to Introduction in Course on webCT and see the Introductions area of Discussions.
Course Pre-requisites, Co-requisites, and/or Other Restrictions
Required: AIM 6201 and AIM 6202 or course(s) equivalent to undergraduate accounting
 
principles. Basic knowledge of financial and managerial accounting is essential. Basic computer proficiency is essential.
Course Description
 This course will examine the design, control and operation of accounting information systems in a computerized organizational environment with a strong business process orientation. The accounting information system is at the heart of a companies’ enterprise systems. To this end, an understanding and appreciation of accounting information systems is critical to successfully managing, auditing and developing systems to support today’s evolving business environment. This course offers a focused look at accounting information systems as part of enterprise resource planning systems, with a focus on SAP and other comparable enterprise systems to demonstrate concepts. Three key themes throughout the course are enterprise systems, E-business, and internal control and how these components can positively impact the overall success of a company and a company’s use of their accounting information system.
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Student Learning Objectives/Outcomes
 The main learning objectives are:
 Explain the impact of enterprise systems, e-business and internal control on modern accounting information systems and what is next related to accounting information systems.
 Explain the integration of accounting with the business side of an integrated accounting information system. Describe the roles of accountants related to accounting information systems and of accounting information and information technology in today's business environment. Describe the impact of accounting information systems and the power of integrated accounting information systems such as SAP on managerial decision-making, as well as organizational competitiveness. Explain modern practice in designing accounting information systems and mainstream use of ERP (enterprise resource planning) systems, such as SAP, and what is next related to accounting systems and enterprise systems.
 Explain and describe the accounting systems development lifecycle (SDLC) and what happens in each stage of the SDLC. Define and explain business processes, the accounting elements within business processes, and related internal control. Be able to explain the use of the chart of accounts and general ledger and how the business transactions of a company feed into the general ledger and use of financial information for external financial reporting to assist stakeholders in assessing the financial status of the organization and help a company make decisions through the process of business reporting.
 Be able to apply internal controls, business process analysis and assessment of whether an accounting information system as part of the overall systems of an organization is operating efficiently and effectively, and provides reliable financial information, while maintaining compliance to laws and regulations. Utilize methods such as flowcharting business modeling, and control matrices as tools for understanding, explaining, and designing accounting information systems with a business process approach and a focus on adding value through identifying the information needs of decision makers and building systems to support those needs effectively and efficiently, while ensuring proper control. This course will be a stepping stone for other advanced enterprise systems courses such as  AIM 6338: Accounting Systems Integration and Configuration with SAP (offered on-line and classroom), MIS 6319: Enterprise Resource Computing (on-line and classroom), AIM 6349: IT Strategy and Control, AIM 6379: ABAP Programming (on-line and classroom), the SAP Business Warehouse course (on-line) and other courses that are part of the Enterprise Systems (SAP) concentration. See www.utdallas.edu/orgs/sug for more details.
Required Textbooks and Materials
 Required Texts  Accounting Information Systems, 7
th
 Edition, by Gelinas and Dull, Thomson / South-Western Publishers, 2008, ISBN-10: 0324378823 or ISBN-13: 978-0324378825 Textbooks and some other bookstore materials can be ordered online through Off-Campus Books or the MBS Direct Virtual Bookstore online ordering site. They are also available in stock at the UTD Bookstore and Off-Campus Books.
Course Policies
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Student Assessments
In this course, I expect that you read all discussion postings, all course notes, listen to all PowerPoint presentations / audio, and actively engage yourself in this course, such as posting responses to discussion postings, such as the
graded module postings
 and posting any questions that you may have that are general in nature. Your active participation will have a direct impact on your success in this course. You will be tested on the knowledge you are gaining from the textbook and all methods of learning in webCT. I hope that you enjoy the flexibility that this on-line course will give you to somewhat self-pace yourself, but with this in mind, you need to have discipline to stay up with course work and what is expected. I look forward to getting to know you better. Please let me know any comments or questions you have. Your positive approach to this course, as to life in general, will enable you to get the most out of the course. Here’s to a great semester!
Grading Information Weights / Grade Breakdown Points
Posting of Introduction in discussions during first week 10 Graded Module Postings (10 points for each of the 3 modules of the course) 30 Team Project Planning Document ( Appendix C) 20 Team Project ( Appendix A) 150 Teaming Evaluation Points ( Appendix B) 0 (or – or + points) Test #1 100 Test #2 100 Cumulative Final Exam (Test #3) 100
TOTAL POINTS 510 Grading criteria Scaled Score Letter Equivalent
100 - 90% 510 - 459 points out of 510 A 89 80% 459 408 points out of 510 B 79 70% 407 357 points out of 510 C Below 69% Less than 357 points out of 510 F Grades of “-“ or will be used in borderline situations using the above grading scale. In order to achieve a grade without a “-“ you will need to be in the above ranges.
 Accessing Grades
Students can check their grades by clicking “My Grades” under Course Tools after the grade for each assessment task is released.
Graded Participation
Posting of Introduction
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