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Course Syllabus
AIM 6343.0G1
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Accounting Information Systems
School of Management The
University of Texas at Dallas
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AIM 6343.0G1
Course Title
Accounting Information Systems
Term
and Date
Fall 2008
8/21/2008 – 12/17
/2008
Professor
Mary Beth Goodrich
Office Phone
(972) 883
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4775 (Office and Voice Mail)
Other Phone (972) 200
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7809 (For urgent matters, only
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call only
after 7
:00pm until
6:00am CST)
Email
Address
goodrich@utdallas.edu
Office Location
SM 4.220 Online
Office Hours
By appointment
Conf. Call Hours
By appointment
Website:
www.utdallas.edu/goodrich
About the Instructor
Please listen to Introduction in Course on webCT and see the Introductions area of Discussions.
Course Pre
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requisites, Co
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requisites, and/or Other Restriction
s
Required: AIM 6201 and AIM 6202 or course(s) equivalent to undergraduat
e 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 c
ritical 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
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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.
Student Learning Objectives/Outcomes
The main learning objectives are:
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Explain the impact of enterprise systems, e
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business and internal control
on
modern accounting information systems and what is next related to accounting information systems.
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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
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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.
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Explain and describe the accountin
g 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 compan
y make decisions through the process of business
reporting.
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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 efficientl
y 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 accoun
ting 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 Configuratio
n with SAP (offered on
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line and
classroom), MIS 6319: Enterprise Resource Computing (on
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line and classroom), A
IM 6349: IT
Strategy and Control, AIM 6379: ABAP Programming (on
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line
and classroom
), the SAP
Business Warehouse course (on
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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
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Western
Publishers, 2008, ISBN
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10: 0324378823 or ISBN
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13: 978
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032437
8825
Textbooks and some other bookstore materials can be ordered online through
MBS Direct Virtual Bookstore
or
Off
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Campus Books
online ordering site. They are also available in stock
at the UTD Bookstore and Off
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Campus Books.
Course Policies
S
tudent Assessments
In this course, I expect that you read all discussion postings, a
ll 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.
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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
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line course will give you to somewhat
self
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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 y
ou 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 Poi
nts
( 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
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90% 510
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4
59
points out of 510
A
89 –
80%
459
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408
points out of 510
B
79 –
70%
407
– 3
57
points out of 510
C
Below 69%
Less than
357 points out of
510
F
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
You must post your introduction in discussions by the due date and time
. You can post a quick
introduction or you can use the “Get to
Know Y
ou” form which will be posted in webCT.
This is
worth up to 10 points. You will receive
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5 points for one day to one week late or
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10 points (grade of 0) if later than one week.
Graded Module Postings
Your active participation will have a direct impact on your success in this course and will be
graded
as follows:
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