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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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Course
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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
-
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.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
-
requisites, Co
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
line and
classroom), MIS 6319: Enterprise Resource Computing (on
-
line and classroom), A
IM 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
-
032437
8825
 
Textbooks and some other bookstore materials can be ordered online through
MBS Direct Virtual Bookstore
 or
Off 
-
Campus Books
 
online ordering site. They are also available in stock
at the UTD Bookstore and Off 
-
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
-
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 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
-
 90% 510
-
4
59
 points out of 510
 
 A
 
89 –
 
80%
 
459
 
 –
 
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
 –
5 points for one day to one week late or
-
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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