Accounting Information Systems
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| BUSI2148 | Business | 2 | 10 | Autumn UK |
- Code
- BUSI2148
- School
- Business
- Level
- 2
- Credits
- 10
- Semesters
- Autumn UK
Summary
The use of accounting information systems in financial and management accounting and their control and audit.
Introduction to systems
Business processes
Budgeting and decision support systems
Internal control and audit
Computer crime and external audit
Enterprise resource planning systems
Target Students
Part I and Part II students who have taken BUSI1093 Fundamentals of Financial and Management Accounting AND BUSI1001 Computers in Business.
Classes
- One 1-hour seminar each week for 2 weeks
- One 1-hour lecture each week for 11 weeks
11 one-hour lectures and 2 x 1 hour seminars. Please note all non-lectures will be timetabled in the Business School
Assessment
- 35% Coursework: Coursework
- 65% Exam (2-hour): In person exam.
Assessed by end of autumn semester
Educational Aims
To provide students with an understanding of how information technology can support the activities of the accountant and management within an organisation and the problems associated with controlling and auditing such resulting information systems.Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and understanding
This module develops a knowledge and understanding of:
• The use of accounting and other information systems for managing financial risk
• The development, management, application and implementation of information systems and their impact upon organisations
• The risk management and control of accounting information systems.
Intellectual skills
This module develops:
• The ability to analyse facts and circumstances to determine the cause of a problem and identifying and selecting appropriate solutions.
Professional practical skills
This module develops:
• Numeracy and quantitative skills to manipulate data, evaluate, estimate and model business problems, functions and phenomena.
Transferable (key) skills
This module develops:
• Self-management and a readiness to accept responsibility and flexibility, to be resilient, self-starting and appropriately assertive, to plan, organise and manage time
• Building and maintaining relationships.