Course Description

ACCT 310H: Accounting Information Systems (Honors)

Information is vital to any successful decision making process. Accounting information systems are one of the primary information systems employed by organizations to assist managers within the organization with making internal decisions as well as provide information to external stakeholders such as investors, creditors, governmental agencies and the community at large.

This course will introduce students to the systems that produce financial information for organizations. Although discussions will cover information systems as a whole, particular emphasis will be placed on financial reporting or accounting information systems (AIS). An enterprise resource planning (ERP) module will be instructed which will encompass the integration of the revenue and expense transactions cycle with the general ledger system. The overall theory and manual processing will be instructed initially. Once the overall understanding is accomplished the process will be automated using Oracle Peoplesoft Financial systems. Oracle Peoplesoft is a proven, widely used financial application used by many local and international businesses to process their financial information. There will be a focus on internal accounting controls, business cycles and the system development life cycle.

Students will develop detail system input, process and data decision skills. Additionally they will obtain a comprehensive understanding of internal accounting controls that will be applied to further understanding how to prevent fraudulent financial statements. Students will enhance their communication and interpersonal skills during the in class simulation of a business cycle as well as their presentations and written assignments.