School: Business and Law

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for Semester 1 2020 Units. Students will be notified of all approved modifications by Unit Coordinators via email and Unit Blackboard sites. Where changes have been made, these are designed to ensure that you still meet the unit learning outcomes in the context of our adjusted teaching and learning arrangements.

  • Unit Title

    Accounting Information Systems
  • Unit Code

    ACC3201
  • Year

    2020
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Mohd Saiyidi MAT RONI

Description

Technology is integral to accounting today. To fully understand accounting, the business professional must have a mastery of the nature of the interaction of accounting and information technology. This unit is about equipping you with the skills to communicate using two different languages: the language of the accounting professional and the language of the information technology. The unit explores the leading edge technologies at the intersection of accounting and information technology including business intelligence, enterprise systems, cyber security and enterprise risk management. Leading edge technologies at the intersection of accounting and information technology including business intelligence, enterprise systems, cyber security and enterprise risk management are explored. Unit learning is demonstrated by an applied approach to developing skills in the use of databases and spreadsheets. Critical thinking, creativity and innovation are also developed and demonstrated in the analysis of business processes and solving of business problems.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass ACC2360

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded MIS3453

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Explain the roles and components of accounting information systems.
  2. Discuss the internal control surrounding business processes.
  3. Apply critical thinking skills to solve challenging business problems.
  4. Propose creative solutions for solving challenging business problems.
  5. Discuss threats and opportunities with regards to accounting information systems assets.

Unit Content

  1. Introduction to the role of databases, their function and design principles.
  2. Accounting information systems in action: the role of and control of transaction cycles
  3. Systems fundamentals: What is an accounting information system? What is data and information?
  4. Statistical analysis using contemporary spreadsheet software
  5. Accounting information systems contemporary issues including ethics, cyber-crime, cloud-computing and block-chain technology
  6. Accounting information systems characteristics and considerations: Business processes, database concepts, systems development, technology concepts, systems mapping and documentation, and internal controls.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 113 x 1 hour labNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 113 x 2 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 213 x 1 hour labNot Offered13 x 1 hour lab
Semester 213 x 2 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentProblem-solving Case Studies40%
ExaminationExamination60%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentProblem-solving Case Studies40%
ExaminationExamination60%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Business and Law

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for this unit. All assessment changes will be published by 27 July 2020. All students are reminded to check handbook at the beginning of semester to ensure they have the correct outline.

  • Unit Title

    Accounting Information Systems
  • Unit Code

    ACC3201
  • Year

    2020
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Mohd Saiyidi MAT RONI

Description

Technology is integral to accounting today. To fully understand accounting, the business professional must have a mastery of the nature of the interaction of accounting and information technology. This unit is about equipping you with the skills to communicate using two different languages: the language of the accounting professional and the language of the information technology. The unit explores the leading edge technologies at the intersection of accounting and information technology including business intelligence, enterprise systems, cyber security and enterprise risk management. Leading edge technologies at the intersection of accounting and information technology including business intelligence, enterprise systems, cyber security and enterprise risk management are explored. Unit learning is demonstrated by an applied approach to developing skills in the use of databases and spreadsheets. Critical thinking, creativity and innovation are also developed and demonstrated in the analysis of business processes and solving of business problems.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass ACC2360

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded MIS3453

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Explain the roles and components of accounting information systems.
  2. Discuss the internal control surrounding business processes.
  3. Apply critical thinking skills to solve challenging business problems.
  4. Propose creative solutions for solving challenging business problems.
  5. Discuss threats and opportunities with regards to accounting information systems assets.

Unit Content

  1. Introduction to the role of databases, their function and design principles.
  2. Accounting information systems in action: the role of and control of transaction cycles
  3. Systems fundamentals: What is an accounting information system? What is data and information?
  4. Statistical analysis using contemporary spreadsheet software
  5. Accounting information systems contemporary issues including ethics, cyber-crime, cloud-computing and block-chain technology
  6. Accounting information systems characteristics and considerations: Business processes, database concepts, systems development, technology concepts, systems mapping and documentation, and internal controls.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 113 x 1 hour labNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 113 x 2 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 213 x 1 hour labNot Offered13 x 1 hour lab
Semester 213 x 2 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentProblem-solving Case Studies40%
AssignmentExamination60%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentTimed assessment60%
AssignmentProblem-solving Case Studies40%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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