This course will introduce students to information technology and the role of information systems in business world and the field of accounting. This course is designed to enable students to understand the role of accounting information systems in decision making. Students will gain technological skills that will enable them to interpret accounting information and gain confidence in communicating the outputs to various system users. Students will understand the key concepts of accounting databases and accounting interface, mainly database forms, queries and reports. The need for, and the role of an integrated enterprise system will be discussed, to enable students to understand the information flow from the source entry to accounting records. The concepts of cloud computing and accounting business intelligence will be covered. The fraud and internal control issues will be discussed and will cover the following areas: Top management entity-level IT controls, Application level controls and IT general controls. Concepts of cyber security, legislation, regulations and standards will complement students’ understanding of information technology issues.
3.0
$530.00
Below is one offering of this course for the Fall 2020 term.
Thu Sep 10 - Thu Nov 26 12 Weeks
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
| Sep 10 - Nov 26 | Thu | 18:30 - 21:30 | BBY Online Delivery |
Ben Whitney
$530.00
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Effective as of Fall 2014
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