Accounting - Accounting Information Systems

Catalog description

This course provides an overview of how accounting and business professionals use information systems to support business processes and produce information, such as financial statements, that can be analyzed and used to make decisions. Topics covered in this course include, but are not limited to, computer technology; business transaction processing; threats and controls in a computerized accounting system; database design and controls; tools used by accountants for automation and analytics; and an accountant's role in designing, developing, implementing, and maintaining an information system. Hands on experience will be obtained through projects that require the use of various software packages. Not open to students with credit in ACCT 311 or BBA 407. Prerequisite: Corequisite: ACCT 320 or equivalent and IST 310 or BUS 215. Enrollment restricted.