ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Catalog description

Accounting Information Systems (AIS) is a subset of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems, and are interrelated in the world of accounting and management information systems. During the past 10 years ERP systems have become widely adopted. They are very complex and fully integrate an organization's information and processes. Although the de facto standard in most organizations globally, the systems have been subject to extensive system implementation failures and lack of meeting established financial and operational goals. The course examines the strengths and weaknesses of Accounting Information Systems (AIS) as a subset of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). This course serves as an overview of these systems. Since these systems are operationally based on database systems (DBMS), the course examines in detail MS ACCESS to create a basis of understanding.