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Programs of
Study
Accounting Information
Systems
Course Descriptions
— Accounting Information Systems
- ACC 374 — Database Management
Systems for Electronic Business — 3 credits
- (Formerly AIS 362) (Prerequisites: ACC 252 or ACC 254, EC 251) This course deals with the use of database management systems to support electronic business. Topics include: data modeling;
database design and normalization; structured
query language (SQL); database application
development ; integration of Web server and database server; distributed databases; data warehousing; and data mining. (Also listed as EC 362.)
- ACC 367 — Enterprise Accounting
and Control — 3 credits
- (Prerequisites: ACC 252 or ACC 254, junior
standing) This course examines how accounting principles, methods, and
techniques are harnessed to meet the reporting needs of an organization in an
integrated management and information technology environment. It is designed to
demonstrate the integration of both financial and managerial accounting
procedures with the core business processes and organizational elements of an
enterprise. (AIS 367 and EMT 367 are offered jointly.)
- AIS 372 — Accounting for
Electronic Business — 3 credits
- (Prerequisites: ACC 252 or ACC 254, junior
standing) This course will introduce students to the role of accounting in
today’s global business environment. Students will examine how technology
has impacted the techniques of accounting and reporting. Computerized models of
accounting will be used to explore the tools available to compile data for
management decision and reporting. Both Internet business and traditional
business transactions will be evaluated. (AIS 372 and EC 372 are offered
jointly.)
- AIS 373 — Object Oriented
Applications in Business and Accounting — 3 credits
- (Prerequisite: ACC 474) This course is an
introduction to the design and analysis of computer systems utilizing an
object-oriented approach. Topics include: major methodologies, methods and
techniques for analysis and design, concepts and techniques for development
projects, CASE tool support development work, and approaches to planning for
systems implementation, evaluation, and maintenance.
- AIS 381 — Electronic Business
Information Systems Security & Ethics — 3 credits
- (Prerequisite: AIS 362) This course is designed to
provide students with an understanding of the technical, managerial, legal and
ethical issues of information security. Topics include: Web server and client
security; secure transactions and payments; information security; digital
certificates and practices; legal, moral and ethical issues; intellectual
property and patents; governmental regulations and policies; and emerging
technologies. (AIS 381 and EC 471 are offered jointly.)
- AIS 473 — Advanced Auditing
Issues: Information Systems Auditing — 3 credits
- (Prerequisites: ACC 364 and ACC 474) The objective
of this course is to develop competence in information systems auditing (the
audit and control of computer-based information systems) by focusing on the
design and implementation of audit approaches in automated settings. Topics
include: information systems (IS) audits, IS controls, risk assessment, and
computer-assisted audit techniques (CAATS).
- ACC 474 — Accounting Information
Systems— 3 credits
- (Prerequisite: ACC 252) The design and application
of accounting systems in both the manual and automated environments. Analysis
of information’s accumulation and use patterns in organizations with a
focus on providing useful and timely information. Extensive computer usage of
Professional Business Software.
- AIS 483 — Business Applications
of Communication Networks — 3 credits
- (Prerequisite: ACC 474) Use of computer and
telecommunication networks to achieve organizational goals. Topics include data
communications; planning and design of communication networks; data integrity,
independence and security, client-server computing; global communication; the
Internet; applications of telecommunication networks and current issues and
future trends. (AIS 473, EC 473, and OIM 473 are offered jointly.)
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