Accounting & Information Technology Acct 557

Course Objectives:
It will be the major objective of this course to acquaint you with the common body of knowledge of accounting information systems. This is important because as a future accountant, you must be an intelligent user of information systems; understand AIS risks and controls as well as being capable of assisting information system professionals in the design and implementation of systems. Therefore, to accomplish this end, the course will:
 
 (1) Increase your awareness of the concepts, which underlie AIS, especially those which relate to decision-making and accounting information.
(2) Acquaint you with the terminology, procedures, and controls inherent in modern AIS.
(3) Give you an understanding of the various tasks performed by modern AIS.
(4) Increase your awareness of current developments in the information systems field.
(5) Special emphasis will be placed on understanding the risks and controls involved in modern AIS.