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ACCG922 – Accounting Information Systems
2015 – S2 Day
General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Savanid Vatanasakdakul
Contact via accg922@mq.edu.au
E4A 226
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Lecturer
Bill Blair
Lecturer
Matthew Mansour
Lecturer
Pranil Prasad
Lecturer
Farhad Daneshgar
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| Credit points |
Credit points
4
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
(ACCG611 or ACCG861) and (admission to MAcc(Prof) or MAcc(CPA) or MAcc(Prof)MCom)
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
This unit provides a deeper understanding of the theory and practice of accounting information systems, its controls and risks as applied to businesses. It includes analysis and application to real life business scenarios of the following technical areas: information technology and the documentation of systems; the use of different systems and electronic commerce; system planning, development and control; computer ethics; computer crime; and other contemporary topics. Research will be incorporated to underpin the theoretical discussions.
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Important Academic Dates
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Critically evaluate the role of accounting information systems in business organisations in achieving organisational goals and governance
- Evaluate systems development methodologies and the role of accountants in system development projects
- Evaluate ethical and security issues and their implications to accountants and accounting information systems
- Analyse key business processes and evaluate risks and controls associated with these processes
- Apply the use of documentation techniques
- Demonstrate practical ‘hands-on’ skills in the use of a computerised accounting package
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Due |
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| Assessed Coursework | 20% | Weekly (4 weeks random) |
| Research report | 20% | Week 5 |
| MYOB | 20% | Week 10 & MYOB Practical exam |
| Final Exam | 40% | Examination period |
Assessed Coursework
Due: Weekly (4 weeks random)
Weighting: 20%
Submission
Each activity will be submitted at the end of seminar and must be undertaken during the timeframe allocated during the seminars. Each week seminar activities or tests will be assigned to students without prior notice. It will be a combination of individual and group based activities. Each activity is worth 5%. The seminar assessments will be random during week 2 to week 12 (except MYOB lecture weeks). It will be 4 random collections for this assessment.
Extensions
No extensions will be granted. Students who have not submitted the task prior to the deadline will be awarded a mark of 0 for the task, except for cases in which an application for disruption to studies is made and approved. Please refer to http://students.mq.edu.au/student_admin/exams/disruption_to_studies/.
Penalty for Late Submission
Not applicable.
Students must attempt all assessment tasks and achieve an overall mark of fifty (50) percent for coursework to be considered satisfactory.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Critically evaluate the role of accounting information systems in business organisations in achieving organisational goals and governance
- Evaluate systems development methodologies and the role of accountants in system development projects
- Evaluate ethical and security issues and their implications to accountants and accounting information systems
- Analyse key business processes and evaluate risks and controls associated with these processes
- Apply the use of documentation techniques
Research report
Due: Week 5
Weighting: 20%
The assessment task is to write a research report using academic journal articles that will address the issues of cloud computing in business organisations (full details will be available on iLearn).
Submission
All reports will be submitted through Turnitin on iLearn and marked through Grademark (the online marking system). Students will receive feedback within three weeks of the report submission through Grademark on the iLearn website. Students will need to upload their assignment to http://ilearn.mq.edu.au (Turn-it-in) by 11:59 pm of Friday 28 August (week 5). Otherwise your assignment will be considered late.
Extensions
No extensions will be granted. Students who have not submitted the task prior to the deadline will be awarded a mark of 0 for the task, except for cases in which an application for disruption to studies is made and approved. Please refer to http://students.mq.edu.au/student_admin/exams/disruption_to_studies/.
Penalty for Late Submission
Late tasks will be accepted up to 72* hours after the submission deadline. There will be a deduction of 20%* of the total available marks made from the total awarded mark for each 24 hour period or part thereof that the submission is late (for example, 25 hours late in submission – 40% penalty). This penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for special consideration is made and approved.
Students must attempt all assessment tasks and achieve an overall mark of fifty (50) percent for coursework to be considered satisfactory.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Critically evaluate the role of accounting information systems in business organisations in achieving organisational goals and governance
- Evaluate systems development methodologies and the role of accountants in system development projects
MYOB
Due: Week 10 & MYOB Practical exam
Weighting: 20%
MYOB Classes
The MYOB classes will be held on weeks 3 and 7. These MYOB classes replace your traditional seminar classes for the corresponding weeks. These MYOB classes will be at the same times and venues as your traditional seminar classes. There is no traditional seminar during MYOB teaching weeks.
Help Session for using MYOB
MYOB HELP sessions will be conducted in the computer labs on week 8 (Saturday 3 October 2015). These sessions will be held prior to submission of the MYOB assignment. It is strongly recommended for students who are experiencing difficulties with MYOB to attend. However, this is non-compulsory. You will need to enrol for one of the MYOB HELP sessions on e-student during your enrolment time. This is first come first serve basis. The number of computer terminals is limited, so ONLY students who have registered will be allowed a place in the HELP sessions. You can also check the schedule on timetables.mq.edu.au/2015. Further information on MYOB Help session will be provided during the MYOB classes.
MYOB Assignment (5%)
The assignment will develop experience with MYOB AccountRight Plus, including setting up the MYOB data file records, processing transactions and printing reports. Details will be provided in the MYOB seminar classes.
On week 3, there will be in iLearn under the folder 'MYOB Assignment' a PDF file for the MYOB assignment question and an MYOB data file. Students should download the PDF file and print out the assignment and bring it to the MYOB class. You also need to download the MYOB data file from iLearn to be used to complete the assignment. Please refer to the assignment for full instructions.
For MYOB assignment, students should use the Neish and Kahwati text as a self-learning resource for resolving any particular problems. Consultation in relation to the content of the assignment will be available via email with Michael Knoke (michael.knoke@mq.edu.au) using your university email account only.
Submission
- Due Date: Week 10; the assignment must be handed in during your designated seminar (in class).
- You will also need to submit your completed MYOB data file through iLearn. Otherwise, your assignment will not be marked.
- Please refer to the assignment for the FULL and detailed instructions regarding submission.
Extension
- No extensions will be granted. Students who have not submitted the task prior to the deadline will be awarded a mark of 0 for the task, except for cases in which an application for disruption to studies is made and approved. Please refer to http://students.mq.edu.au/student_admin/exams/disruption_to_studies/.
Late Penalties
- Late submissions (received after the due date) will be penalized at the rate of 20-percent of the available marks per day or part thereof.
- Students can hand in the late submission through Business & Economics Graduate Centre (BEGC E4A Level 2) counter during their business hours only. The late assignment must be date stamped.
MYOB Practical Exam (15%)
This exam will test your knowledge of the materials covered in MYOB classes and the assignment. It is highly advisable that you use the MYOB prescribed textbook to consolidate your understanding of the entering of transactions into an MYOB file. The practical exam will be held on Monday 9th November, 2015 in a designated computer lab. You will need to enrol for one of the MYOB Practical exam sessions on e-student during your enrolment time.
Extension
- No extensions will be granted. Students who have not submitted the task prior to the deadline will be awarded a mark of 0 for the task, except for cases in which an application for disruption to studies is made and approved. Please refer to http://students.mq.edu.au/student_admin/exams/disruption_to_studies/.
Penalty for Late Submission
- Not applicable.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Demonstrate practical ‘hands-on’ skills in the use of a computerised accounting package
Final Exam
Due: Examination period
Weighting: 40%
Submission
A final examination is included as an assessment task for this unit to provide assurance that:
i) the product belongs to the student and
ii) the student has attained the knowledge and skills tested in the exam.
A 2.5 hour final examination for this unit will be held during the University Examination period.
To pass the unit, students must pass the final exam.
You are expected to present yourself for examination at the time and place designated in the University Examination Timetable. The timetable will be available in Draft form approximately eight weeks before the commencement of the examinations and in Final form approximately four weeks before the commencement of the examinations. http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au/exam
Extension
If a Supplementary Examination is granted as a result of the disruption to studies process the examination will be scheduled as per the Supplementary Examination timetable of the Faculty. Please note that the supplementary examination will be of the similar format as the final examination. Please refer to http://students.mq.edu.au/student_admin/exams/disruption_to_studies/.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Critically evaluate the role of accounting information systems in business organisations in achieving organisational goals and governance
- Evaluate systems development methodologies and the role of accountants in system development projects
- Evaluate ethical and security issues and their implications to accountants and accounting information systems
- Analyse key business processes and evaluate risks and controls associated with these processes
- Apply the use of documentation techniques
Delivery and Resources
Face to face hours
This unit will be taught in the form of weekly 3 hour seminars. This is a combination of lectures and tutorial. Students are required to enrol in one seminar (3 hours of face to face teaching) for this unit. Class attendance for this unit is compulsory. Students are required to attend a minimum of 10 out 13 classes and must attend all MYOB seminars. The timetable is available at http://timetables.mq.edu.au. The teaching strategies are outlined below:
Seminar:
- Students are required to enrol in seminars online. Seminar enrolment will be closed after the first week of semester. There is no change after this deadline. It is important that you attend the seminar that you are enrolled in. If you attend the seminar that you are not enrolled in, it will not be counted toward the attendance record, with an exception of seminars held on the week of public holidays.
- Any changes to seminars must be made through e-student. You have to finalise your classes by the end of week 2 after which changes are no longer possible.
- Classes scheduled for public holidays will not be held. Students with classes on public holiday should arrange to sit in on another class of your choice for that week only. However, it is not complusory to attend.
- Your attendance may not be marked if you arrive more than 15 minutes late to your seminars, unless there is an appropriate reason provided to your lecturer.
Textbook
You will require access to the following textbook:
1) Accounting Information Systems: Understanding Business Processes, 4th Edition, Considine B., Parkes A, Olesen K, Blount Y., Speer D.,ISBN: 978-0-7303-0247-6
Copies of the textbook can be purchased from the Co-Op bookstore on campus. Some copies of the text are also available through the reserved section in the library. The content of this text forms the foundation of the unit, but material to be considered (and examined) will go beyond text content.
2) Computer Accounting using MYOB business software ver. 19.10, by Neish and Kahwati, Sydney: McGraw-Hill
This text is essential for the MYOB component of the unit, including the assignment. It contains the education version of MYOB. Macquarie computer labs will have MYOB installed. Students are encouraged to do the assignment on home PCs (if available).
Technology used
iLearn: This unit will use iLearn as an online technology for students to access course material, announcements as well as any other documents related to this unit. Students are required to regularly check the iLearn for accessing up-to-dated information about the unit.
Echo is a multi-media learning tool that provides an audio of the lectures which students can download and listen to at their convenience. Echo will be made available at the end of each week via the unit’s website (iLearn).
MYOB will be used in this course
Expectations and Workload
Students are expected to spend 150 hours working on this unit. As a guide a student should spend these approximate amounts of time on each of the following activities:
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Tasks |
Expected workload (hours) |
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Assessed coursework |
40 |
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Research report |
40 |
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MYOB |
40 |
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Readings/self study/preparation for exam |
30 |
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Total |
150 |
Unit Schedule
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1 |
Introduction to Accounting Information Systems |
Chapters 1 |
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Systems Planning and Development I |
Chapters 14 |
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MYOB I |
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Systems Planning and Development II |
Chapters 14 & Stair and Reynolds 2008 - Chapter 8 (e-reserve) |
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Internal control I |
Chapter 7 |
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6 |
Internal control II |
Chapter 8 |
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7 |
MYOB II |
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8 |
Internal control III |
Chapter 15 |
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9 |
Ethics |
Chapter 16 |
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10 |
Documentation |
Chapter 6 |
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11 |
Business process: Revenue Cycle |
Chapter 9 |
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12 |
Business process: Expenditures Cycle |
Chapter 10 |
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13 |
Revision |
Policies and Procedures
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy.html
Grading Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grading/policy.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Grievance Management Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grievance_management/policy.html
Disruption to Studies Policy http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html The Disruption to Studies Policy is effective from March 3 2014 and replaces the Special Consideration Policy.
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
Student Code of Conduct
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
Results
Results shown in iLearn, or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au.
Student Support
Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/
Learning Skills
Learning Skills (mq.edu.au/learningskills) provides academic writing resources and study strategies to improve your marks and take control of your study.
Student Services and Support
Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Service who can provide appropriate help with any issues that arise during their studies.
Student Enquiries
For all student enquiries, visit Student Connect at ask.mq.edu.au
IT Help
For help with University computer systems and technology, visit http://informatics.mq.edu.au/help/.
When using the University's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students.
Graduate Capabilities
PG - Discipline Knowledge and Skills
Our postgraduates will be able to demonstrate a significantly enhanced depth and breadth of knowledge, scholarly understanding, and specific subject content knowledge in their chosen fields.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Critically evaluate the role of accounting information systems in business organisations in achieving organisational goals and governance
- Evaluate systems development methodologies and the role of accountants in system development projects
- Evaluate ethical and security issues and their implications to accountants and accounting information systems
- Analyse key business processes and evaluate risks and controls associated with these processes
- Apply the use of documentation techniques
- Demonstrate practical ‘hands-on’ skills in the use of a computerised accounting package
Assessment tasks
- Assessed Coursework
- Research report
- MYOB
- Final Exam
PG - Critical, Analytical and Integrative Thinking
Our postgraduates will be capable of utilising and reflecting on prior knowledge and experience, of applying higher level critical thinking skills, and of integrating and synthesising learning and knowledge from a range of sources and environments. A characteristic of this form of thinking is the generation of new, professionally oriented knowledge through personal or group-based critique of practice and theory.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Critically evaluate the role of accounting information systems in business organisations in achieving organisational goals and governance
- Evaluate systems development methodologies and the role of accountants in system development projects
- Evaluate ethical and security issues and their implications to accountants and accounting information systems
- Analyse key business processes and evaluate risks and controls associated with these processes
- Apply the use of documentation techniques
- Demonstrate practical ‘hands-on’ skills in the use of a computerised accounting package
Assessment tasks
- Assessed Coursework
- Research report
- Final Exam
PG - Research and Problem Solving Capability
Our postgraduates will be capable of systematic enquiry; able to use research skills to create new knowledge that can be applied to real world issues, or contribute to a field of study or practice to enhance society. They will be capable of creative questioning, problem finding and problem solving.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Critically evaluate the role of accounting information systems in business organisations in achieving organisational goals and governance
- Evaluate systems development methodologies and the role of accountants in system development projects
- Evaluate ethical and security issues and their implications to accountants and accounting information systems
- Analyse key business processes and evaluate risks and controls associated with these processes
Assessment tasks
- Assessed Coursework
- Research report
- Final Exam
Research & Practice, Global & Sustainability
This unit addresses global and sustainability issues as direct areas of study and as necessary implications arising from the materials, assessment and academic discussion and debate in classes/seminars. We promote sustainability by developing ability in students to research and locate information within accounting discipline. We aim to provide students with an opportunity to obtain skills which will benefit them throughout their career. The unit materials have a reference list at the end of each chapter/module/text containing all references cited by the author. These provide some guidance to references that could be used to research particular issues.