AC 340 - Accounting Information Systems

Institution:

Bentley University

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Description:

Prerequisite(s): Junior-level standing, and GB 202 and GB 203 Prepares students to be effective users, evaluators, developers, and auditors of accounting information systems (AIS). Examines several typical business processes, such as order entry/sales, billing/accounts receivable/cash receipts, and purchasing/accounts payable/cash disbursements and their associated AIS. Major themes throughout the course include oral and written communication, objectives and procedures of internal control, typical business documents and reports, proper system documentation through flowcharts and other techniques, systems analysis and design methodologies, and assessment of information processing in support of operational and strategic objectives in the context of rapidly changing technology advances. Hands-on experience with the process and control implications of enterprise systems coupled with an in-depth field-based business process analysis gives the student exposure to state-of-the-art AIS.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bentley.edu

Phone Number:

(800) 523-2354

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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