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1 To gain an understanding of Information Systems, business processes and the roles played by Accounting Information Systems in businesses and organisations, including database systems and relational databases and information systems audits.

2 To gain an understanding of information systems controls: (1) information security (2) confidentiality and privacy (3) processing integrity and availability.

3 Discuss, critically appraise, and write about information systems concepts and IS development.

4 Use MYOB to process information in an accurate and useful manner.

5 Prepare and use information systems documentation techniques to understand and document information systems.

6 To understand the steps involved in the development and implementation of new Information Systems, and appreciate the role users play in this.

In addition to the recommended text book resources, students are expected to complete the online Perdisco training course for MYOB.
Further details (e.g. how and when to enrol and which courses to take) will be provided after the lectures commence.

Considine, B., Parkes, A., Olesen, K., Blount, Y., Speer, D. (2012) Accounting Information Systems: Understanding Business Processes, John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd, ISBN: 978-0-7303-0247-6

Electronic copies of the lecture notes and the tutorials will be provided in MyUni (www.myuni.adelaide.edu.au). Both tests will be run online, one via MyUni, the other via Perdisco. Students are strongly encouraged to regularly check MyUni for updates.

Teaching of Accounting Information Systems will be via weekly lectures supported by problem-solving tutorials examining the materials covered in lectures. All students are expected to attend all lectures and tutorials in this course.

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
The University expects full-time students (i.e. those taking 12 units per semester) to devote a total of 48 hours per week to their studies. This means that you are expected to commit approximately 9 hours for a three-unit course or 13 hours for a four-unit course, of private study outside of your regular classes.

Students in this course are expected to attend all lectures throughout the semester plus one tutorial class each week.

Tutorial classes will be held weekly commencing the week beginning Monday 7 March. Membership of tutorial classes is to be finalised by the end of the second week of semester. Students wishing to swap between tutorial classes after this time are required to present their case to the Lecturer-in-Charge, but should be aware that such a request may not be approved.

Tutorials are an important component of your learning in this course. The communication skills developed in tutorials by regularly and actively participating in discussions are considered to be most important by the School and are highly regarded by employers and professional bodies.

• Week 1: Accounting information systems: theoretical foundation and overview (Considine et al., Chapter 1)
• Week 2: Business processes (Considine et al., Chapter 2)
• Week 3: Database concepts (Considine et al., Chapter 3)
• Week 4: Systems documentation (Considine et al., Chapter 6)
• Week 5: Internal controls (Considine et al., Chapters 7 and 8)
• Week 6: Transaction cycles (Considine et al., Chapters 9 and 10)
• Week 7: Transaction cycles, continued (Considine et al, Chapter 13)
• Week 8: Systems development (Considine et al., Chapter 14)
• Week 9: Auditing and governance of AIS (Considne et al., Chapter 15)
• Week 10: XBRL reporting (Considine et al., Chapter 5)
• Week 11: Ethics and cybercrime (Considine et al., Chapter 16)
• Week 12: The Wrap

Knowledge gained in Accounting Information Systems course will be assessed using two forms of assessment: two tests, each worth 20% of the overall assessment and the final exam worth 60%. These forms of assessment address all learning objectives of the course.

·        Students are required to attend all lectures and the tutorials in which they are enrolled.
·        All topics covered during the semester are examinable.
·        To gain a pass, a mark of at least 40% must be obtained on the examination as well as a total of at least 50% overall. Students not achieving the minimum exam mark will be awarded no more than 49.
·        Legible hand-writing and the quality of English expression are considered to be integral parts of the assessment process.  Marks may be deducted in the final examination because of poor hand-writing.
·        Assessment marks prior to the final exam will be displayed on the course website.  Students are encouraged to check their marks and notify the lecturer-in-charge of any discrepancies

• AIS Theory test in Nexus 10: 20% (Friday May 6th, 2016, 2-6pm Adelaide time)
• Online Perdisco MYOB test: 20% (Friday May 20th, 2016, 11:59pm Adelaide Time))
• Final exam: 60% (Check via Access Adelaide)
• The final exam is CLOSED BOOK. Dictionaries are NOT permitted. Use of calculators is not permitted.

Presentation of Assignments

Students must retain a copy of all assignments submitted.
All individual assignments must be attached to an Assignment Cover Sheet which must be signed and dated by the student before submission.
All group assignments must be attached to an Assignment Cover Sheet which must be signed and dated by all group members before submission. All team members are expected to contribute approximately equally to a group assignment.
Lecturers/markers can refuse to accept assignments which do not have a signed acknowledgement of the University’s Policy on Plagiarism: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/230/
Assignment Guidelines including Referencing Details

A copy of the Postgraduate Programs: Communication Skills Guide will have been given to you at the beginning of your program. This guide will assist you structure your assignments. A copy of the guide can also be downloaded from: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/professions/hub/downloads/Communication-Skills-Guide.pdf

This publication also provides guidelines on a range of other important communication skills including writing essays and management reports, making oral presentations etc.

In preparing any written piece of assessment for your postgraduate studies it is important to draw on the relevant ‘literature’ to support critical analysis. Also essential is to reference the literature used. Correct referencing is important because it identifies the source of the ideas and arguments that you present, and sometimes the source of the actual words you use, and helps to avoid the problem of plagiarism. (Further information on plagiarism is provided later in this course outline.)

The Harvard system is widely used in the Business School. Guidelines for the use of this style of referencing can be found in the Communication Skills Guide.

Further assistance with referencing is available from the Faculty’s Learning Support Advisors. The contact details are provided on page 6 of the Communication Skills Guide.

Late Assignment Submission

Students are expected to submit their work by the due date to maintain a fair and equitable system. Extensions will generally only be given for medical or other serious reasons. All requests for extensions must be emailed to the Lecturer-in-Charge of the course before the due date. Each request will be assessed on its merits. A late assignment (without prior arrangement) will be penalised by a 10% mark reduction for each day that it is late (including week-ends).

Return of Assignments

Lecturers aim to mark and return assignments to students within three (3) weeks of the due date with written feedback. Students are responsible for collecting their marked assignments from either their tutorials or lectures. If assignments aren’t collected after two (2) weeks, the assignments will be available at the Student Hub for two (2) weeks.

Examination Information

It is each student's responsibility to read the examination timetable. Misreading the timetable is not accepted as grounds for granting a replacement/additional (sup) exam.

University staff are not permitted to provide examination times to students over the telephone or in response to personal enquiries.

Examinations will be held only at the time and locations stated in the University’s Examination Timetable, so they may not be taken in another country. Students should not make any arrangements to be absent until after the replacement/additional (sup) exam period.

Students are NOT permitted to take a Dictionary (English or English-Foreign) into the examination and the use of calculators in the examination is not permitted.