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Details for ACC212 Accounting Information Systems

Through exploring the systems and processes that drive financial data management within businesses, you will learn to use advanced tools like XBRL for reporting, assess internal controls, and implement effective corporate governance and audit planning, ensuring robustness and integrity in financial systems. Gaining these skills is beneficial for future roles in business and finance.

Quick Stats

  • Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
  • Course code: ACC212
  • Credit points: 10

Subject Coordinator

Tammy Zunker

Prerequisite

Unit Content

Outcomes

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of Accounting Information Systems (AIS) within business entities;
  2. Describe and discuss the processing cycle within the AIS;
  3. Demonstrate the ability to use XBRL to externally report business activity as part of an AIS;
  4. Critically analyse and evaluate AIS systems and internal controls;
  5. Identify and discuss how to implement good corporate governance and audit planning within an AIS;
  6. Identify, explain and critically analyse control features instigated in AIS systems.

Subject Content

  • Introduction to Accounting Information Systems
  • Database concepts
  • XBRL reporting
  • Subsidiary ledgers and controls
  • Internal controls
  • Revenue cycle
  • Expenditure cycle
  • Production cycle
  • HR management and payroll cycle
  • General ledger and financial reporting cycle
  • Auditing and governance of accounting information systems
  • Ethics and cybercrime

This course may be offered in the following formats

  • Face-to-Face
  • Distance / Global Online

Please consult your course prospectus or enquire about how and when this course will be offered next at Alphacrucis University College.

Assessment Methods

  • Online Quizzes (10%)
  • XBRL Exercise (20%)
  • Business Report (20%)
  • Final Exam (50%)

Prescribed Text

  • Parkes, A., Considine, B., Blount, Y. &  Olesen, K. (2016).  Accounting Information Systems: Understanding Business Processes (5th ed.). John Wiley & Sons Australia.

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