ACC 340
ACC 340 Week Complete DQs
(a) How can an accounting information system add value to an
organization’s processes and/or products? Explain in detail.
(B) What is some of the key information that is collected by
your organization’s accounting information system, and how is it used ? Explain
in detail
Week 2 DQ
(A) What issues enter into a given company’s design,
acquisition, and implementation of accounting information system?
(B) Do you agree or disagree with the statement that
“decision to acquire an accounting information system is a business decision
not a systems decision”? What role does competitive advantage play in the
decision to acquire an accounting information system?
What types of databases do you use in your personal life?
What data do you store in these databases? How have they increased your
efficiency?
How can you use the business cycles to create tables in a
database? What types of reports would you create from these tables?
What is the most important phase of the SDLC? Why?
Why did Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s System 21 project fail?
What can you learn from this example?
Individual Assignment: The Effects of Technology on the
Accounting Profession Paper
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper describing how information
systems are changing the various aspects of the accounting profession.
o Include a description of a variety of new technologies and
their effects on accounting processes.
o Discuss how these technologies have changed the way
accounting is performed at your organization or at an organization of your
choosing.
Cite at least two sources in your paper.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Week 2
Learning Team Assignment: Accounting Cycle Description Paper
Click the Virtual Organization link on the student website
to access company information on Riordan Manufacturing. Then, select one of the
accounting cycles. This selection is the basis of this and subsequent Learning
Team assignments, so obtain faculty approval for your selection.
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper addressing the following:
o Identify the five accounting cycles and explain how this
organization uses the accounting cycle you have selected.
o Comment on the strengths and weaknesses of the internal
controls related to this cycle.
o Explain how you would integrate this part of the
accounting cycle into an enterprise-wide accounting information system.
o Differentiate between the various types of information
systems necessary to achieve this integration.
o Demonstrate the flow of accounting information through
this organization.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Week 3
Individual Assignment: Accounting Information Systems
Simulation Summary
Complete the Accounting Information Systems simulation
located on the student website.
Write a 350-word summary addressing the following:
o What are the advantages of having the same person
performing multiple activities in a particular process? What are the
disadvantages?
o Where would you draw the line between cost-benefit
analysis and accuracy of records?
o How would prioritization affect Ramos International’s
expected loss over the current year?
Format your summary consistent with APA guidelines.
Learning Team Assignment: Hardware and Software Selection
Paper
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper using the same step of
the accounting cycle your Learning Team selected for its Accounting Cycle
Description Paper that examines the hardware and software necessary to
integrate this accounting process into an automated system.
Discuss what information might need to be shared between the
different cycles.
Include the following in your paper:
o Who needs access to the information?
o What controls need to be in place?
o What types of reports need to be generated?
o What information should be available through the corporate
intranet or the Internet?
Week 4
Individual Assignment: Database Definition Exercise
Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Database
Definitions Exercise located on the student website.
Individual Assignment: Assignments From the Readings
Write a response to the following assignment from the Core
Concepts of Accounting Information Systems text:
o Chapter 13: Case Analyses 13–22 (Martin Shoes, Inc.)
Learning Team Assignment: Database Tables Exercise
Develop at least two tables, using the same step of the
accounting cycle selected for your previous Learning Team assignments, that
could be used in a database for your selected accounting cycle.
Use keys to demonstrate the relationships between your
database tables.
Use fictitious data when entering information into the
tables.
Note. A key is a unique identifier that distinguishes rows
within a database table. To view examples, please refer to your text.
Week 5
Individual Assignment: Sarbanes-Oxley Act Article Analysis
Use the Electronic Reserve Readings, the University Library,
the Internet, or other credible resources to locate an article that examines
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word summary of this article
addressing the following:
o Explain how the Sarbanes-Oxley Act affects the internal
control of your organization or an organization of your choosing.
o Discuss auditing around the computer and through the
computer, the relevance of each, and how it affects your organization or an
organization of your choosing.
Cite your article in your summary, and prepare to discuss
your article in class.
Format your summary consistent with APA guidelines
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