ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS

ACC 324    

    Fall 2011

 

 Tentative Class Schedule

 

 

Date

Topic

Related material

Thursday, August 25

Introduction
E-mail policies

Class pictures

For all chapters in Gelinas and Dull:  Review and be able to define all key terms related to material discussed in class or from assigned readings (these are defined in the Glossary  starting on page 616).

Tuesday, August 30

Chapter 1
DQ 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-9, 1-10

Top Emerging Technology Trend for 2011

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Thursday, September 1

Chapter 4
DQ 4-3, 4-4.

P 4.1

Tuesday, September 6

Chapter 4
 P 4.8

 

Thursday, September 8

Chapter 4 Quiz and discussion

In class: DFD and Flowcharting case

S&S Solution

Tuesday, September 13

Chapter 5 (138-middle of page 148, middle of page 164-174)


DQ 5-2, 5-3.
 

Bring a receipt to class from a recent purchase at Target, Wal-mart, Kroger, Taco Bell, etc.  We will use during a class assignment.
Data mining link.
Knowledge Management

Thursday, September 15

Chapter 2

DQ 2-2, 2-6, P. 2-4.
CRM

IRIS - UK

TAL

Tuesday, September 20

Exam:  Chapters 1,2,4,5

 

Thursday, September 22

Exam review
Team project startup

Start up Excel Projects

Guest speaker: DFAS

 

Tuesday, September 27

Chapter 7

Risk Management Community (COSO)
ERM Framework

Thursday, September 29

Chapter 7
DQ 7-3, P7-2, P7-3, P7-4

 

2010-11 CSI Security Risk Survey
ACFE 2010 Report to the Nation

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
General and Application Controls

COSO's 2010 Report on ERM

Tuesday, October 4

Chapter 7: Fraud

FBI Cyber Crime

Thursday, October 6

New CPA

Chapter 7: Quiz and discussion

Ethics

AICPA Why It's Okay to Say "No"
EthicsPoint.com
VeriChip

Framework for ethical decision-making

Excel Project 1 due

Tuesday, October 11

Chapter 8
ISACA
CobiT Comparison

CobiT Overview
DQ 8-2

Laptops: The weakest link-1
EnCase
Hacker Camps
Eight Steps for Addressing the IT Management Crisis
CSI  2009 Computer Crime Survey
Excel Project 2 due
Team Project Proposals Due

Thursday, October 13

Chapter 8
DQ8-11, P8-1, P8-2, P8-6

CNN Money: Business after Disaster
Lack of IT controls leads to earnings restatement

Katrina and IT

Tuesday, October 18

Chapter 8

Quiz and discussion

Excel Project 3 due.

Thursday, October 20

Chapter 9

Internal Control Questionnaire for cash receipts

Tuesday October 25

Chapter 9 (appendix 9A)
Quiz and discussion

QUIZTIME Slides

 

Thursday, October 27

Second Exam (chapters 7-9, Ethics, web articles)

 

Tuesday, November 1

Second Exam Review

Team Project update and discussion

 

Thursday, November 3

Chapter 10 (except 357-360)

ProTiviti Knowledge Leader

Tuesday, November 8

Chapter 10

 

P 10-5

WSJ:  Auto Lenders, Shoplifter Scams
Data Mining

Thursday, November 10

Chapter 11 (except 401-404)

 

Tuesday, November 15

Chapter 11
 

In Class exercise
Case B: Trenton Novelties, Inc (billing process)
P 11.1 (a/c) 11.2 (a, b, c)

 

Popular Science article analysis due.
 

Thursday, November 17

Chapter 17

HP: How to avoid an ERP disaster

UK IRIS implementation

UK IRIS Roadmap

Tuesday, November 22

Third exam (Chapters 10, 11, 17)

 

Thursday, November 24

Thanksgiving holiday

 

Tuesday, November 29

No class, work on projects

 

Thursday, December 1

Review exam as needed, Team Presentations

Teams 1, 2, 3

Ace Your Presentation

Tuesday, December 6

Team Presentations
Teams 4, 5, 6

Thursday, December 8

Team Presentations

Teams, 7, 8, 9

Final Exam

Comprehensive final exam

 Section 1: Monday 12/12  8:00 am

 Section 2: Friday    12/16 10:30 am

 Section 3: Friday    12/16   3:30 pm