AIS Curriculum Review By University

* Represents elective or graduate courses.


Arizona State University                                                  



                   Course: 330 AIS  - Spring 1994                          



         Content Emphasis: 66% MIS                                         

                           33% Transaction cycles & Controls               



      Additional Coverage:                                                 



               Major Text: Wilkinson                                       



     Supporting Materials: Course reader                                   



                 Projects: 20% Term project: AIS analysis / design for     

                           organization                                    

                           15% Lab: Excel and Paradox cases                



      Supporting Software: Excel                                           

                           Paradox                                         



                 Audience: Not listed                                      



                    Other:                                                 





Arizona State University                                                  



                   Course: 330 - AIS - Fall 1994                           



         Content Emphasis: 50% Flows and controls                          

                           50% Transaction cycles & flows                  



      Additional Coverage: Performance measurements, re-engineering        



               Major Text: Cushing & Romney                                



     Supporting Materials: Course reader                                   



                 Projects: 15% Term Project: AIS Analysis/Design for       

                           Organization                                    

                           5% Lab: Excel assignments                       



      Supporting Software: Excel projects                                  



                 Audience: not listed                                      



                    Other:                                                 





Bayler                                                                    



                   Course: 332 - AIS - Fall 1994                           



         Content Emphasis: Transaction cycles 30%                          

                           Controls 50%                                    



      Additional Coverage: SDLC, evaluation & implementation (20% of       

                           course)                                         



               Major Text: Cushing & Romney                                



     Supporting Materials: Systems Understanding Aid for Auditing, Arens   

                           & Ward                                          

                           Course Reader                                   



                 Projects: 30% Group case                                  

                           15% Peachtree Implementation Project            

                           10% SUA                                         

                           5% Case Analysis                                



      Supporting Software: Peachtree                                       



                 Audience: MIS prerequisite                                



                    Other:                                                 





Baylor*                                                                   



                   Course: 5315: AIS graduate seminar - Spring 1995        



         Content Emphasis: MIS                                             

                           40%  Flows and controls                         



      Additional Coverage: Selection & implementation of AIS, sw           

                           evaluation                                      



               Major Text: Harvard Business School Cases                   



     Supporting Materials:                                                 



                 Projects: 60% Cases                                       

                           25% software evaluation project                 



      Supporting Software: None                                            



                 Audience: Graduate                                        



                    Other: Course description emphasizes systems analysis  

                           & design point of view                          





Bentley College                                                           



                   Course: 340 AIS - Fall 1995                             



         Content Emphasis: Controls and transaction cycles                 



      Additional Coverage: MIS, flowcharting / data flow                   



               Major Text: Gelinas, Oram and Wiggins                       



     Supporting Materials: Course reader                                   



                 Projects: 25% Term project                                

                           5% MYOB assignment                              



      Supporting Software: MYOB Software                                   

                           SnapGraphics                                    



                 Audience: not listed                                      



                    Other:                                                 





Bradley University                                                        



                   Course: 383 - AIS - Spring 1995                         



         Content Emphasis: MIS 33%                                         

                           controls 25%                                    

                           transactions 30%                                



      Additional Coverage: system analysis & design                        



               Major Text: Gelinas, Oram & Wiggins                         



     Supporting Materials:                                                 



                 Projects: No major project, weekly small assignments      

                           (25%)                                           



      Supporting Software: Internet assignments (4%),                      



                 Audience: Acct majors required to take BMA 372            

                           (Information Technology - MIS course) but 372   

                           is not a prerequisite to this course.           



                    Other:                                                 





Brigham Young                                                             



                   Course: 401 - Jr. Year Accounting Core - Spring 95      



         Content Emphasis: Flows & controls 35%                            

                           Database 35%                                    



      Additional Coverage: MIS 20%                                         



               Major Text: Cushing & Romney                                

                           Denna                                           



     Supporting Materials: Systems Understanding Aid for Financial         

Accounting, Kieso                               



                 Projects: Systems curriculum is integrated into core      

                           Hands on assignments with Paradox,              

                           spreadsheets, GL package                        



      Supporting Software: Paradox                                         



                 Audience: Jr.                                             



                    Other: IS is approximately 35% of jr. year accounting  

                           core (usually entire student load)              





Bryant College, University of Western Sydney                              



                   Course: 345 - AIS Summer 1995                           



         Content Emphasis: MIS & Transaction                               



      Additional Coverage: Database                                        



               Major Text: Denna                                           



     Supporting Materials: Projects for Accounting Systems, by Robert M.   

                           Harper                                          



                 Projects: 15% Term paper                                  

                           10 % Software evaluation                        

                           30% AIS analysis, design & implementation       



      Supporting Software: FoxPro                                          



                 Audience: MIS course                                      



                    Other:                                                 





CSU Chico                                                                 



                   Course: ACCT 111 - AIS - Fall 1995                      



         Content Emphasis: Transaction Cycles 30%                          

                           Controls 35%                                    

                           MIS / Implementation 30%                        



      Additional Coverage: Manual accounting systems                       

                           DBMS                                            



               Major Text: Wilkinson                                       



     Supporting Materials: Systems Understanding Aid for Auditing, Arens   

                           & Ward                                          

Building Accounting Systems(Access) Perry &     

                           Sneider                                         



                 Projects: 30% projects (SUA, DB, flowcharting, SW)        



      Supporting Software: BusinessWorks                                   

                           Access                                          



                 Audience: Jr                                              

                           PC courses (WP,DB, Excel) 1 unit each           

                           MINS 110 -  3 Units/ Intro. to Business         

                           Systems: (prerequisite to AIS course)           

                           MINS 118 - 3 Units /DB Design and               

                           Administration: Analysis of DBMS's, design &    

                           implementation; use of R:Base                   



                    Other:                                                 





CSU Fresno                                                                



                   Course: ACCT 146 - AIS Spring 1995                      



         Content Emphasis: PC / PCGL & Spreadsheet (50%)                   



      Additional Coverage: data mgt (15%), transactions                    

                           D&T AUDITS                                      



               Major Text: Nash & Heagy                                    



     Supporting Materials: Projects for Accting Systems, Harper            

                           Gleim & Hillison                                



                 Projects: 40%  PC lab assignments (40% spreadsheets, 15%  

                           data management, 15% PC general ledger)         



      Supporting Software: Spreadsheet                                     



                 Audience: Required IT/systems courses for ACCT majors:    

                           IS50: Computer Concepts (3 units): Intro. to    

                           hw & sw systems, impact of it on society, PC    

                           lab                                             

                           IS 160: MIS (3 units): management concepts of   

                           IS functions in organizations.                  



                    Other:                                                 





CSU Hayward                                                               



                   Course: CIS - 4270 Management and Accounting IS -       

                           Spring 1995                                     



         Content Emphasis: MIS                                             



      Additional Coverage: Controls                                        

                           No coverage listed re: transaction cycles       



               Major Text: Andersen Consulting, Foundations of Business    

Systems                                         



     Supporting Materials:                                                 



                 Projects: 15% Lab                                         



      Supporting Software: Small exposure to dBaseIV, 1-2-3 or CA Simply   

                           Money                                           



                 Audience: Jr                                              



                    Other:                                                 





CSU Long Beach                                                            



                   Course: ACCT 480 - AIS (Iazzetta)                       



         Content Emphasis: MIS                                             



      Additional Coverage: Transaction Cycle 25%                           

                           Controls 25%                                    



               Major Text: Nash & Heagy                                    



     Supporting Materials: Perry, Building Accounting Systems              



                 Projects: 30% Assignments from Perry                      



      Supporting Software: Paradox                                         



                 Audience: not listed                                      



                    Other:                                                 





CSU Long Beach                                                            



                   Course: 480 - AIS (Martin) Spring 1995                  



         Content Emphasis: Transaction cycles (25%)                        

                           Controls (25%)                                  

                           MIS / AIS Development (30%)                     



      Additional Coverage: Audits                                          

                           Database management                             



               Major Text: Nash & Heagy                                    



     Supporting Materials: Course Reader                                   

                           Thommes, Proper Spreadsheet Design              



                 Projects: D&T Audits / PC Projects (10%)                  



      Supporting Software: D&T AUDITS and STAR packages                    



                 Audience: not listed                                      



                    Other:                                                 





CSU Northridge                                                            



                   Course: Acct 410 - AIS - Spring 1995                    



         Content Emphasis: Transaction (30%)                               

                           Controls (20%)                                  

                           MIS 40% (System development 20%, Strategic      

                           impact of AIS 20%)                              



      Additional Coverage: New technologies (OOPS, ES)                     



               Major Text: Page & Hooper                                   



     Supporting Materials: Viescase, Running MS Access 2                   



                 Projects: 30% AIS project on Access 30%                   



      Supporting Software: Access                                          



                 Audience: Prerequisite MIS 324, PC proficiency            



                    Other:                                                 





University of Canberra, Australia                                         



                   Course: AIS 1 - Spring 1995                             



         Content Emphasis: Transaction cycles / processing (66%)           



      Additional Coverage: MIS / spreadsheet (33%)                         

                           Reporting                                       



               Major Text: Wilkinson                                       



     Supporting Materials: Grose, Attache 5: Modern Moves - acctng         

practice set                                    



                 Projects: 40% accounting practice sets (manual &          

                           computerized)                                   

                           10% Excel excercise                             



      Supporting Software: Excel                                           



                 Audience: Fr                                              



                    Other: Course description emphasizes "hands-on"        

                           experience with AIS & transaction               

                           processessing                                   





Carnigie Mellon University                                                



                   Course: AIS currently not offered                       



         Content Emphasis:                                                 



      Additional Coverage:                                                 



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                    Other:                                                 





Case Western Reserve*                                                     



                   Course: ACCT 441 - Audit, Control & Security for IS     

                           (Elective)                                      



         Content Emphasis: Controls & Auditing                             



      Additional Coverage: Contingency planning, contracts, misc.          

                           Security topics                                 



               Major Text: Weber, "EDP Auditing Conceptual Foundations"    



     Supporting Materials: Federal Financial Institutions Examination      

                           Council Handbook                                



                 Projects: 35% is final paper / project                    

                           30% Cases / exercises                           



      Supporting Software:                                                 



                 Audience:                                                 



                    Other: Course is cross listed with the IS dept.        





Case Western Reserve                                                      



                   Course: ACCT 406 - AIS - Spring 1995                    



         Content Emphasis: MIS 35%                                         

                           25% Transaction cycles                          

                           25% Controls                                    



      Additional Coverage: Systems design / analysis / data management     



               Major Text: Boockholdt                                      



     Supporting Materials:                                                 



                 Projects: 20% Research paper                              

                           30 % AIS design and development                 



      Supporting Software:                                                 



                 Audience: not listed                                      



                    Other:                                                 





Central Michigan University                                               



                   Course: ACCT 530 - AIS - Winter 1995                    



         Content Emphasis: Transaction Cycles (50%)                        



      Additional Coverage: Controls (20%)                                  

                           PC proficiency                                  



               Major Text: Wilkinson                                       



     Supporting Materials: Class reader                                    



                 Projects: 20% computer lab cases                          



      Supporting Software:                                                 



                 Audience: MIS prerequisite                                



                    Other: CMU has an AIS major (12 credit hours in        

                           programming (COBOL) & MIS)                      





University of Cincinnati                                                  



                   Course: ACCT 474 - IS                                   



         Content Emphasis: Controls (45%) emphasized in course objectives  



      Additional Coverage: transaction cycles (45%)                        

                           DFD, flowcharting                               



               Major Text: Gelinas                                         



     Supporting Materials:                                                 



                 Projects: 25% field study project at local business to    

                           understand particular transaction cycle         

                           (document & analysis of internal control)       



      Supporting Software:                                                 



                 Audience: Prerequisite of PC fundamentals course          



                    Other:                                                 





Clemson                                                                   



                   Course: ACCT 322 - AIS Summer 1995                      



         Content Emphasis: MIS (50%)                                       



      Additional Coverage: Controls (25%)                                  

                           Transaction cycles (25%)                        



               Major Text: Davis, Robinson, Alderman Accounting            

Information Systems                             



     Supporting Materials:                                                 



                 Projects:                                                 



      Supporting Software:                                                 



                 Audience: not listed                                      



                    Other:                                                 





Columbus College                                                          



                   Course: ACCT 308 - AIS - Spring 1995                    



         Content Emphasis: Controls (50%)                                  

                           Transaction (40%)                               



      Additional Coverage: SDLC, DFD                                       



               Major Text: Gelinas                                         



     Supporting Materials: Systems Understanding Aid for Auditing, Arens   

                           & Ward                                          

Computerized Acctg w/ Peachtree Complete Acctg  

6.0                                             



                 Projects: 20% Project - field study of local business'    

                           AIS                                             

                           10% SUA                                         

                           10% Peachtree project                           



      Supporting Software: Peachtree                                       



                 Audience: Jr,all business majors required to take MIS     

                           course                                          



                    Other:                                                 





Creighton University                                                      



                   Course: ACCT 477 - AIS - Spring 1995                    



         Content Emphasis: MIS (40%)                                       

                           Transactions cycles (25%)                       

                           Control (25)                                    



      Additional Coverage: DBMS (10%)                                      



               Major Text: Cushing & Romney                                



     Supporting Materials:                                                 



                 Projects: 35% Using transaction processing system         



      Supporting Software:                                                 



                 Audience: Sr., must have MIS prerequisite                 



                    Other:                                                 





Curtin University of Technology, Australia                                



                   Course:  Acc 252 - AIS - Fall 1995                      



         Content Emphasis: topics not specified; objectives of course      

                           listed as                                       

                           information flow, MIS, design/implementation,   

                           controls                                        



      Additional Coverage:                                                 



               Major Text: Gelinas                                         



     Supporting Materials: Cuthbert Intro to Computerized Acct using       

Sybiz Elite                                     

Edwards Lewell's Motor Sales - An Accounting    

Practice Set                                    



                 Projects: 5% Computer assignment - GL package             

                           10% case study                                  



      Supporting Software:                                                 



                 Audience: Jr; MIS prerequisite                            



                    Other:                                                 





University of Denver                                                      



                   Course: ACCT 3241-2 AIS & Internal Control - Sping      

                           1995                                            



         Content Emphasis: Controls (30%)                                  

                           Transaction cycles (30%)                        

                           MIS (30%)                                       



      Additional Coverage: System design / implementation                  



               Major Text: Bodnar and Hopwoord                             



     Supporting Materials: Handouts, articles                              



                 Projects: 20% System Design Project on Peachtree          

                           10% spreadsheet projects                        



      Supporting Software: Peachtree                                       



                 Audience: Jr., MIS prerequisite                           



                    Other:                                                 





University of Denver*                                                     



                   Course: ACCT 4475 - Database Management Systems         

                           (Graduate)                                      



         Content Emphasis: Database                                        



      Additional Coverage:                                                 



               Major Text: Courtney & Paradice Database Systems for        

Management                                      



     Supporting Materials: Understanding dBase IV 2.0                      



                 Projects: 35% project of dBase                            



      Supporting Software: dBase IV                                        



                 Audience: Jr +, Required of all students in the combined  

                           bachelor's & masters programs                   



                    Other:                                                 





University of Denver*                                                     



                   Course: ACCT 4476 - Systems Analysis & Design - Spring  

                           1995 (graduate)                                 



         Content Emphasis: MIS (abstraction, design & implementation)      



      Additional Coverage:                                                 



               Major Text: Flaaten, Foundations of Business Systems        



     Supporting Materials: HBS cases                                       



                 Projects: Lectures, hands-on, IS analysis, and design &   

                           development project                             



      Supporting Software: CASE                                            



                 Audience:                                                 



                    Other: Required of all students in the combined        

                           bachelor's & masters programs                   





University of Evansville                                                  



                   Course: ACCT 321 - AIS  Spring 1995                     



         Content Emphasis: MIS                                             



      Additional Coverage: Flows & Controls                                



               Major Text: Cushing & Romney                                



     Supporting Materials: Peachtree Complete Accounting                   



                 Projects: 30% Lab assignments                             

                           20% computer problem                            

                           20% case                                        



      Supporting Software: Peachtree                                       



                 Audience:                                                 



                    Other: Topics not listed in syllabus, but objectives   

                           state MIS focus                                 





University of Exeter, UK*                                                 



                   Course: ECO 2011 - AIS Fall 1993                        



         Content Emphasis: MIS                                             



      Additional Coverage: Computer crime, audit automation                



               Major Text: Moscove                                         



     Supporting Materials: Edwards, Essence of IS                          

Williams & Spaul, IT & Acctg                    



                 Projects:                                                 



      Supporting Software:                                                 



                 Audience: not listed                                      



                    Other:                                                 





University of North Florida                                               



                   Course: ACG 4401- AIS Summer 1995                       



         Content Emphasis: Controls (30%)                                  

                           Transaction Cycles (30%)                        

                           MIS (30%)                                       



      Additional Coverage: Systems analysis / implementation               



               Major Text: Gelinas                                         



     Supporting Materials: Siegel, Practical Approach v3.0                 

Gleim                                           



                 Projects: 15% DB design for ficticious organization       

                           20% Systems analysis for specific accounting    

                           cycle in a determined  industry                 



      Supporting Software: Lotus 123                                       

                           Approach                                        



                 Audience: Jr, Prerequisite of CGS 2060 - intro to         

                           computers                                       



                    Other: Also offers EDP auditing elective               





George Mason University*                                                  



                   Course: ACCT 712 - AIS (graduate level)                 



         Content Emphasis: Controls 25%                                    

                           MIS 35%                                         



      Additional Coverage: Internet, Object Oriented Analysis              

                           Transaction, DBMS                               



               Major Text: Wilkinson                                       



     Supporting Materials: Krol, Whole Internet...                         

                           Coad, Object Oriented Analysis Object Oriented  

Analysis                                        



                 Projects: 30% projects                                    



      Supporting Software:                                                 



                 Audience: Graduate                                        



                    Other: Must have MIS prerequisite                      





George Mason University                                                   



                   Course: ACCT 312 - AIS                                  



         Content Emphasis: Catalog description emphasizes controls and     

                           MIS, syllabus not inluded                       



      Additional Coverage:                                                 



               Major Text:                                                 



     Supporting Materials:                                                 



                 Projects:                                                 



      Supporting Software:                                                 



                 Audience: Jr.                                             



                    Other: Must have MIS prerequisite                      





Georgia State University                                                  



                   Course: ACCT 431 - AIS                                  



         Content Emphasis: Controls 25%                                    

                           Transactions 20%                                

                           MIS / SDLC 25%                                  

                           DBMS 25%                                        



      Additional Coverage:                                                 



               Major Text: Leitch & Davis                                  



     Supporting Materials: Articles                                        

                           Perry & Schneider, Building Accounting          

Systems: Transaction Approach                   



                 Projects: 50% small projects, cases                       

                           Lectures prepare for computer projects          

                           (Paradox, flowcharting)                         



      Supporting Software: Paradox                                         



                 Audience: Must have MIS prerequisite, as well as PC       

                           course                                          



                    Other:                                                 





Gustavus Adolphus College                                                 



                   Course: Economics & Management 66  - AIS                



         Content Emphasis: MIS (50%)                                       



      Additional Coverage: Transaction cycles (30%)                        

                           Controls (20%)                                  



               Major Text: Bodnar                                          



     Supporting Materials: Introducing Paradox for Windows                 



                 Projects: Class project has students preparing            

                           instructional materials for the local adult     

                           education organization to teach basic PC        

                           skills.                                         



      Supporting Software: Paradox                                         



                 Audience:                                                 



                    Other:                                                 





University of Hawaii                                                      



                   Course: ACC 341: Accounting Systems and Operational     

                           Auditing, Summer 1995                           



         Content Emphasis: MIS 66%                                         



      Additional Coverage: Transactions / Computer based acctg sw          

                           packages                                        

                           Internal controls & auditing (EDP audits) 15%   



               Major Text: Wilkinson                                       



     Supporting Materials: D&T, AUDITS:Student Guide                       

Misc. articles & readings (i.e. Toffler)        



                 Projects: 25% Small PC assignments (123, Flowchart, GL    

                           Case)                                           



      Supporting Software:                                                 



                 Audience: MIS prerequisite                                



                    Other:                                                 





University of Houston                                                     



                   Course: ACCT 3371 - AIS                                 



         Content Emphasis: Transaction cycles 50%                          



      Additional Coverage: Controls 25%                                    

                           DBMS (15%) , specialized info systems           

                           (networks) (10%)                                



               Major Text: Wilkinson                                       



     Supporting Materials:                                                 



                 Projects: 30% Project - analysis of small business' AIS   



      Supporting Software: 123, DB                                         



                 Audience: Jr., Must take Intro. to Computers / MIS        

                           prerequisite                                    



                    Other:                                                 





University of Illinois                                                    



                   Course: ACCT 331 - Accounting Systems Design - Fall     

                           1994                                            



         Content Emphasis: MIS                                             



      Additional Coverage: minor coverage of controls / transactions       



               Major Text: Packet for Accounting Systems Design            

                           (published by Irwin)                            



     Supporting Materials: course reader                                   



                 Projects: 25% lab assignments                             



      Supporting Software: Spreadsheet (minor assignments)                 



                 Audience:                                                 



                    Other:                                                 





Loyola College, Maryland                                                  



                   Course: AC 402 - AIS Spring 1995                        



         Content Emphasis: MIS / System design & implementation 66%        



      Additional Coverage: Controls 30%                                    

                           Revenue cycle                                   



               Major Text: Cushing & Romney                                



     Supporting Materials:                                                 



                 Projects: 25% project - analyze problem & implement       

                           solution                                        



      Supporting Software:                                                 



                 Audience: Sr.  Prerequisites - PC course; BA 251 - MIS    



                    Other:                                                 





Metropolitan State College of Denver                                      



                   Course: ACCT 330 - Intro. to AIS - Summer 1995          



         Content Emphasis: Transaction cycles                              



      Additional Coverage: MIS, auditing                                   



               Major Text: Nash                                            



     Supporting Materials: Systems Understanding Aid for Financial         

Accounting, Kieso                               



                 Projects: 40% SUA projects                                



      Supporting Software: SUA                                             



                 Audience:                                                 



                    Other: Required to take MIS / PC proficiency course    





Michigan State University                                                 



                   Course: ACCT 321 - AIS Summer 1995                      



         Content Emphasis: Database approach                               



      Additional Coverage: Transaction cycles 20%                          



               Major Text: Cushing & Romney                                



     Supporting Materials: Course reader                                   



                 Projects: 20% Access projects & financial statement       

                           preparation                                     



      Supporting Software: Access                                          



                 Audience: not listed                                      



                    Other:                                                 





University of Minnesota                                                   



                   Course: No AIS course, but students can take courses    

                           from MIS dept.                                  



         Content Emphasis:                                                 



      Additional Coverage:                                                 



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                 Audience:                                                 



                    Other:                                                 





University Nevada, Las Vegas                                              



                   Course: AIS 409 - Accounting Systems Spring 1995        



         Content Emphasis: Database / Spreadsheet data mgnt (66%)          



      Additional Coverage: System design & implementation 20%              

                           Controls 15%                                    



               Major Text: Moscove AIS: Concepts & Practice for Effective  

Decision Makers                                 



     Supporting Materials:                                                 



                 Projects: 20% Lotus / dBase assignments                   

                           20% case                                        



      Supporting Software: dBase, Lotus 1-2-3                              



                 Audience: Prerequisite of MIS 101 - intro. to MIS         

                           concepts; and MIS 360 - upper division MIS      

                           course (SDLC, DSS, etc.)                        



                    Other:                                                 





University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill                                 



                   Course: BA 272 - AIS Fall 1993                          



         Content Emphasis: Database / MIS                                  



      Additional Coverage: Flows & Controls; transaction cycles (minor)    



               Major Text: Moscove                                         



     Supporting Materials: Reference Lotus 123 & DB SW Applied to AIS      

Cases                                           



                 Projects: 40% Comprehensive case analysis                 

                           10% Paradox                                     



      Supporting Software: Lotus, Paradox                                  



                 Audience: not listed                                      



                    Other:                                                 





University of North Carolina, Charlotte                                   



                   Course: ACCT 3140 - AIS Summer 1995                     



         Content Emphasis: Flows & Controls (40%)                          

                           Transaction cycles (40%)                        



      Additional Coverage: MIS / Analysis, selection, implementation       



               Major Text: Gelinas                                         



     Supporting Materials: Systems Understanding Aid for Auditing, Arens   

                           & Ward                                          



                 Projects: 20% SUA                                         

                           20% Systems Implementation Project / PC         

                           accting sw package                              



      Supporting Software:                                                 



                 Audience: not listed                                      



                    Other:                                                 





University of North Carolina, Wilmington                                  



                   Course: ACG 306 - AIS Spring 1995                       



         Content Emphasis: Transaction cycles 50%                          



      Additional Coverage: Controls 35%                                    

                           AIS applications                                



               Major Text: Gelinas                                         



     Supporting Materials: Hayen Comprehensive Lotus 123                   



                 Projects: 25% Team project                                

                           25% Computer lab assignments (Lotus &           

                           Peachtree)                                      



      Supporting Software: 123                                             

                           Peachtree                                       



                 Audience: not listed                                      



                    Other:                                                 





Ohio Northern University                                                  



                   Course: ACCT 402 - AIS Fall 1994                        



         Content Emphasis: Internal Controls and systems reports           



      Additional Coverage: transaction cycles, system development, MIS     



               Major Text: Bodnar and Hopwood                              



     Supporting Materials: Harper, Projects for ACCT Systems               



                 Projects: document local business' internal controls;     

                           systems analysis of local business;             



      Supporting Software:                                                 



                 Audience: Sr.                                             



                    Other: Syllabus objectives emphasis that the emphasis  

                           will be on internal controls                    





Old Dominion University                                                   



                   Course: ACCT 317                                        



         Content Emphasis: 30% MIS / System Development                    

                           30% Flows & Controls                            

                           30% Transaction cycles                          



      Additional Coverage:                                                 



               Major Text: Cushing & Romney                                



     Supporting Materials: Benke, DacEasy Accounting                       



                 Projects: 15% DacEasy Projects                            

                           15% AIS Development for transaction cycle       



      Supporting Software: DacEasy Accounting                              



                 Audience: Jr,                                             

                           Prerequisite of MIS 201 - Intro. to             

                           Programming and Computer based Systems; MIS     

                           235 - PC Course                                 



                    Other:                                                 





Oregon State University                                                   



                    Course: BA 420 - AIS - Winter 1995                     



          Content Emphasis: Topics not listed                              



       Additional Coverage:                                                



                Major Text: Summers                                        



      Supporting Materials: The Coffee Roasting Co: Integrated DB and      

Spreadsheet applications Project               



                  Projects: Weekly assignments due                         

                            40% hands-on assignments                       



       Supporting Software: WWW,                                           



                  Audience: Sr.                                            



                     Other:                                                



Pepperdine University                                                     



                    Course: None offered (July 1995)                       



          Content Emphasis:                                                



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                     Other:                                                





Plymouth State College                                                    



                   Course: BU 410 - AIS - Spring 1995                      



         Content Emphasis: Other: Financial analysis / business planning   

                           / forecasting                                   



      Additional Coverage:                                                 



               Major Text: Systems Understanding Aid for Financial         

Accounting, Kieso                               



     Supporting Materials: Advanced Business Decisions using Lotus 123     



                 Projects: 30 % Case study of local company                



      Supporting Software: Lotus 123                                       



                 Audience:                                                 



                    Other:                                                 





Portland State University                                                 



                   Course: ACCT 335 - AIS Spring 1995                      



         Content Emphasis: Flows & Controls 40%                            

                           MIS (SDLC, DBMS, EBIS) 40%                      



      Additional Coverage: Revenue Cycle (20%)                             



               Major Text: Cushing & Romney                                



     Supporting Materials: Systems Understanding Aid for Auditing, Arens   

                           & Ward                                          



                 Projects: Field study AIS analysis  of internal controls  

                           20%,                                            

                           Case 15%                                        



      Supporting Software:                                                 



                 Audience: All business (& ACCT) students must take        

                           general MIS course & PC course.                 



                    Other:                                                 





Queens College                                                            



                   Course: AIS 343 - Micro Computer Applications in        

                           Accounting (ELECTIVE)                           



         Content Emphasis: PC course                                       



      Additional Coverage:                                                 



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     Supporting Materials: Spreadsheet text,                               



                 Projects:                                                 



      Supporting Software: ACCPAC, spreadsheet                             



                 Audience:                                                 



                    Other: AIS course is not required, this course is      

                           elective                                        





St. Cloud University                                                      



                   Course: ACCT 388 - AIS and Control - Spring 1995        



         Content Emphasis: Flows & Controls (40%)                          

                           Transaction Cycles (30%)                        

                           DBMS/MIS                                        



      Additional Coverage:                                                 



               Major Text: Summers                                         



     Supporting Materials: Roberts Process Reengineering: Key to           

Achieving Breakthrough Success                  



                 Projects: 20% computer lab assignments & field project    



      Supporting Software: Peachtree                                       



                 Audience: ACCT. majors must take PC course & general MIS  

                           course (340)                                    



                    Other:                                                 





St. Louis University                                                      



                   Course: ACCT. 425 - AIS Spring 1995                     



         Content Emphasis: Controls 30%                                    

                           Transaction cycles 30%                          

                           DBMS 30%                                        



      Additional Coverage: Fraud, SQL                                      



               Major Text: Cushing & Romney                                



     Supporting Materials: Systems Understanding Aid for Auditing, Arens   

                           & Ward                                          



                 Projects: Group project study of local business AIS 25%   



      Supporting Software: SQL Rbase                                       



                 Audience: not listed, Students required to take intro.    

                           to MIS w/ PC basics                             



                    Other:                                                 





University of San Francisco                                               



                   Course: BA 329 - AIS Fall 1994                          



         Content Emphasis: PC Course: Spreadsheets / Peachtree             



      Additional Coverage: Runs through different transaction cycles on    

                           Peachtree                                       



               Major Text: Computerized ACCT. w/ Peachtree                 



     Supporting Materials: O'Leary Student Edition of 123                  



                 Projects: First half of course focus on spreadsheets;     

                           second on Peachtree                             

                           SW assignments due regularly                    



      Supporting Software: 123, Peachtree Complete III                     



                 Audience:                                                 



                    Other:                                                 





University of South Carolina                                              



                   Course: BADM 435 - Accounting Systems 1 - Fall 1994     



         Content Emphasis: MIS - Primarily systems development /           

                           technical perspective                           

                           data management                                 



      Additional Coverage: Minor coverage documentation, transaction       

                           cycles, controls                                



               Major Text: Bookholdt                                       



     Supporting Materials: Systems Understanding Aid for Auditing, Arens   

                           & Ward                                          



                 Projects: 13% SUA                                         

                           20% Flowchart, db, etc.                         



      Supporting Software: dBase                                           



                 Audience: Required to take BADM 290 - PC Course           

                           Offers BADM 735 - Accounting Systems II,        

                           elective under MACC/MTAX program                



                    Other: Transaction cycles taught in other course       





University of Southern Carolina at Aiken                                  



                   Course: AACC 539 - AIS Spring 1995                      



         Content Emphasis:                                                 



      Additional Coverage:                                                 



               Major Text: Gelinas                                         



     Supporting Materials: DacEasy Accounting                              

                           Michelman, 123 Accounting                       



                 Projects: 40% Dac & Lotus assignments                     



      Supporting Software: DacEasy                                         

                           123                                             



                 Audience:                                                 



                    Other:                                                 





University of Southern California                                         



                   Course: ACCT 452a - Fall 1995                           



         Content Emphasis: Transaction cycles                              

                           Controls                                        



      Additional Coverage: DBMS, reengineering                             



               Major Text: Hollander, Denna, Cherrington                   



     Supporting Materials: Gliem                                           

Systems Understanding Aid for Auditing, Arens   

                           & Ward                                          

                           Gelinas                                         



                 Projects: 20%  project                                    

                           20% small computer assignments                  



      Supporting Software: Access, flowcharting                            



                 Audience: Jr                                              



                    Other:                                                 





Southeastern Oklahoma State University                                    



             Course: Not currently offered                                 



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University of Southwestern Louisiana                                      



                   Course: ACCT 401 - AIS                                  



         Content Emphasis: DBMS 25%                                        

                           Transactions 25%                                

                           Controls 25%                                    

                           MIS (Design & implementation) 25%               



      Additional Coverage: Auditing                                        



               Major Text: Cushing & Romney                                



     Supporting Materials: Bisk, CPA Review text for Auditing              



                 Projects: 10% Design project                              

                           10% Research project                            

                           10% database project                            



      Supporting Software:                                                 



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                    Other:                                                 





University of Tennessee at Chattanooga                                    



                   Course: BA 408 - AIS                                    



         Content Emphasis: Transaction cycles (40%)                        



      Additional Coverage: MIS (30%)                                       

                           Controls (10%)                                  



               Major Text: Boockholdt                                      



     Supporting Materials: Laudon & Laudon, An Introduction to 123         

                           Hermanson Computerized Accounting with          

Peachtree                                       



                 Projects:                                                 



      Supporting Software: 123, Peachtree                                  



                 Audience: ACCT. students required to take Computer Sci    

                           111 - MIS course (2/3 PC topics, 1/3 MIS)       



                    Other:                                                 





Texas A&M University                                                      



                   Course: ACCT. 427 - AIS Fall 1995                       



         Content Emphasis: Transaction cycles 20%                          

                           MIS / DP / DSS / DB 35%                         



      Additional Coverage: Crime, auditing, system development             



               Major Text: Smith, AIS                                      



     Supporting Materials: Smith & Stawser, The Bottom  Line is Betrayal   

Smith, et al, The ABC's of Spreadsheets         

Smith, Wiggins Readings and Problems in         

Accounting Information Systems                  



                 Projects:                                                 



      Supporting Software:                                                 



                 Audience: ACCT. major requirements:                       

                           BA 207 - Business Info Systems Concepts (PC     

                           course)                                         

                           BA 364 - Operations Mgnt                        



                    Other:                                                 



University of Texas at El Paso                                            



                   Course: ACCT 3320 - AIS Spring 1995                     



         Content Emphasis: 50% Control                                     



      Additional Coverage: 35% transaction cycles                          

                           MIS / Design                                    



               Major Text: Nash                                            



     Supporting Materials: Harper Projects for ACCT. Systems               



                 Projects: 40% projects (data flow diagram & systems       

                           flowchart)                                      



      Supporting Software:                                                 



                 Audience: Jr. Prerequisite of MIS course                  



                    Other:                                                 



University of Texas at El Paso*                                           



                   Course: ACCT 3524 - AIS Graduate Course                 



         Content Emphasis: Auditing / Controls                             



      Additional Coverage: Expert systems, different auditing sw           



               Major Text: Watne Auditing EDP Systems                      



     Supporting Materials: Nash, Cases                                     



                 Projects: Research paper & STAR project 25%               



      Supporting Software: D&T Star                                        



                 Audience: Grad                                            



                    Other: prerequisite auditing course                    





University of North Texas                                                 



                   Course: ACCT 3100 - Accounting Systems Spring 1995      



         Content Emphasis: 50% Intro. to Accounting / manual systems       

                           (statements etc)                                



      Additional Coverage: 25% Basic computerized accounting (Comp ACCT.   

                           Case)                                           

                           25% Controls & transaction cycles               



               Major Text: Boockholdt                                      



     Supporting Materials: Systems Understanding Aid for Financial         

Accounting, Kieso                               

                           Birney An Introduction to Accounting: Business  

Simulation                                      

 Copeland, Computer Accounting Case             



                 Projects: SUA & Computerized Practice Cases 50%           



      Supporting Software: DacEasy                                         



                 Audience:  (not listed) MIS prerequisite                  



                    Other:                                                 





University of North Texas                                                 



                   Course: ACCT 5440 - EDP Control & Auditing              



         Content Emphasis: Controls                                        



      Additional Coverage:                                                 



               Major Text: W&T (?)                                         



     Supporting Materials: Audit Prof References                           



                 Projects: Major project (25%)to work w/ large CPA firm    

                           to investigate approach to evaluate audit risk  

                           and IC structure or; on site evaluation of EDP  

                           controls                                        



      Supporting Software: D&T A+                                          



                 Audience: Jr.+                                            



                    Other: required course                                 





Valdosta State University                                                 



                   Course: ACC 441 - AIS Spring 1995                       



         Content Emphasis: MIS                                             



      Additional Coverage: Controls                                        



               Major Text: Muscove                                         



     Supporting Materials: Systems Understanding Aid for Financial         

Accounting, Kieso                               

                           Burns, Using Quattro Pro                        



                 Projects: Lectures; lab projects (50%) using SW listed    

                           below                                           



      Supporting Software: Quattro Pro                                     

                           Paradox                                         

                           Business Works                                  



                 Audience: Jr. All ACCT. majors must take CS 115 (PC       

                           course) and have a choice between ACC 441 or a  

                           MIS 345 (Fundamentals of IS                     



                    Other:                                                 





University of Wisconsin, Superior                                         



                   Course: ACCT 357 - AIS Winter 94/95                     



         Content Emphasis: MIS / System Design (w/ emphasis on Internal    

                           controls per course objective)                  



      Additional Coverage: Specific topics not listed                      



               Major Text: Gelinas                                         



     Supporting Materials: Holt, Case Music Store                          

Harper Projects for ACCT. Systems               



                 Projects: 25% Projects for Acct Systems                   

                           25% cases                                       



      Supporting Software: Medlin Accounting Shareware                     



                 Audience: not listed                                      



                    Other:                                                 





Wright State University                                                   



                   Course: AU 328 - AIS Summer 1995                        



         Content Emphasis: Internal controls using the cycle approach      



      Additional Coverage: EDP auditing                                    



               Major Text: Hall                                            



     Supporting Materials: reader w/ cases                                 



                 Projects: Computer simulations - Use of integrated GL sw  

                           to convert manual ACCT. records to ACCT. Sw     

                           30%                                             



      Supporting Software: GL sw                                           



                 Audience: Required to have CS205 - PC Course; MIS 300 -   

                           intro. to MIS, DBMS                             



                    Other: