ACCOUNTING 4310 - ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS

SUMMER 2009

Note: This is a sample syllabus for reference of Cairo University faculty member. Please contact

Professor Hassan El Alfy for more information.

Pre-requisites: ACCT 4210; and Computing Skills

Computing Skill Prerequisites (CSP): I (basic Micro Computing), II (basic

spreadsheet),

III (advanced spreadsheet), IV (basic database), V (advanced database),

VI (word processing and presentation); VII (Basic Internet Usage); and VIII

(Advanced Internet Usage)

Text Book: Romney and Steinbart, Accounting Information Systems, 10th

or 11th

edoion or 11th

edition

Course Objectives

The objective of the course is for you to learn how accounting information can be delivered

using accounting information systems (AISs).

The specific objectives of the course are to learn to:

1. Document AIS and information needs

2. Evaluate different methods of developing AIS for particular circumstances

3. Evaluate internal control in proposed and existing AIS

4. Use database systems to represent and manipulate enterprise data to solve organizational

problems.

Exams and Quizzes:

The exams will have questions based on the text material (all items listed in the Reading column

on the course schedule page of this syllabus), class discussions, items prepared for in-class

discussion and assignments you submit for grading and the Perry and Schneider Access database

book. No make-up exams will be given.

Grading

Graded components of the course will be weighted as shown below. The performance required

for grades is: A, 90.00%; B, 80.00%; C, 70.00%.

Examination #1 80

points

Examination #2 80

points

Final Examination 100

points

Database Assignment 1 Due May 26 15

points

Database Assignment 2 Due June 1 15

points

Total Points 290

points

Note: No makeup or pop quizzes will be given under any circumstances. If you miss one

exam, the final examination score will be substituted for the missed exam. If you miss a

second exam, you will receive a zero on the second exam. And, late submission of database

assignments will result in 5-points late submission deduction per day. However, your lowest

exam score will NOT be replaced by the final exam score.

Letter Grades:

A

A-

B+

B

B-

C+

C

C-

95-100

90-94

87-89

83-86

80-83

75-79

74-76

70-73

Late submission of database assignments will result in 5-points late submission deduction per

day.

The ULearn is the only source for most of the printed material used in this course.

Schedule for Acct 4310, Accounting Information Systems, Summer 2009

Class Topic Description Reading

Assignment

Class discussion (go over

the MC questions given at

the end of each chapter; will

help you prepare for the

exam.

May

17/18

Course overview,

Business Processes and E-

business

RS 1, 2, & 3 P 1.7, P - 2,9, 2.10,

May

19/20

Data structures, Data

Modeling, Extraction and

Analysis -- Relational

Database

P and S – Chapter 3

RS 4 DQ 4.1, P 4.2, 4.3 (b, c, and

e), 4.6

21

Friday

Exam 1 (chapters 1, 2,

and 4)

May 24 Frauds and Internal

Control Structure

RS 5 and RS 6 Case 5-2, P 5-5,

May 25 Internal Controls RS 7 P6-1

May

26/27

Internal controls RS 08 Chapter 8 P8--5; 8-11

May 28 Exam 2 (chapters 5, 6, 7,

and 8)

May 31 Memorial Day – No

classes

June 1 / 2 Accounting cycles:

Revenue cycle

RS 10 P10-3 and P10-8 (a) and 10-

Chapter 3 Assignment due

May 3 / 4 Accounting Cycle:

Expenditure cycle

RS 11 P – 11-1; 11-8 (a)

June 7 Catch up and revision / Chapter 4 Assignment due

June 8 Exam 3 (chapters 10, 11 and Database assignment 1 and 2

This syllabus is tentative only and is subject to modifications.