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Accounting Information Systems
What are Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, and how do they affect the accounting reports of businesses in Australia? Why might the owner or owners of a business be concerned about a proposed
A friend of yours, Timorous ('Tim' for short) Ghostly, who has never taken an Accounting subject, has been assigned a short speech in his public speaking class. In this speech, Tim must describe the
How do codes of ethics help businesspeople make decisions?
Consider the following opposing sides of an issue:a All businesses, even those in other countries, should have to follow Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.b All businesses should not have to
Suppose your job is beginning to eat into your personal time. During the last six months, you have noticed that you have been taking files home with you to work on after dinner and on the weekends.
You have just been promoted in your job working for an established Australian fashion label, Aussie Designs. Your new boss wants your opinion about whether to open a new branch office in Brisbane.
Suppose your brother, the owner of The Last Custard Stand (a specialty dessert shop), has asked you for a substantial loan to help him expand his business.Required:What would you like to know about
Refer to 1.42. At your request, your brother provides you with the following information:Required:How could this information be presented differently to make it more meaningful for you in reaching
The office photocopier has just stopped working and is beyond repair. The big question now is what to do with it. Your boss is offering a cash prize for each of the following:∎ the longest list of
Your new co-worker just came in and made the following statement: 'Every Friday is casual day around here; people wear casual clothes to work on Fridays. Jan, over there, is wearing jeans and a
You and your cousin, Harvey, have decided to form a partnership and open a landscaping business in town. But before you do, you and Harvey would like to 'iron out' a few details about how to handle
Read a daily newspaper every day in the next week. What evidence do you find that supports the need for business codes of ethics?
Is a business suit the most appropriate article of clothing to wear to a business meeting? Required:Answer the question based on what you believe to be true (answer 'yes', 'no' or 'not sure').
Consider, again, the plight of the manager at Unlimited Decadence Corporation, whose boss wants to manufacture and sell the new Empty Decadence chocolate bar, perhaps using it to replace the Decadent
The changing business environment provides many challenges for today's businessperson but also opportunities.Required:What opportunities do you see that result from this environment? How would you
What is the billing/accounts receivable/cash receipts (B/AR/CR) process?
What are the differences between a post-billing system and a pre-billing system?
What is the \(A \mathrm{P} / \mathrm{CD}\) process:
What are e-inroices and e-parments:
Describe an employee self-service system.
Find and describe an instance of payroll fraud (you may use the Internet, newspapers, or other news sources). How was the fraud committed? How was it detected? What was the control weakness that
What is 3D printing? What are some of its advantages?
What are some of the characteristics and advantages of a just-in-time (JIT) system?
In addition to the industries mentioned in Technology Summary 15.2, find two industries currently using 3D printing for either prototyping or manufacturing. Technology Application 15.2 3D PRINTING
What, in your own words, does BR entail?
Why is the bierarcbical coding system a good fit for the GL system?
Why is XBRL so important to efficient Web-based BR?
When financial reporting fraud is committed, what is generally the target of the "help"?
Discuss fully the difference between the "contexts" of Figure 16.1 and Figure 16.4.Figure 16.1Figure 16.4 Treasurer 2. Investing & financing CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Budgeting Managerial reporting 6.
This chapter assumed that the controller was the source of all adjusting entry journal vouchers. Mention at least one alternative source for each of the following adjustments (and explain your
Many business events are recorded in the GL from feeder processes. The first list below identifies eight business events. The second list specifies five feeder processes. Match the events with the
Identify a company that has been accused of fraudulent financial reporting by the SEC (or another government agency). Discuss the allegations of the charge and the outcome to the company.
What does TELOS stand for? How is it helpful?
Indicate who you would include on a systems analysis project tean in each of the following situations, and discuss fully the reasons why you would include each member you suggest.a. A college's
Comparing relevance and reliability, which information quality is most important? Support your answer with examples.
Find the most current listing of the AICPA’s or CPA Canada’s Top Technology Initiatives Survey.. Compare the listing to prior years’ listings. Identify and discuss trends among the years. Your
Define e-business.
What is a data flow diagram (DFD)?
What is a database?
Before starting this problem, you should consult the customer master data record layout in Figure 5.2.Using the database software indicated by your instructor:a. Create the “structure” for the
What is a foreign key? How are foreign keys related to primary keys?
What is COSO?
What, if anything, is wrong with the following control hierarchy? Discuss fully. Highest level of control Lowest level of control Pervasive control plans The control environment Application
Investigate the internal controls in one of the following (ask your instructor which): a local business, your home, your school, or your place of employment. Report (in a manner prescribed by your
The following is a list of 12 control plans from this chapter. The following is a list of 10 situations that have control implications. Situations Control Plans A. Firewall B. Backup batteries and
List A contains the COBIT 4.1 domains, List B contains the 10 COBIT 4.1 processes, and List C contains 20 specific controls plans (there are two plans listed for each process). Each list is in
Using ISACA publications and the Internet, create a chart the compares COBIT 4.1, COBIT 5, COSO, and SAS 78/AS no. 2. Compare them in the following areas: Audience IC definition IC objectives
Explain the difference between the category of business process control and application control covered in this chapter and the business process controls and application controls to be covered in
Distinguish buy-side and sell-side systems.
What are the properties of systems?
Consider the following differential equation\[\frac{d^{2} y(t)}{d t^{2}}+8 \frac{d y(t)}{d t}+15 y(t)=\frac{d x(t)}{d t}+4 x(t)\]
Describe this textbook’s three themes.
What 10 elements are included in the study of AIS?
A system must have organization, interrelationships, integration, and central objectives. Why must each of these four components be present in a system?
Are the terms system and subsystem synonymous? Explain your answer.
What is the relationship between an AIS and an IS?
What are three logical components of a business process? Define the functions of each. How do the components interact with one another?
Why is the information system important to the organization?
What are the two major functions of an information system?
What factors distinguish data from information?
What are the qualities of information presented in this chapter? Explain each quality in your own words and give an example of each.
What are the three steps in decision making?
Refer to Figure 1.9 (pg. 25). Characterize the horizontal information flows and the vertical information flows. FIGURE 1.9 Management Problem Structure and Information Requirements Vertical
What factors distinguish the types of information required by strategic managers, by tactical managers, and by operational managers?
In your own words, explain structure as it relates to decisions.
What three roles can an accountant fill in relation to the AIS? Describe them.
Using Internet resources, locate openings for at least three jobs, other than traditional public accounting positions, which require strong accounting and technology skills. Select one of these jobs,
Find the most current listing of the CICA’s Top Ten IT Issues Compare the listing to prior years’ listings. Identify and discuss trends among the years. Your professor will tell you how long your
Describe the key features/characteristics of an enterprise system.
Describe the key features/characteristics of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.
Describe the add-on modules that may be used to complement the core functionality of an ERP system.
Describe the methods used to integrate ERP systems with third-party modules, back-end or legacy systems, the Web, and business partners.
What is the relationship of the organizational value chain and an enterprise system?
Describe the problems caused by lack of information systems integration.
Explain why it is important to capture the who, what, where, and when in describing business events.
Describe the three ways that an enterprise system supports the functioning of an organization’s processes.
Describe the activities performed by the five modules of the SAP system.
Describe the six steps in the order-to-cash process.
How does an enterprise system support the order-to-cash process?
Describe the six steps in the purchase-to-pay process.
How does an enterprise system support the purchase-to-pay process?
List the advantages and disadvantages of an enterprise system.
The Bluffs Company is considering taking customers’ orders on its Web site.a. What information would Bluffs collect from the customer during this process?b. What information would need to come from
Conduct research on an ERP package other than SAP that would be suitable for a large organization ( $1b in revenues) and compare the modules that it has to those described within this chapter for the
Conduct research on an ERP package, such as Microsoft Dynamics GP or Microsoft Dynamics NAV, for small to medium-sized (SME) organizations (between $30m and $1b in revenues). Compare that package to
Interview an accountant at an organization in your area. Write a summary of what accounting information system is used in the organization, why the software was chosen, and the overall satisfaction
Define e-business.
Describe how technology has supported Amazon.com’s growth.
Describe the activities associated with a manual accounting process.
Describe the stages of an automated accounting process.
Regarding data stores, compare/contrast business event data and master data.
Explain the relationship between the periodic mode and batch processing.
List and describe the four basic subprocesses completed in processing business event data using batch processing.
Explain how the use of online transaction entry (OLTE) can increase efficiency when using batch processing.
Explain the relationship between online real-time (OLRT) and immediate mode processing.
List and describe the three basic subprocesses completed in processing business event data using OLRT processing.
Explain the difference between wide area networks (WANs) and local area networks (LANs).
What are the four methods of conducting e-business?
How can e-mail be adapted to a more structured form to aid in capturing business event data?
Explain the advantages of using electronic document management (EDM) rather than traditional paper-based document systems.
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