This course aims to braoden student's understanding of how organisations operate and the information systems and internal controls required to support them. Moreover, this course provides students with an understanding of the business processes (particularly accounting processes) adopted by organisations to capture and process their core transactions.

Students who successfully complete this subject will be able to:

• Understand the role of computerbased accounting systems, and the business processes that support these systems, in contemporary organisations.
• Understand the concept of business exchange and how they map into the REA framework
• Understand the importance of organisational controls in the operation of enterprise systems such as the SAP AG ERP system.
• Have a understanding of how the basic accounting processes are implemented in the SAP AG system.
• Understand the use of XBRL in commerce.

• Tutorial participation 5%
• Mid semester exam 15%
• Assignment 20%
• Final exam 60%

All components of the above assessment are compulsory and must be submitted. Also, you must achieve at least 50% for the final examination component to be eligible for an automatic pass grade in this course.

Students should have an understanding of information systems equivalent to that of students successfully completing INF1001 Foundations of Electronic Commerce and  Information Systems. Further, students who would like to take this subject and feel that they have sufficient academic or practical experience in accounting and information systems may want to discuss this possibility with the Course Coordinator.

See Course Website:  http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=INFS2005

See Course Website:  http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=INFS2005

See Course Website:  http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=INFS2005

For further information please see:  http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=INFS2005