ACCT2000 Business Processes and Internal Controls
information refer to the Learning Activities section.
Lecture: 1 x 1.5 Hours Weekly Tutorial: 1 x 1.5 Hours Weekly
This unit does not have a fieldwork component.
Credit Value: 25.0
Pre-requisite units: ACCT2013 (v.0) Accounting - The Fundamentals of Business or any previous
version
OR
10987 (v.0) Accounting 100 or any previous version
OR
ACCT1002 (v.0) Financial Decision Making or any previous version
OR
ACCT1000 (v.0) Accounting - The Language of Business or any previous version
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Syllabus
Exploration of typical accounting information systems application such as sales, billing, inventory and general ledger. How these subsystems interface with one another, and the principle inputs, processes, files, outputs and controls associated with them. Major themes throughout the course include: objectives and procedures of internal control, typical business documents and reports, and system documentation - use of data flow diagrams, flowcharts and other documentation techniques.
Introduction
Welcome to ACCT2000 Business Processes and Internal Controls,
Students will explore typical accounting information systems such as sales, billing, inventory and general ledger, and the interaction between subsystems. Major themes throughout the course include: objectives and procedures of internal control systems, typical business documents and reports, and system documentation. Students will also gain practical experience in designing and documenting databases and other systems. This will assist students in applying the theory learnt in the unit to practical situations.
You have enrolled in the internal availability for this unit. All students enrolled in the internal availability use the specific unit Blackboard site for all their resources.
Unit Learning Outcomes
All graduates of Curtin University achieve a set of six Graduate Capabilities during their course of study. These
inform an employer that, through your studies, you have acquired discipline knowledge and a range of other skills and capabilities which employers would value in a professional setting. Each unit in your course addresses the
Graduate Capabilities through a clearly identified set of learning outcomes. They form a vital part in the process referred to as assurance of learning. The learning outcomes notify you of what you are expected to know,
understand or be able to do in order to be successful in this unit. Each assessment for this unit is carefully
designed to test your knowledge of one or more of the unit learning outcomes. On successfully completing all of the assessments you will have achieved all of these learning outcomes.
Your course has been designed so that on graduating you will have achieved all of Curtin's Graduate Capabilities through the assurance of learning processes in each unit.
On successful completion of this unit students can: |
Graduate Capabilities addressed |
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1 |
Understand accounting information system concepts and threats |
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2 |
Design, document, implement and manage business processes and systems |
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3 |
Analyse the effectiveness of internal controls |
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4 |
Identify and communicate relevant information to inform business functions and decision making |
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Learning Activities
Duration of lectures will be up to 1.5 hours each week and will cover the theory and concepts aspects of the unit. Copies of the lecture overheads are available from the unit blackboard website. Additional material may be made available in the lecture
session that is not released through blackboard.
Duration of tutorials will also be up to 1.5 hours each week. They will discuss and apply the theory and concepts from the
lectures to practical problems and case studies. The tutorial material will form the basis for questions in the mid-semester test and end of semester exam. Students will gain the best learning experience if they prepare the set tutorial questions (see the
Program Calendar on the last page of Unit Outline) in advance of the tutorials. Questions in addition to those on blackboard will be made available in the tutorials.
Assessment
Assessment policy exemptions
l There are no exemptions to the assessment policy
Assessment schedule
|
Task |
Value % |
Date Due |
Unit Learning Outcome(s) Assessed |
Late Assessments Accepted?* |
Assessment Extensions Considered?* |
1 |
Online Quizzes |
10% |
Week: Week 4 (quiz 1),Week 9 (Quiz 2) & Week 12 (Quiz 3) Day: Thursdays Time: 6:00pm to 6:45pm (Local time) |
1,2,3,4 |
Yes |
Yes |
2 |
Project Report and Presentation |
50% |
Week: Week 5 (Stage 1 10%) and Week 10 (Stage 2 40%) Day: Fridays Time: 5pm (Local time) |
1,23,4 |
Yes |
Yes |
3 |
Restricted Book Exam with 10 pages of notes allowed |
40% |
Week: Exam Week Day: TBA Time: TBA |
1,2,3,4 |
No |
Yes |
Please refer to the Late Assessment and the Assessment Extension sections below for specific details and conditions.
Detailed information on assessment tasks
1. You MUST complete quiz 2 on the scheduled date (please refer to the Program Calendar section at
the end of this unit outline. Please note the week number could be different from other Curtin
provided calendars or other Curtin unit outlines). Failure to complete quiz 2 shall result in a F-IN (failed incomplete) grade awarded at the end of the semester. Completion of quiz 1 and quiz 3 is optional. Your final quiz marks (up to 10%) will be the best marks taken from the quiz(zes) you have completed.
ALL three (non-IRIS) ONLINE quizzes are scheduled in week 4, week 9 and week 12. On THURSDAY in week 4, week 9 and week 12, the quiz consisting of 20 MCQs will be made available in BB via the Assessment tab from
6:00pm to 6:45pm (local time). You have only 30 minutes to complete each quiz.
The following are topics to be examined in each quizzes:
l Quiz 1: Topics 1, 2 and 3.
l Topic 1 - AIS Overview (5 questions) and Topic 1 - Business processes (5 questions);
l Topic 2 - Topic 2 - Systems Documentation (5 questions); and
l Topic 3 - Relational Databases (5 questions).
l Quiz 2: Topics 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8.
l Topic 4 and 5A Data Analytics (4 questions);
l Topic 5B - Fraud & Comp. Fraud-modified (4 questions);
l Topic 6 - IT risks & controls - Final MCQ (4 questions);
l Topic 7 - IS Controls - Final MCQ (4 questions); and
l Topic 8 - E-business risks - Final MCQ (4 questions).
l Quiz 3: Topics 9, 10 and 11.
l Topic 9 - Auditing IS - Final MCQ (5 questions);
l Topic 10 - Emerging Technology - Final MCQ (5 questions);
l Topic 10a SDLC (5 questions); and
l Topic 11 - Rev. & Expend. Cycles - Final MCQ and Topic 11a - Rev. & Expend. Cycles - Final
MCQ (5 questions).
Student feedback: Students can discuss their marks with the Unit Coordinator during consultation hours.
2. The Case Study Report and Presentation is to be completed individually and consists of stage 1 and stage
2 worth 10% and 40% respectively. Stage 2 is a continuation of stage 1. Zero marks will be awarded for stage 2 if stage 1 is not submitted. Failure to submit both stages shall result in a F-IN grade.
The Case Study Report and Presentation topic is available in BB from week one. Details on how to complete both stages are also available in BB. The following are materials or document files that provide the details:
1. Stage 1:
l ACCT2000 Assignment Stage 1.docx;
l Acct2000 Assignment Rubric Stage 1.docx; and
l Assignment Cover Sheet Stage 1.docx. 2.Stage 2:
l ACCT2000 Assignment Stage 2.docx;
l Acct2000 Assignment Rubric Stage 2.docx;
l Assignment Cover Sheet Stage 2.docx; and
l ACCT2000 - How to Upload Video Assignment.pdf.
Please read the above materials/document files carefully to get maximum marks. Otherwise, you could risk losing marks for non-compliance.
Several instructional videos and other resources to help you in designing and developing your video presentation are also available in Blackboard.
The work you submit must be your own. Any plagiarism from other students’ work or un-referenced
materials may result in an automatic zero score for the submission. Significant penalties are imposed where assignments are found to be plagiarised. The University policy on plagiarism and academic misconduct can be found on this webpage: http://student.curtin.edu.au/administration/responsibilities.cfm.
Student feedback: Students will be provided feedback by their tutors via BB. Students can also discuss their marks with the Unit Coordinator should there be any disagreement.