Accounting Information Systems

Unit Code:HBC607

Credit Points	Duration	Contact Hours	Campus	Prerequisite	Corequisite
12.5 Credit Points	7 Weeks (block mode) or 1 Semester (12 weeks)	36 hours of contact in weekly or block mode	Hawthorn	Nil

A unit of study in the nested postgraduate Accounting suite, the and the Master of Professional Accounting Global Leadership Program.

After successfully completing this unit, the student should be able to:

Understand the importance of the accurate and timely recording of financial transactions.
Apply the rules of double entry accounting to financial transactions in the ledgers (general and subsidiary) and journals (general and special).
Describe internal control procedures.
Record a set of transactions manually and using double entry accounting software.
Apply generally accepted accounting concepts to a range of transactions for a small business.
Design an appropriate information system for a small retail or service business.

A range of teaching methods will be used, including seminars, lectures, online tutorials and class-based tutorials.

Mid-semester Test (10%)

Practice Set Assignment (20%)

Final Exam (70%)

You will be provided with feedback on your progress in attaining the following generic skills:

The main topics covered in this unit of study are:

Hoggett, J., Edwards, L., Medlin, J. & Tilling, M. (2009) Accounting 7e, John Wiley & Sons, Milton, QLD.