This course is designed for students to develop an understanding of the professional literature of accountants. Students will interact with guest speakers from industry and accounting firms. Prerequisite ACCT 3192. For students conducting independent research for honors theses or projects. The information economy is here and the role of accountants in this new economy has changed irreversibly.
Accountants are the modern day information scientists.
Information technology, especially databases, is a tool that allows organizations to manage information effectively and efficiently. The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to database concepts in the context of accounting systems and familiarize the student with the basic design and implementation of relational databases and database applications. The goal is to understand basic principles of relational database design and general implementation and how relational databases can be used for managing accounting data. Integrated information systems is a business standard of the 21st century. The accounting information system is the heart of an integrated business information system because it collects data from all other modules of the system.