AIS ReCap What we did: How we did it: Accounting Information Systems, 10th Edition, page 537, “As noted throughout this book, a primary function of an AIS is to provide management with the information it needs to make decisions.” Our client was able to make a decision!! What we did: How we did it: Learned about the relationship between business strategy and an information systems project Reviewed our book, developed a project charter; met with our individual clients, met with Hitachi Consulting Learned about how to collect information needs Reviewed our book, worked with our individual clients, met with Hitachi Consulting, learned how to ask effective questions, captured in a common system (37Signals) Learned about unique jobs in the accounting field directly related to AIS Met with D&T, met with more than 14 different Hitachi Consultants, heard about a variety of projects during the course of the semester, reviewed our book Learned how to develop reports for our client from which they can make more informed decisions Developed a number of different reports for our client, including a decision model, status reports, research reports, presentations, etc.

AIS ReCap What we did: How we did it: Accounting Information Systems, 10th Edition, page 537, “As noted throughout this book, a primary function of an AIS is to provide management with the information it needs to make decisions.” What we did: How we did it: Developed business references Met with a number of Hitachi Consultants, worked with people including the head of the Boulder Chamber of Commerce, the owner of a large hotel, the head of the CVB… Learned about change management Worked with different clients with different opinions, politics.. Reviewed our book, discussed examples in class Learned about common business processes and how to model these using flowcharting Worked extensively on reviewing and modeling business processes using flowcharting techniques Learned how to identify control weaknesses and how to mitigate these risks Reviewed extensive list of common control weaknesses and how to address these using automation, policies and procedures, people…

AIS ReCap What we did: How we did it: Accounting Information Systems, 10th Edition, page 537, “As noted throughout this book, a primary function of an AIS is to provide management with the information it needs to make decisions.” What we did: How we did it: Learned how to model data using a relational database Reviewed our book, developed and reviewed a data model for our project, met in the computer lab to implement this model Developed an access database for a part of our class project Met in the lab to implement our data model, create forms and reports Learned how to write SQL queries Wrote multiple queries in class, met in the lab to write SQL queries, only a few people in class interested enough to meet again on this topic Reviewed SOX 404 Drew process flowcharts of key business processes, identified control weaknesses and made corrections to address these weaknesses