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ACC 340 Week 1 Discussion Question 1 ACC 340 Week 1 Individual Assignment The Effects of Technology on the Accounting Profession Paper ACC 340 Week 2 Discussion Question 1 ACC 340 Week 2 Discussion Question 2 ACC 340 Week 2 Individual Assignment Assignments From the Readings ACC 340 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Accounting Cycle Description Paper ACC 340 Week 3 Discussion Question 1 ACC 340 Week 3 Discussion Question 2 ACC 340 Week 3 Individual Assignment Accounting Information Systems Simulation Summary ACC 340 Week 3 Individual Assignment Assignments From the Readings ACC 340 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Hardware and Software Selection Paper ACC 340 Week 4 Discussion Question 1 ACC 340 Week 4 Discussion Question 2 ACC 340 Week 4 Individual Assignment Assignments From the Readings ACC 340 Week 4 Individual Assignment Database Definition Exercise ACC 340 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Database Tables Exercise ACC 340 Week 5 Discussion Question 1 ACC 340 Week 5 Discussion Question 2 ACC 340 Week 5 Individual Assignment Sarbanes Oxley Act Article Analysis ACC 340 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Integrate Accounting Cycle Final Report and Presentation ACC 340 All Final Guide The essential steps in performing a systems study are (in order of occurrence): a) Analysis, design, implementation and initial operation, follow up b) Design, planning, follow up, analysis, and implementation c) Planning, system specification, analysis, production, implementation d) Planning, analysis, design, implementation, and follow up 2. Which of the following is intended to solve the problem that financial data used in one application is not easily transferable to other applications? a) XMP b) ERP c) XBRL d) XMLP 3. Information systems auditors are: a) Auditors who are concerned with analyzing risks associated with computerized information systems b) Individuals who often work closely with financial auditors c) Auditors who have a lot of technical expertise related to information technology d) all of the above 4. Which of the following is not an ability of client/server computing? a) Alter data stored elsewhere on the network b) Process a transaction that may affect data stored on both client and server computers c) Query or manipulate the warehoused data on the server d) Increased networking capabilities between different file formats on multiple systems 5. Software that enables businesses and government agencies to transmit and manipulate financial data on an organization-wide basis best describes: a. Communication software b. CAD software c. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software d. Programming software 6. All of the following are programming languages except: a. Java b. HTML c. C++ d. COBOL e. ERP 7. Data flow diagrams: a) Accomplish the same purpose as system flowcharts b) Are different from system flowcharts since they focus on a logical view of the information system c) Are useless for planning a new system d) Are never used in analyzing an existing system 8. All of the following are controls for end-user computing except: a) Formally evaluate large projects b) Formalize documentation standards c) Limit the number of employees authorized to create end-user applications d) all of the above are important controls 9. The textbook identified seven reasons why documentation of an AIS is important. For which of the following reasons would the user guides, procedure manuals and operating instructions be most important? a) Depicting how the system works b) Training users c) Designing new systems d) Standardizing communications with others 10. Business organizations are recognizing the value of sales data and are purchasing software solutions to gather, maintain, and use these data to provide better service and promote customer loyalty. These software solutions are called: a) Customer relations data solutions b) Customer relationship management solutions c) Sales data management solutions d) none of the above 11. Which of the following statements best describes business process outsourcing? a) A company focuses on its core business processes and contracts with another firm to do the other processes b) Companies frequently outsource core business processes c) Due to networked enterprises and advanced technology, more employees may work from their homes or alternate locations d) Initially, companies engaged in business process outsourcing to offer employees more opportunities to travel and more career choices for advancement 12. Networked enterprises and globalization have enabled a new business model called “business-without- boundaries.” Which of the following statements describes this business model? a) Companies no longer have all of their employees in one location b) It is called offshoring and companies contract with firms in other countries to do such business processes as human resources, payroll, and accounting c) Companies are under a great deal of scrutiny to manage costs and generate revenue so they contract with foreign firms to do various business processes at a lower cost to the company d) all of the above statements describe this model 13. Which of the following is not a concern of the financing process? a) Effective cash management b) Optimizing an organization’s cost of capital c) Minimizing an organization’s borrowings d) Projecting cash flows 14. Business process reengineering efforts sometimes fail because: a. Management gets too involved in the process b. 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3. Multiple-Choice Questions 1. The process by which a financial transaction is recorded so that its flow through the system can be followed is called: a) Financial shadowing b) Managerial trace technique c) Concatenation d) Audit trail 2. Justifying expenditures for new technologies is especially difficult because: a) You do not know how many jobs will be affected b) Expenses are often recurring and are difficult to estimate c) Many benefits are intangible and are not easily known or measured d) Justifying a new technology is no different from any other capital budgeting problem 3. The essential steps in performing a systems study are (in order of occurrence): a) Analysis, design, implementation and initial operation, follow up b) Design, planning, follow up, analysis, and implementation c) Planning, system specification, analysis, production, implementation d) Planning, analysis, design, implementation, and follow up 4. What is the first step to be performed by most organizations in their accounting cycles? a) Recording business transactions in a journal b) Preparing a trial balance c) Recording closing entries in a journal d) Preparing transaction source documents e) none of the above Why do some organizations continue to use both manual and computerized accounting information systems? ACC 340 Final Exam Guide ACC 340 Week 1 Discussion Question 1

4. Individual Assignment: The Effects of Technology on the Accounting Profession Paper Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper describing how information systems are changing the various aspects of the accounting profession. Include a description of a variety of new technologies and their effects on accounting processes. Discuss how these technologies have changed the way accounting is performed at your organization or at an organization of your choosing. What are some of the hardware components of your PC at work? How are they different from the components of your PC at home? ACC 340 Week 1 Individual Assignment The Effects of Technology on the Accounting Profession Paper ACC 340 Week 2 Discussion Question 1

5. What are the benefits and limitations of the network being used at your organization? Individual Assignment: Assignments From the Readings · Write a response to the following assignment from the Core Concepts of Accounting Information Systems text: o Chapter 3: Case Analyses (The Dinteman Company) · Format your response consistent with APA guidelines. ACC 340 Week 2 Discussion Question 2 ACC 340 Week 2 Individual Assignment Assignments From the Readings

6. Learning Team Assignment: Accounting Cycle Description Paper Click the Virtual Organization link on the student website to access company information on Riordan Manufacturing. Then, select one of the accounting cycles. This selection is the basis of this and subsequent Learning Team assignments, so obtain faculty approval for your selection. Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper addressing the following: Identify the five accounting cycles and explain how this organization uses the accounting cycle you have selected. o Comment on the strengths and weaknesses of the internal controls related to this cycle. o Explain how you would integrate this part of the accounting cycle into an enterprise-wide accounting information system. o Differentiate between the various types of information systems necessary to achieve this integration. Demonstrate the flow of accounting information through this organization. What are the advantages of a relational approach to database design? What are the drawbacks? ACC 340 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Accounting Cycle Description Paper ACC 340 Week 3 Discussion Question 1

7. Does your firm use a DBMS? Can you tell us about it? Individual Assignment: Accounting Information Systems Simulation Summary · Complete the Accounting Information Systems simulation located on the student website. · Write a 350-word summary addressing the following: o What are the advantages of having the same person performing multiple activities in a particular process? What are the disadvantages? o Where would you draw the line between cost-benefit analysis and accuracy of records? o How would prioritization affect Ramos International’s expected loss over the current year? · Format your summary consistent with APA guidelines. ACC 340 Week 3 Discussion Question 2 ACC 340 Week 3 Individual Assignment Accounting Information Systems Simulation Summary

8. Individual Assignment: Assignments From the Readings · Write a response to the following assignments from the Core Concepts of Accounting Information Systems text: o Chapter 8: Case Analyses 8–17 (Fairfax Recreation Center) o Chapter 9: Problems 9–15 and 9–16 · Format your responses consistent with APA guidelines. Learning Team Assignment: Hardware and Software Selection Paper · Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper using the same step of the accounting cycle your Learning Team selected for its Accounting Cycle Description Paper that examines the hardware and software necessary to integrate this accounting process into an automated system. · Discuss what information might need to be shared between the different cycles. · Include the following in your paper: o Who needs access to the information? o What controls need to be in place? o What types of reports need to be generated? What information should be available through the corporate intranet or the Internet? ACC 340 Week 3 Individual Assignment Assignments From the Readings ACC 340 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Hardware and Software Selection Paper

9. What are the steps in the SDLC? Which is most important? What are the ramifications of skipping one of these steps? What is your personal involvement in determining IS requirements? ACC 340 Week 4 Discussion Question 1 ACC 340 Week 4 Discussion Question 2

10. Individual Assignment: Assignments From the Readings · Write a response to the following assignment from the Core Concepts of Accounting Information Systems text: o Chapter 13: Case Analyses 13–22 (Martin Shoes, Inc.) · Format your response consistent with APA guidelines. Individual Assignment: Database Definition Exercise · Complete the Database Definitions Exercise located on the student website. ACC 340 Week 4 Individual Assignment Assignments From the Readings ACC 340 Week 4 Individual Assignment Database Definition Exercise

11. Learning Team Assignment: Database Tables Exercise · Develop at least two tables, using the same step of the accounting cycle selected for your previous Learning Team assignments, that could be used in a database for your selected accounting cycle. · Use keys to demonstrate the relationships between your database tables. · Use fictitious data when entering information into the tables. · Note. A key is a unique identifier that distinguishes rows within a database table. To view examples, please refer to your text. What is the difference between a general control and an application control? ACC 340 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Database Tables Exercise ACC 340 Week 5 Discussion Question 1

12. ACC 340 Week 5 Discussion Question 2 Individual Assignment: Sarbanes-Oxley Act Article Analysis · Use the Electronic Reserve Readings, the University Library, the Internet, or other credible resources to locate an article that examines the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. · Write a 700- to 1,050-word summary of this article addressing the following: o Explain how the Sarbanes-Oxley Act affects the internal control of your organization or an organization of your choosing. o Discuss auditing around the computer and through the computer, the relevance of each, and how it affects your organization or an organization of your choosing. · Cite your article in your summary, and prepare to discuss your article in class. · Format your summary consistent with APA guidelines ACC 340 Week 5 Discussion Question 2 ACC 340 Week 5 Individual Assignment Sarbanes Oxley Act Article Analysis

13. Learning Team Assignment: Integrated Accounting Cycle Final Report and Presentation · Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word final report on your selected step of the accounting cycle. Include revised versions of your previous Learning Team assignments. · Describe how you would apply the systems development life cycle to your proposed system. Include an explanation of how the participants in the accounting function at your organization will contribute to the development of the system requirements. · Analyzehow your proposed changes will improve the measuring and controlling of operational performance. · Create an 8- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with speaker notes illustrating your Integrated Accounting Cycle Final Report. · Format your report and presentation consistent with APA guidelines. ACC 340 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Integrate Accounting Cycle Final Report and Presentation

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