WHY STUDY SYSTEMS

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WHY STUDY SYSTEMS ACCOUNTING ?

• It is fun
• It is a different set of skills that augments
  accounting
• MSU is the leader in accounting systems why not
  study with the best?
• Good jobs in audit, consulting, and industry
• It is THE FUTURE

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Systems Courses Schedule Sequences
FALL
SPRING
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ACC-321
ACC-823
ACC-321
ACC-822
ACC-823
ACC-825
ACC-824
ACC-826
Information Architecture Design,
Implementation, Use
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ACC 321Accounting Information Systems

• Accounting systems class for all accounting
  majors
• Winner of American Accounting Association
  Innovation in Accounting Education Award in 2003
• Major Topics
• Semantic Modeling of Enterprise Value Chains and
  Business Processes
• Modeling of E-commerce Collaboration
• Internal Control IT Risk Evaluation
• Database Design with ACCESS

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ACC 821 Enterprise Database Systems

• Material similar to ACC-321, but adapted for
  graduate study
• Business Week Choice as top MBA elective
• Major Topics
• Semantic Modeling of Enterprise Value Chains and
  Business Processes
• Modeling of E-commerce Collaboration
• Evolution of Enterprise Systems
• Database Design with ACCESS

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ACC-822Analysis Design of Enterprise Systems

• Major Topics
• Understand Systems Development Process
• Requirements Determination
• Systems Development Life Cycle
• Design Documentation Techniques
• Use of Oracle Designer
• Data Flow Diagrams
• Entity Relationship Diagrams
• Relationship between DFDs ERDs

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ACC 823Advanced Database Systems

• Major Topics
• Advanced Semantic Modeling (Classification,
  Aggregation, Generalization, Typification)
• Syntactic Modeling (Normalization)
• Database Procedures Database Design
• Advanced Enterprise Modeling
• With without BP patterns
• Intensive computer lab
• MS-ACCESS
• ORACLE SQL PL/SQL in client-server environment

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ACC-824-- Digitized Governance and Control
Processes

• Sarbanes-Oxley implications for governance,
  control, and assurance processes and systems
• Frameworks for evaluating sources of risk in
  business processes
• How do information technologies provide value in
  risk mitigation
• Principles for developing appropriate IT
  infrastructures, processes, and procedures for
  risk management and financial reporting

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ACC 825Object-Oriented Systems

• Major Topics
• OO Programming 3-Tier Architecture
• Object-Oriented Analysis Design
• Unified Modeling Language
• Unified Modeling Methodology
• Business Objects and Component-Based Architecture
• XML Overview (ebXML XBRL)
• Hands-on Exercises
• CASE Tool (Poseidon) IDE (Forte)
• OO programming with Java

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ACC-826 Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

• Major Topics
• Understand ERP Systems
• Understand the Impact of Implementation Upgrade
  Decisions on the Organization
• Understand Process Modeling Reengineering
• Provide Hands-On Use
• ERP Systems Bolt-Ons
• Business Processes
• Change Management
• Project Management

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