COMPUTING SCIENCE & INFORMATION SYSTEMS ...

La ng Sp a r rin a C ar g o ch 20 lle iv 11 ge ed COMPUTING SCIENCE & INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT CSIS 1310 "Business Systems" (3 credits) COURSE OUTLINE Spring 2011 (201110) Section W01

INSTRUCTOR NAME: Barbara Wuhrer, B.A., M.Ed., I.S.P., ITCP, IP3P OFFICE: PHONE:

B253n 604-323-5858

OFFICE HOURS: E-MAIL:

Th 1630-1720 or by appointment [email protected]

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course provides an understanding of applications commonly encountered in business. Emphasis is placed on the system design considerations, files, programs, procedures and controls required to computerize systems such as order entry, billing, accounts receivable, purchasing, accounts payable, payroll, general ledger, inventory management, forecasting and control. Students complete a project to analyze information systems problems and develop recommendations for solutions. LEARNING OBJECTIVES/OUTCOMES

Depending on the student’s effort and mastery of the subject, he/she will: x be able to identify the key characteristics of the primary information systems included in the revenue, expenditure and production cycles and in financial reporting systems x understand and be able to apply systems analysis and design techniques to effectively investigate, analyze and design a moderate sized information system for an organization x have a greater appreciation for and be more effective working in a team environment while focusing on analyzing and designing an information system for a client x understand the importance of involving key stakeholders in the overall design process in order to achieve a successful systems implementation and be able to demonstrate this during the analysis and design of the client systems PREREQUISITES CSIS 1300 or equivalent (or CSIS 2500 for January 2011 offering)

REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS & RESOURCES

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Accounting Information Systems; 11th Edition; Romney & Steinbart; Pearson Prentice Hall; ISBN: 0-13-601518-2 (ISBN-13: 978-0-13-601518-5) or eText ISBN 0-13-601533-6 (ISBN-13: 978-0-13-601533-8) at www.coursesmart.com Course website @ http://my.langara.bc.ca/cp/home/loginf

Systems Analysis and Design; 7th Edition; Shelly, Cashman & Rosenblatt; Course Technology; ISBN: 1-4239-1222-5 or Systems Analysis and Design; 8th Edition; Shelly & Rosenblatt; Course Technology; ISBN: 0-32459766-5 (ISBN-13: 978-0-3245-9766-0) (from CSIS 1300 - needed for Toolkit Part 3: Financial Analysis Tools; text also available in Langara College Library) Flowcharting software (e.g. MS Visio, Chartist, Dia or MS Word, etc.) ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

On web or in Langara’s Reference Library:

http://wps.prenhall.com/bp_romney_ais_11 : Student Companion Site including PowerPoint presentation for each chapter and Study Guide (chapter objectives, multiple choice, true/false and essay questions)

Accounting Information Systems, 6th edition; James A. Hall; South-Western College Publishing; ISBN 0-324-56089-3 (ISBN-13: 978-0-3245-6089-3) Computer publications and research on the web TRANSFERABILITY

Refer to www.bccat.bc.ca for transferability and whether credits are assigned or unassigned. ASSIGNMENTS/CLASS WORK/EXAMS Final Exam:

25%

Midterm Exam: 20%

GRADING A+ 90%+ A 85 – 89% A- 80 – 84%

B+ B B-

Assignments & Term Project:

45%

Practicum:

0%

Participation in Discussions:

10%

Other:

0%

76 – 79% 72 – 75% 68 – 71%

C+ C C-

64 – 67% 60 – 63% 55 – 59%

D 50 – 54% F < 50%

EXPECTATIONS

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Assignments must be submitted on the course website before the due date and time. Late assignments will not be marked and will be assigned a mark of 0. The term project must be submitted to avoid an N (incomplete) in the course. Students are expected to participate in all assigned online discussions and will be graded for participation.

The midterm and final exams will be conducted online at a date and time to be announced by the instructor (for the midterm) and by the Langara College Scheduling Department (for the final). Exams must be written solely by you and may be written at a place of your choosing, e.g. at home, in a College computer lab, in a public library, etc. A high speed connection is highly recommended in order to complete exams within the required period of time. Missed exams will not be rescheduled and will be assigned a mark of 0 unless for serious medical reasons and supported by a doctor's certificate (NB: College Health Services will not provide certificates for this purpose); the student must notify the instructor immediately of the reason for missing the exam. The midterm will be held in week six and the final within the College’s final exam week, actual date to be announced three or four weeks prior to exam week. It is the student's responsibility to be available to write both exams. PLAGIARISM AND CHEATING POLICY Plagiarism and cheating are serious educational offences which may result in failure of an assignment, failure of a course and possible suspension from Langara. For more details, please refer to Langara's Code of Conduct in the course calendar or Student Policies and Procedures on Langara's website at www.langara.bc.ca. COMPUTING SCIENCE & INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT

It is the aim of the Computing Science and Information Systems Department of Langara College to promote throughout each course the mastery of core skills such as reading and reading comprehension, writing fluency, verbal articulation and math development. These core skills will be practiced by means of student presentations and/or participation and will be evaluated on submitted work. Critical thinking and problem solving exercises will be encouraged at every opportunity. For more information about the Computing Science and Information Systems Department, please contact Bijan Farrahi, Department Chair, at 604-323-5799 or [email protected].

COURSE SCHEDULE (Schedule and topics subject to change) Topics

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Week Chapter beginning 1 1 & 18 Jan 10 2 Jan 17 3 Jan 24 4 Jan 31 5 Feb 7

6 Feb 14 7 Feb 21 8 Feb 28 9 Mar 7 10 Mar 14 11 Mar 21 12 Mar 28 13 Apr 4

Introduction to Course, Course Website; Accounting Information Systems: An Overview; Introduction to Systems Development and Systems Analysis 2&3 Overview of Business Processes; Systems Development and Documentation Techniques 19 & AIS Development Strategies; Financial Analysis Tools (Toolkit Part Toolkit 3 3, CSIS 1300 text: Systems Analysis and Design by Shelly, (CSIS1300 Cashman, Rosenblatt) text) 20 Systems Design, Implementation and Operation 4 & 15 p561-564, p572-578 10

Relational Databases; Database Design Using the REA Data Model

11 12

Midterm (pls see online course Calendar for actual date and time); The Expenditure Cycle: Purchasing to Cash Disbursements The Production Cycle

13

The Human Resources Management and Payroll Cycle

14

General Ledger and Reporting System

5

Computer Fraud and Abuse

7

Information Systems Controls for Systems Reliability – Part 1: Information Security Information Systems Controls for Systems Reliability – Part 2: Confidentiality, Privacy, Processing Integrity and Availability FINAL EXAMINATION PERIOD

8

The Revenue Cycle: Sales to Cash Collections; Spring Break

Please note the exam period. The College requires you to be available to take final exams during this period. If you miss the final exam, you will receive an ‘N’ for this course on your transcript.