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Delivery mode: Individualized study online or
grouped study.**
Credits: 3 - Applied Studies.
Prerequisite: CMIS 351.
Centre: School of Business
CMIS 455 has a Challenge for Credit option.
CMIS 455: Accounting Information Systems has two basic sections that are presented in three parts. In the first section, Lessons 1–4 teach the technical underpinnings of accounting information systems (AIS), and Lessons 5–8 present auditing and control principles as they pertain to AIS. The second section is a fusion of the first two parts: the technical and theoretical concepts covered in the first eight lessons are illustrated in the revenue, expenditure, production, and human resources management/payroll accounting cycles (Lessons 9–12).
Students of CMIS 455 study the following units:
To receive credit for CMIS 455, you must complete three written assignments, two case studies, and a final examination. The weighting of each assignment and the examination are indicated in the chart below. To receive credit for the course, you must pass the final examination and achieve an overall course grade of at least a “D” (50 percent). The passing grade for the final examination is “D” (50 percent).
Case Study 1 | 15% |
Assignment 1 | 10% |
Assignment 2 | 10% |
Case Study 2 | 15% |
Assignment 3 | 10% |
Final Exam | 40% |
Total | 100% |
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.
Note: The final examination for this course is offered online or paper-based. Please refer to the examination information provided in your course materials for further clarification. This examination must be taken at an invigilated location. If you are writing the online examination, it is your responsibility to ensure a computer with an Internet connection and Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher is available for your use at the invigilation centre.
Romney, M., & Steinbart, P. (2006). Accounting information systems (10th Ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc. ISBN 0-13-147591-6
Students will require a relational database system—the latest version of Microsoft Access is preferred, but any version, or any other relational database system, will suffice.
Students will access all other course materials online.