Business Information Systems

This subject introduces students to the concepts of business and accounting information systems and aims to instil an appreciation of how technology can be used to assist business, without the technology becoming an end in itself. In particular, it aims to generate an awareness of the importance of information to decision making, how to provide such information and ensure its usefulness to the decision makers, and organisational risk and governance

Awards offering Business Information Systems

This unit is offered as a part of the following awards:

• Associate Degree in Business
• Associate Degree in Ministry
• Bachelor of Arts
• Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Applied Social Science
• Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business
• Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education (Secondary)
• Bachelor of Business
• Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Ministry
• Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Theology
• Diploma of Arts
• Diploma of Business and Diploma of Entrepreneurship
• Diploma of Business and Diploma of Leadership
• Diploma of Business and Diploma of Ministry
• Diploma of Chaplaincy
• Diploma of Chaplaincy and Diploma of Leadership
• Diploma of Chaplaincy and Diploma of Ministry
• Diploma of Entrepreneurship and Diploma of Leadership
• Diploma of Entrepreneurship and Diploma of Ministry
• Undergraduate Certificate in Arts
• Undergraduate Certificate in Business Studies

Unit Content

Outcomes

1. Explain the role and purpose of business information systems;
2. Describe the role of accounting information systems;
3. Demonstrate the practical use of accounting systems to capture and manage information;
4. Describe and apply information control concepts as they relate to accounting information;
5. Describe how effective information and knowledge management contributes to organisational efficiency and competitive advantage;
6. Describe and discuss contemporary ethical issues and practices associated with the collection, use, and retention of business information;
7. Demonstrate an understanding of the basic forms of business information and how it is collected, stored, and managed;
8. Explain the relationship between information management systems and organisational risk.

Subject Content

1. How organisations use and manage information
2. Global business and information management
3. Effective information management and organisational competitive advantage
4. Ethical issues associated with information management systems
5. Types of information management systems
6. Organisational IT capacity and effective information management
7. MIS technologies
8. Accounting Information Systems
9. AIS: Subsidiary ledgers and controls
10. Auditing and governance of accounting information systems
11. Building better information management systems
12. Security and risk management

This course may be offered in the following formats

• Face-to-Face
• Distance / Global On-line

Please consult your course prospectus or enquire about how and when this course will be offered next at Alphacrucis University College.

Assessment Methods

• Online Quiz (10%)
• Practical MIS/AIS exercise in MYOB (20%)
• Business Report (20%)
• Final Exam (50%)

Prescribed Text

• Laudon, K. C., Laudon, J. P., & Traver, C.G. (2023). Essentials of management information systems (15th ed.). Pearson Education Limited. 

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