ACC 564 Accounting Information Systems

ACC 564 WEEK 11 FINAL EXAM PART 2 Question 1 The ________ stage of the auditing process involves (among other things) the auditors observing the operating activities and having discussions with employees. Question 2 Verifying the accuracy of certain information, often through communication with third parties, is known as

ACC 564 WEEK 11 FINAL EXAM PART 1 Question 1 Data must be converted into information to be considered useful and meaningful for decision-making. There are six characteristics that make information both useful and meaningful. If information is free from error or bias and accurately represents the events or activities of the organization, it is representative of the characteristic of

ACC 564 WEEK 11 DISCUSSION 2 Week 11 Discussion 2 "Looking Ahead" Please respond to the following: Evaluate the top-three concepts covered in this course that provided the most value to you and how you might incorporate those concepts or processes into your current job or future endeavors. Evaluate the top-three concepts in this course that you found difficult to comprehend. Propose a recommendation to the author of the textbook on how he /

ACC 564 WEEK 11 DISCUSSION 1 Week 11 Discussion 1 "Looking Back" Please respond to the following: The AICPA would like for you to deliver a speech at one of its upcoming conferences on the future of accounting information systems. From the first e-Activity, select one conference and formulate the takeaway message and key points that you would want your audience to remember from your speech. After delivering your speech, you have been approa

ACC 564 WEEK 10 DISCUSSION 2 Week 10 Discussion 2 "Operation" Please respond to the following: From the e-Activity, predict the effects that changes in one industry could have on modifying and updating a system of the business. Include any trickle-down effects that the changes would have on the business as well. Provide specific examples to support your response. From a managerial perspective, assess the greatest systems operational challen

ACC 564 WEEK 10 DISCUSSION 1 Week 10 Discussion 1 "Implementation" Please respond to the following: You are the manager of a payroll system. Your company is going to replace the legacy payroll system with a more robust, Web-based version. Suggest two approaches that would minimize downtime and interruption to the payroll process. Provide specific examples to support your response. Propose a process for evaluating the success of the new syst

ACC 564 WEEK 9 DISCUSSION 2 Week 9 Discussion 2 "AIS" Please respond to the following: You are part of a project management team evaluating accounting software packages that could be used by S&S (i.e., the case company referenced in Chapters 1 through 4), which would incorporate its four basic transaction cycles. Suggest five factors that the team should consider when selecting the package. Rank the factors in order of importance, and th

ACC 564 WEEK 9 DISCUSSION 1 Week 9 Discussion 1 "Systems Analysis" Please respond to the following: Implementing a new AIS system could prove to be beneficial or detrimental to an organization’s IT infrastructure. Assess the risks associated with integrating a new AIS system and suggest what management can do to minimize those risks. You have been selected as the change agent for the implementation of a new AIS system that will ultima

ACC 564 WEEK 8 DISCUSSION 2 Week 8 Discussion 2 "The REA Data Model" Please respond to the following: Your firm wants to move from a relational database model to the REA data model. Explain to your senior management the risks and rewards of such of a move. Be sure to provide specific examples to support your response. As we know, the REA data model is an emerging technology change. Make five recommendations for creating useful entity-relati

ACC 564 WEEK 8 DISCUSSION 1 Week 8 Discussion 1 "Relational Databases" Please respond to the following: From the e-Activity, assess the advantages and disadvantages of the continued use of the traditional relational database and then decide if businesses should be moving toward relational databases in the cloud. Justify your decision and provide specific examples to support your response. Determine whether a company has an ethical obligatio