Information Systems for Accounting

Timeline
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January 19, 2021Experience start
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January 23, 2021Project Scope Meeting
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February 24, 2021Project #1 Complete
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April 7, 2021Experience end
Timeline
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January 19, 2021Experience start
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January 23, 2021Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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February 24, 2021Project #1 Complete
System Expansion project is complete
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April 7, 2021Experience end
Experience scope
Categories
Accounting Operations Project managementSkills
business services business consulting business strategy information systemsCommunity Engaged Learning at MacEwan University is a project-based teaching-learning strategy that connects classroom theory to challenges experienced in the “real world” by our Community Partners (CP).
In this course, students can create a professional report with either/both a System Expansion recommendation or an Implementation Plan
Learners
Final projects might take the form of:
- Design, construct and use an information systems model of the organization as a risk identification and management tool
- Formulate a vision of the future of accounting information systems
- Apply the Systems Development Life Cycle methodology to accounting
- Develop and present the business case for implementing an accounting information systems initiative
- Develop strategies to stay informed of current best practices within the information technology and accounting industry
Final reports will be sent to the company partners after the instructor has approved the final submission.
Project timeline
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January 19, 2021Experience start
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January 23, 2021Project Scope Meeting
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February 24, 2021Project #1 Complete
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April 7, 2021Experience end
Timeline
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January 19, 2021Experience start
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January 23, 2021Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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February 24, 2021Project #1 Complete
System Expansion project is complete
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April 7, 2021Experience end
Project Examples
Requirements
Students complete 1 or both of these 2 projects:
1) Determine a new accounting information system, or part of a system, that would help our community partner. Examples:
- Human Resources Information System
- Customer Relationship Management
- Inventory Management
- Project Job Costing
- Business Intelligence
- E-Commerce.
2) Develop an implementation plan for the new accounting system chosen in stage 1
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Timeline
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January 19, 2021Experience start
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January 23, 2021Project Scope Meeting
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February 24, 2021Project #1 Complete
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April 7, 2021Experience end
Timeline
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January 19, 2021Experience start
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January 23, 2021Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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February 24, 2021Project #1 Complete
System Expansion project is complete
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April 7, 2021Experience end