Accounting and Information Systems

ACIS 5004 Accounting for Multinational Enterprises

Instructor: Staff

This course studies financial and managerial accounting for international business operations and taxation and auditing of transnational Corporations. It includes an investigation of major accounting differences among countries, the fundamental causes for these differences, and efforts toward international harmonization of accounting.

ACIS 5104 Fundamentals of Accounting

Instructor: Dr. Sudip Bhattacharjee

This course examines the fundamentals of accounting systems as they relate to decision making. Attention is directed toward accounting for the core of management control and financial reporting systems, and as integrally related to the information system.

ACIS 5194 Financial Statement Analysis

Instructor: Dr. Cathy J. Cole

This course seeks to expose the student to a comprehensive treatment of the analysis of financial statements as an aid in decision-making. The primary emphasis is on investing and lending decisions as they affect the financial manager. Students will research financial accounting and reporting issues of companies, and analyze financial statements and other sources of information to gain an understanding of the significant accounting and financial reporting issues.

ACIS 5294 Management Control Systems

Instructor: Dr. Sudip Bhattacharjee

This course is aimed at enabling the student to become proficient in the analysis and design of control systems in order to make decisions that allow management to focus attention on long-term strategic issues. Such systems integrate financial, marketing, production, and other business policies to accomplish the goals and objectives of an organization. Accounting techniques are the core of management control systems, and information systems provide the necessary links. The course includes studying the impact of tax planning, financial reporting, and internal and external auditing systems.

ACIS 5504 Information Systems Design and Database Concepts

Instructor: Dr. Tarun K. Sen

Information Systems Design and Database Concepts.The goal of this course is to cover how organizational information requirements can be supported by proper design and implementation of database systems. Today's managers need to understand the critical role databases play in supporting organizational decision-making. There are various approaches to designing databases. These approaches are continually evolving and require managerial involvement in the design process. Students use entity relationship models and normalization as tools for designing databases. Relational databases are emphasized throughout the course. Databases are implemented on software packages on the PC. The impact of data structures on performance is an important aspect of this course.  Current trends in database technology are also discussed.

ACIS 5514 Management of Information Systems

Instructor: Staff

This course presents a managerial view of information systems and concepts that generate information and are the basis of decisions to coordinate and control business operations. The course will enable students to be conversant with information technology and engineering concepts. Students will learn when to emphasize proper managerial involvement with information system planning, development, and implementation. They will learn about the impact and importance of information resources and technical information to organizations.

ACIS 5524 Advanced Database Management Systems

Instructor: Dr. Tarun K. Sen

Advanced Database Management Systems This course introduces students to advanced concepts in database management systems.  The course focuses on the theories of database design and performance. Principles of database systems are discussed and used in developing enterprise applications.  The theory of query languages including relational algebra and calculus is explored with their applications to the design of query languages.  Concepts related to query optimization in relational query languages are also discussed.  Applications of database systems to enterprise systems is also a significant component of this course.  Emerging trends in the area of business intelligence are also covered.

ACIS 5534 Information Systems Development

Instructor: Staff

Students will be presented with a study of theoretical and pragmatic approaches to the development of computer-based information systems. The emphasis is on the management of the systems development process. Strategies for managing the complexity of information systems will be explored. Also covered are the building of logical and physical models and executable computer prototypes.

ACIS 5554 Applied Software Development Project

Instructor: Staff

This course examines the application of system analysis, design, and implementation concepts, principles, and practices to a comprehensive system development project. Students will use a team approach to analyze, design, implement, and document realistic systems of moderate complexity. They will use project management methods, project scheduling and control techniques, formal presentations, walk-through, and group dynamics in the solution of information systems problems.

ACIS 5584 Object-Oriented Programming for Business

Instructor: Staff

This course introduces concepts of object-oriented programming. The evolution of object-oriented programming is traced, from its early implementation to modern programming languages that include objects. Comparisons between competing systems will be discussed. Emphasis will be placed on the practical application of object-oriented concepts to business programming problems. Use of an object-oriented language will be required.