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Each group will
complete a project case study based on a fictitious business. A
document describing this business, Sheldon
Shirts, can be downloaded from here.
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The project will be
completed in six stages and a final report as
follows:
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 Due dates
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September 23 |
Document the
existing information system for the purchases,
conversion (i.e., production), revenue, payroll, finance and general
ledger processes using flowcharts.
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October 7 |
Design
event-oriented (R.E.A.) models for the business processes - Part1- EER diagram.
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This stage will involve the first
six steps in the REA process discussed in Chapter 8
of our textbook.
A WORD document to help
you organize your solution to Stages 2 - 4 of the project may
be downloaded from here.
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October 28 |
Design
event-oriented (R.E.A.) models for the business processes - Part 2 -
DFDs and Data Repository Structure.
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Steps seven and eight of the REA process described in Chapter 8 of the textbook
will be completed at this stage, concluding the
logical and physical design of the system.
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November 4 |
Document the
existing internal control structure for the
client, and
recommend additional desirable controls.
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The main issues to be explored in
this stage of the project will be covered in
Chapter 10 of our textbook. The format of the
documentation of controls will be discussed in
class. In brief, you will be asked to list the controls you
intend to implement, classify them in accordance
with various categories, and explain their purpose.
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November 18 |
Implement your
event-oriented information system using Microsoft ACCESS and enter
fictitious data to as to be able to generate the
various reports: Tables and Forms.
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December 2 |
Implement your
event-oriented information system using Microsoft ACCESS and enter
fictitious data to as to be able to generate the
various reports: Reports.
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December 11 |
Complete any necessary
reworking of the project and produce the
final report.
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The final report for
the completed project including all phases is due
by the beginning of class on December 11. You
will need to describe remaining work that would
be necessary to implement the re-designed system
for use in the business, conclude as to
the advantages and disadvantages
of potentially adopting your revised system, and
report on the lessons learned by group members
during the course of the project. Handwritten
materials will not be accepted or graded for any
of the project stages. Text must be produced
using a word processor, and other forms of
documentation (tables, flowcharts, diagrams,
etc.) must be produced using appropriate software
tools.
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