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Each group will complete a project
case study based on a fictitious business. A document describing
this business,
Ash Accounting, can be
downloaded from
here.
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The project will be completed in
six interim stages and a final submission and report as follows:
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 Due dates
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September 21 |
Document the existing information system
for your assigned purchases, services, conversion (i.e.,
production), sales revenue, fixed assets, human resources
management, cash transfer, finance or general ledger processes
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October 5 |
Design event-oriented (REA) models for the
business processes - Part1- REA 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 19 |
Design event-oriented (REA) 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 2 |
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
for your assigned cycle, classify them in accordance with
various categories, and explain their purpose.
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November 16 |
Implement an event-oriented information
system using Microsoft ACCESS and enter fictitious data to as to
be able to generate the various reports: Tables and Forms, some
Queries. |
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November 30 |
Implement an event-oriented information
system using Microsoft ACCESS and enter fictitious data to as to
be able to generate the various reports: Queries and Reports.
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December 12 |
Complete any necessary reworking of the
project as assigned, 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 12. In it, you will need to (a) describe remaining work
that would be necessary to implement the re-designed system for
use in the business; (b) conclude as to the advantages and
disadvantages of potentially adopting your revised system; and
(c) 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 (e.g., VISIO 2010).
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