2002-2003 - The University of Scranton

AIS 362 Dr. Kakumanu
Database Management 3 credits
Systems for Electronic Business
(Prerequisite: ACC 474) The course deals
with database design, implementation and
use of Database Management Systems to
support Electronic Business. The topics
covered include: database design and
implementation; data modeling and structured
query language (SQL); distributed
data base management system, open data
base connectivity, integration of web server
and backend database server; data
warehousing and mining; on-line analytical
processing; and database application
and management. Cases and DBMS software
will be used to illustrate concepts
and gain hands-on experience. (AIS 362
and EC 362 are offered jointly.)
AIS 367 Drs. Mensah,
Enterprise Accounting Lawrence
and Control 3 Credits
(Prerequisites: ACC 252 or ACC 254,
junior standing) This course is concerned
with how accounting principles, methods,
and techniques are harnessed to meet the
reporting needs of an organization in integrated
management and information technology
environment. It is designed to
demonstrate the integration of both financial
and managerial accounting procedures
with the core business processes and
organizational elements of an enterprise to
produce enterprise-wide real- time reporting
capabilities. Students will be exposed
to the business processes and the integrated
operation of accounting functions in a
simulated model company that uses a state
of the art systems software to capture data
and share information. Students will
acquire hands-on experience with enterprise
software configuration and operation,
but the main goal of the course is to
teach the accounting and reporting goals
implicit in such activities. (AIS 367 and
EMT 367 are offered jointly.)
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AIS 372 Dr. Ron Grambo
Accounting for Electronic 3 credits
Business
(Prerequisites: ACC 252 or ACC 254,
junior standing) This course is intended to
introduce E-Commerce students to the
role of accounting in today’s business
environment. Students will examine how
technology has impacted the techniques of
accounting and reporting. Computerized
models of accounting will be used to
explore the tools available to compile data
for management decision and reporting.
Internet business and traditional business
transactions will be evaluated in light of
global markets. The students will see the
effects of control features built into software
systems and understand the role such
systems play in running the company.
(AIS 372 and EC 372 are offered jointly.)
AIS 373 Dr. Solieri
Object Oriented Applications 3 credits
in Business and Accounting
(Prerequisite: ACC 474) This course is an
introduction to the design and analysis of
computer systems utilizing an object-oriented
approach. Topics include: major
methodologies, methods and techniques
for analysis and design, concepts and
techniques for development projects,
CASE tool support development work,
and approaches to planning for systems
implementation, evaluation, and maintenance.
This course will introduce students
who have a basic understanding of computer
concepts to programming languages
currently being used by the business community.