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RESEARCH PROPOSAL
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TOPIC:
APPLICATION OF ACCOUNTING PACKAGES IN ORGANIZATION
(A CASE STUDY OF TROPICAL PESTISIDES RESEARCH INSTITUTE)
PREPARED BY:
KIURE, AMINA JUMAAM (MS)
ADA III 2005/2006.
SUPERVISED BY:
SEKAJINGO, ABRAHAM A.
RESEARCH PROPOSAL PAPER SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN ACCOUNTANCY (ADA) OF THE INSTITUTE OF ACCOUNTANCY ARUSHA.
TABLE OF CONTENT
ABSTRACT i
CHAPTER ONE 1 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Background of the problem 1 1.3 Statement of problem 2 1.4 Research question 2 1.5 Research objectives 3 1.6 Significancy of the study 3 1.7 The scope of the study 3
CHAPTER TWO 4 LITERATURE REVIEW 4 2.1 Relevance of theories and principles 4 2.1.1 Accounting 4 2.1.2 Packages 5 2.1.3 Accounting system 6 2.1.4 Computer 7 2.1.5 Management information system can be manual and computers based 8 2.1.6 Advantages of using computer in accounting 8 2.1.7 Contrast of accounting cycle in a manual system versus a computerized system: 9 2.1.8 Argument for and against computerized in accounting 10 2.1.9 Prevention and error detection of system error 11 2.2 Empirical review empirical review 11
CHAPTER THREE 13
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 13 3.1 Research design 13 3.2 Sample size 13 3.3 Population 13 3.4 Sampling technique 13 3.4.1 Purposive sampling 13 3.4.2 Cluster sampling 13 3.4.3 Simple random sampling 14 3.4 Data collection methods 14 3.5 Source of data 14 3.6 Schedule of activities 15 3.7 Research budget 16 3.8 Appendecies 17 3.9 Bibliography 20
ABSTRACT
The introduction of computers has improved the efficiency and effectiveness of accounting technology and data storage by several orders of magnitude. Before advert of computers every organization had many information systems in each department, and sometimes each department within an organization adopted its own information system. The