is data vis-à-vis information? When can information be deemed good and useful? How are these related/ connected to an information system? Data are facts‚ which may or may not be processed (edited‚ summarized‚ or refined) and have no direct effect on the user. By contrast‚ information causes the user to take an action that he or she otherwise could not‚ or would not‚ have taken. Information is often defined simply as processed data. This is an inadequate definition. Information is determined by the
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1. An Accounting Information System (AIS) * collects and processes transaction data and disseminates the information to interested parties. * Helps management answer such questions as: * How much and what kind of debt is outstanding? * Were sales higher this period than last? * What assets do we have? * What were our cash inflows and outflows? * Did we make a profit last period? Basic Terminology (see Textbook for definitions) * Event * Transaction * Account
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INFS2005 Accounting Information Systems Research School of Accounting and Business Information Systems Group Assignment (Due on 6 May 2014) 20% of overall assessment Introduction The objectives of this assignment are to assess your knowledge in (1) systems documentation; (2) analysis of internal controls; and (3) business process re-design. To complete this assignment‚ you should form groups of five to six (5‒6) students. We will not adjust the assignment marks according to the size
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What are the details need to be updated in the UBS system when I have created a new company in the UBS system? Step 1: double click to UBS system and u will enter into the ‘Select Company’ page. Step 2: Click ‘ADD’ to create a new company and a new directory for the company. Step 3: After finish creating the new company‚ click ‘cancel’ and double click on the new company name. Step 4: After double click from the company name‚ a ‘Housekeeping’ frame will come out indicating and u need to generate
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Proactive Fraud Auditing End of Chapter 4 in Albrecht FRAUD DETECTION Recognizing the Symptoms of Fraud Identify Risk Exposures Proactively Look for Symptoms & Exposures 1 2 Actg 537 Identify Fraud Symptoms for Each Exposure 3 4 Investigate Identified Symptoms Symptoms of Fraud What are some irregularities in source documents to look for? Missing Documents Payee Names & Addresses = Employee “Stale Items” on Bank Items” Reconciliation Excessive Voids or Credits
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® Tunku Abdul Rahman University College Faculty of Accountancy‚ Finance & Business Bachelor of Accounting Year 2 Written Assignment BACS2703 Accounting Information Systems 2014/2015 Table of Contents 1. Aims 2 2. Learning Outcomes 3 3. Group Formation 3 4. Assignment Tasks 3 5. Distribution of Assignment & Submission Date 8 6. Assignment Report Format 9 7. Assessment 10 8. Late Submission 10 9. Penalty 10 10
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JB Accounting Fraud‚ the Investor and the Sarbanes Oxley Act Throughout the past several years major corporate scandals have rocked the economy and hurt investor confidence. The largest bankruptcies in history have resulted from greedy executives that “cook the books” to gain the numbers they want. These scandals typically involve complex methods for misusing or misdirecting funds‚ overstating revenues‚ understating expenses‚ overstating the value of assets or underreporting of liabilities
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UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN FACULTY OF ACCOUNTANCY AND MANAGEMENT ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/2013 BACHELOR OF ACCOUNTING (HONS) UKAI 2063 ACOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS II TUTORIAL 6 Case 1: Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman Situation: The university is considering a new system that will speed up the registration process. As part of the systems development team‚ you are asked to develop a plan for fact-finding. (Adapted from Shelley & Cashman 2010‚ Chp 04 Apply Your Knowledge‚Elmwood College
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ACCT 2127 ACCOUNTING FOR MANAGEMENT DECISIONS SEMESTER 2‚ 2013 INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT – Blackmores Ltd Overview You are required to undertake an analysis of the financial health and management practices of Blackmores Limited (Blackmores). The analysis is to be based primarily on 2012 Annual Report of the corporation and any other information you deem relevant e.g. newspaper and journal articles etc. This will require you to search for articles on Blackmores. Background We will discuss
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FRAUD In criminal law‚ fraud is the crime of deliberately deceiving another person or company in order to damage them‚ usually for personal gain. Defrauding people of money is the money is the most common type of fraud. Some types of fraud include false accounting‚ check fraud‚ and Internet fraud. Accounting fraud or scandals are business scandals that come from the tampered reports‚ usually by long time employees or trusted executives in either a large corporation or small business. In order
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