Students in groups of 3-5 will work with your company to identify your needs and provide actionable recommendations, based on their in-depth research and analysis. Specific topics students cover in their course work include: hardware and software of computer systems, file and database organization, networks and mobile technology; the systems development process, enterprise resource planning, project management and enterprise architectures.

Project activities that students can complete may include, but are not limited to:

• Explaining the concept of the information systems, their role in organizations and the computer and network components required to create systems.
• Documenting a business process using descriptions and flowcharts.
• Describing accounting information systems and business process.
• Describing entity level internal and computer controls for organizations and accounting information systems.
• Describing computer crime and fraud and the ethical issues with privacy and identity theft.
• Describing each phase, and the key activities involved, of the system development life cycle (SDLC) which are required to implement and maintain accounting information systems.
• Assessing accounting on the internet and enterprise software.
• Outline the elements of an organization's internal control system and risk management.
• Explore the nature of risk and how businesses respond to risks.
• Describe the importance of risk management and internal controls for accounting information systems.
• Risk Assessment
• Explain the growing field of data analytics, and its connection to accounting information systems.