This unit is aimed at providing the students with an overall knowledge of business organisations and their structure. The unit will cover all the steps from business strategy to operational planning and financial systems. The internal processes of a business organisation will be described with an emphasis on how they work together to achieve the financial and physical goals of the business.
Accounting information systems and the systems for the processing and recording of business transactions, inventory, sales, purchasing and financial reporting will be described in detail. Tutorial exercises using commercial software will take students through the operational steps of sales, purchasing and deliveries and then produce the main financial statements for the organisation.
A range of new management concepts and tools such as process oriented organisations, control matrices, and systems theory will be described. The unit will also look at how e-commerce and e-business is used in a modern organisation, and give a brief description of contracts and contract law.
Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:
(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:
(b.) Additional requirements (all students):
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| Week | Activities | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | No formal assessment or activities are undertaken in week 0 | |
| 1 | LECTURE: Introduction to Business Systems, NO TUTORIAL | |
| 2 | LECTURE: Enterprise Systems and e-Business Systems, TUTORIAL: Understanding Information Systems & Enterprise Systems | Weekly Online Quizzes starts in Week 2 |
| 3 | LECTURE: Documenting Information Systems, TUTORIAL: Data Flow Diagrams and Systems Flowchart using Visio | |
| 4 | LECTURE: Database Management Systems, TUTORIAL: Database design using REA Model | |
| 5 | LECTURE: Controlling Information Systems, TUTORIAL: Risk Management and IT Control Processes | |
| 6 | LECTURE: Business Process and Application Controls, TUTORIAL: Control Matrix and Application Controls | Assignment 1 due 5pm, Friday 11 April 2014 |
| 7 | LECTURE: Basic Accounting, TUTORIAL: Basic Accounting | |
| 8 | LECTURE: The Revenue Cycle: Order Entry/Sales Process, TUTORIAL: SAP ECC6 | |
| 9 | LECTURE: The Expenditure Cycle: Purchasing to Payments Process, Supply Chain Management (SCM), TUTORIAL: SAP ECC6 | |
| 10 | LECTURE: The Production Cycle, TUTORIAL: SAP ECC6 | |
| 11 | LECTURE: The General Ledger and Business Reporting (GL/BR) Process, TUTORIAL: SAP ECC6 | Assignment 2 due 5pm, Friday 23 May 2014 |
| 12 | LECTURE: Consolidation and Unit Review, TUTORIAL: Revision | |
| SWOT VAC | No formal assessment is undertaken in SWOT VAC | |
| Examination period | LINK to Assessment Policy: http://policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/ academic/education/assessment/ assessment-in-coursework-policy.html |
*Unit Schedule details will be maintained and communicated to you via your learning system.
Examination (2 hours): 60%; In-semester assessment: 40%
| Assessment Task | Value | Due Date |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment 1 - Business Process and Controls | 5% | 5pm, Friday 11 April 2014 |
| Assignment 2 - Business Process Analysis | 15% | 5pm, Friday 23 May 2014 |
| Online Quizzes | 10% | Weekly (starting Week 2) |
| Lecture and Tutorial Participation | 10% | Weekly (starting Week 2) |
| Examination 1 | 60% | To be advised |
Faculty Policy - Unit Assessment Hurdles (http://intranet.monash.edu.au/infotech/resources/staff/edgov/policies/assessment-examinations/assessment-hurdles.html)
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Quality of analysis and preparation of various documentation diagrams.
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Students will be assessed on:
Specific tasks and marking criteria will be given in class.
Students must indicate their % contribution to the group work which would be used to adjust individual student marks if necessary. Students are required to submit a peer review form and their meeting minutes.
Correct answers to questions.
Lectures:
Clicker responses will be recorded. Question types will be multiple choice where a correct answer scores (quiz) or multiple choice where any answer scores (participation). Students will be graded on their best 80% of class responses.
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