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THE COMPUTER BASED ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS COURSE
Author(s) -
Cerullo Michael J.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
accounting and finance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1467-629X
pISSN - 0810-5391
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-629x.1980.tb00017.x
Subject(s) - course (navigation) , accounting , accounting information system , curriculum , computer science , management accounting , psychology , business , engineering , pedagogy , aerospace engineering
This note examines the importance of the accounting information systems course in the undergraduate accounting curriculum. Most accounting departments offer this course on an elective basis. However, the course should be required by all undergraduate accounting majors. By scheduling the course late in the formal academic program, the material will serve as a consolidating and integrating device. Accounting students will learn specific techniques enabling them to fully comprehend the interrelationships among all accounting courses completed.