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ACCT: 402 Assignment-1 1. Define an Accounting
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NTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEM
ACCT: 402
Assignment-1
1. Define an Accounting Information System? Discuss the six
components of
AIS?
2. Some individuals argue that accountants should focus on producing
financial
statements and leave the design and production of managerial reports
to
information systems specialists. What are the advantages and
disadvantages
of following this advice? To what extent should accountants be
involved in
producing reports that include more than just financial measures of
performance? Why?
3. Information technology enables organizations to easily collect large
amounts
of information about employees. Discuss the following issues:
a) To what extent should management monitor employees‘ e-mail?
b) To what extent should management monitor which Web sites
employees
visit?
c) To what extent should management monitor employee performance
by, for
example, using software to track keystrokes per hour or some other
unit of
time? If such information is collected, how should it be used? d)
Should companies use software to electronically ―shred‖ all traces of
email?
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