BAC4624 Advanced Accounting

Information Systems
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T2 2017/18 :: Faculty of Business

Tutorial #1
1. Discuss the concept of a system and the issues of goal conflict and goal congruence.

2. Determine which of the characteristics of useful information that each of the below
statements falls into. Can the characteristics of useful information be met simultaneously?
Or does achieving one mean sacrificing another?

a. The report was carefully designed so that the data contained on the report became
information to the reader.
b. The manager was working one weekend and needed to find some information about
production requests for a certain customer. He was able to find the report on the companys
network.
c. The data on a report was checked by two clerks working independently.
d. An accounts receivable aging report that included all customer accounts.
e. A report checked by 3 different people for accuracy.
f. An accounts receivable aging report used in credit granting decisions.
g. An accounts receivable aging report was received before the credit manager had to make a
decision whether to extend customer credit.

3. Give an example of how an AIS can improve decision making, and describe the
multistep activities involved in the process.

4. The figure below shows that organizational culture and the design of an AIS influence
one another. What does this imply about the degree to which an innovative system
developed by one company can be transferred to another company?

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AIS
Organization Business
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