ASSUMPTION UNIVERSITY

ABAC SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

FACUALTY OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING
COURSE OUTLINE 3/2016

COURSE CODE / TITLE: ACT 4647 - Accounting Software Package

LECTURER: A. Issorasak Santivitoonvongs
TELEPHONE: 081-4983109
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Prerequisites: BIS 2180 Information Technology
ACT 4646 Accounting Information Systems

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Utilization of computer software applications in accounting, including the systems of general ledger,
budgeting, purchasing, selling, inventory, payroll, financial reporting and other means of reports, process
of using software applications from the designing of the chart of accounts, entering data, as well as the
construction of financial and management reports available for the needs of management for decision-
making

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

 The students will learn how to use the accounting software package in performing various
business transactions. This course is mainly focused on practicing the accounting application
program in the computer laboratory. The students will be given the assignment at the end of each
class for their individually working with the program. They will be able to generate the
management reports from the program. These reports will be submitted to the instructor at the
end of the course for grading.
 The students should have basic knowledge needed in developing the information system in the
organization, such as, the System Development Life Cycle, players in System Development Life
Cycle and their behavioral aspect of change. They should know how the organizations buy
software, hardware and vendor services and how information systems departments develop their
owned custom software.

PREREQUISITES:
Student, who takes the ACT4647 course and does not pass its prerequisite courses, will be automatically
withdrawn from this course and would not get the refund. So, it is the student’s responsibility to check it
before enrolling this course.

TEACHING HOURS: 45 hours

REQUIREMENTS:
 As this course is mainly focused on the students’ workshop of the accounting software
package program, so the 80% attendance is required for their practicing the program in the
computer laboratory and coming to the class on time is a must.
 As this course is a senior-level course for the accounting major students, the students will be
advised some learning materials for their self-learning.
 At the end of the course, the students will submit their reports generated from the CD
Organizer accounting software package to the instructor for grading.

MARK ALLOCATION:
 Participation and attendance 15%
 Mid-term Written exam 30%
 Class report 20%
 Final Lab exam 35%

TOTAL 100%

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REFERENCE BOOKS and Accounting Software Packages used:

 Marshall Romney and Pual Steinbart, Accounting Information Systems, 10th Edition, Prentice
Hall, 2006.
 CD Organizer accounting software package.
 Auto-flight accounting software package.
 Federation of Accounting Professions, Manual of Accounting Software Program “Selection
and Use of Accounting Software Program.

CONTENTS:

Class Studying Topics Remark or reference

1  Introduction of the course Accounting  Course Outline ACT4647

Software Package – Understanding the
requirements of the course.

 Accounting Information System – Some  Marshall Romney and Pual

introduction and review. Power-Point files Steinbart, Accounting Information
of some selected chapters would be given to Systems, 10th Edition, Prentice
the students for their self-study. Hall, 2006.

2-8  Workshop of CD Organizer Accounting  Students practice with the Testing

Software Package:- Menu-Start-Up, version of CD Organizer
Menu-Purchase, Menu-Sales, Menu- Accounting software package
Receipt, Menu- Payment, Menu program.
Merchandising and Menu-General Ledger.

MID-TERM WRITTEN EXAMINATION ( 2-hour examination)

9-15  Workshop of CD Organizer Accounting  CD Organizer Accounting
Software Package (Continue):- Menu Printing Software Package.
report and Menu Edit.
 Workshop of Auto-flight Accounting Software  Auto-flight Accounting Software
Package:- All menus Package

FINAL LAB EXAMINATION (3-hour examination)

Note:
 Class sessions and studying topics could be adjusted accordingly to the University’s time schedule.

***Note: All students must pass the necessary pre-requisite of the subject concerned. Please be informed
that if you have not passed the pre-requisite course, your name will be automatically deleted without
refund.

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