Prescription:BA210 Business Applications

Aim of Module Students will gain an understanding of common business principles and their systems applications. This will include knowledge of a number of different application areas from a business perspective.

Credits 7

Suggested Time 70 student learning hours

Prescription Expiry Date Nov 2002


Level and Assessment Schedule
TopicsHighest
Skill Level
Suggested
Assessment
Percentage
1 Application Areas C 80
2 Case Studies A 20

100


The Student Will

1  Application Areas
CDescribe the purpose, objectives, data requirements and data flow of the following functions:
- Payroll / Personnel
- Purchasing
- Production / Manufacturing / Job Costing
- Inventory Control
- Marketing
- Sales/Accounts Receivable
- Accounts Payable
- Fixed Assets
- General Ledger/Budgeting
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2  Case Studies
AFor two different business areas:
>Given a comprehensive set of data, prepare the following:
- detailed operational flowchart of the information system which does/would service the business area
- examples of operational and management reports required of the information system
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Note
> The data for the case study should include background on the size and type of business, company/divisional objectives and budgets, and a suitable organisation chart. The students should consider the whole application area, not just that which is (to be) computerised.