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| 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 |
| Topics | Highest Skill Level | Suggested Assessment Percentage | |
| 1 Application Areas | C | 80 | |
| 2 Case Studies | A | 20 | |
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| 1 Application Areas |
| C | Describe 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 |
| 2 Case Studies |
| A | For 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 |
| 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. | |