Assignment: Accounting Information Systems

Case Study

Requirements:

Create a fictitious company (manufacturing, non-profit or merchandising company). Provide the following information relative to the company:

1) A brief description about the company, including industry information and products/services.

2) An organizational chart showing clearly the corporate structure.

3) Individual Data Flow Diagram (DFD) for each of the following cycles:

a. The Revenue cycle
b. The Expenditure cycle
c. The Production cycle, if applicable
d. The Human Resource cycle

4) Finally, present all the cycles on an integrated diagram.

It should be 2 to 3 pages. At least 5 employees should be in the company.

For the requirements number (1): you have to write a short paragraph.

For requirement number (2):you have to put a diagram for an organizational chart showing clearly the corporate structure. You can find a diagram for that in chapter 3.

For the requirement number (3): a, b, c and d, each one of them has its own diagram, for (a) you can find its diagram in chapter 12, (b) you can find its diagram in chapter 13, (c) you can find its diagram in chapter 14, (d) you can find its diagram in chapter 15.

Requirement number (4): present all the cycles of requirement number (3): a, b, c and d on an integrated diagram.

Note: You can use diagrams from the book or from your own, but it is better to be from the book.

Text Book: Accounting Information Systems by Marshall B. Romney and Paul John Steinbart, Thirteenth Edition.