Course description

Name of applicant: Christian Elendu

Course of studies: Accounting and Information Systems

University: Regent University College of Science and Technology

Grade Average: 2.9

Table of contents
1 Information Systems.....................................................................................................2
1.1 Information systems Analysis and Design
2 Computer Science (data modeling and software engineering).....................................3
2.1 Introduction to Programming
3 Quantitative Methods (Operations research and statistics)...........................................4
3.1 Business Research Methods
4 Business Administration...............................................................................................5
4.1 Financial Accounting.............................................................................................5
1 Information Systems

1.1 [Systems Analysis and Design]

Structure

PART I.  INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1.  Introduction to System Analysis
     a.  What is a System?
     b.  System Fundamentals
     c.  Types of Systems
     d.  The Study of Systems Analysis
     e.  Advantages of Systems Analysis
     f.  Limitations of Systems Analysis

Chapter 2.  The Systems Analyst

     a.  The Duties of the Systems Analyst
     b.  Communications and the Organization
     c.  Job Description
     d.  Skills, Knowledge and Training
     e.  Preparing for a Career in Systems Analysis
     f.  The Future of the Systems Analyst
     g.  Formal Organization Structure

PART II.  TOOLS OF THE SYSTEMS ANALYST

Chapter 3.  Systems Development Life Cycle
     a.  Cause and Effect Relationships
     b.  The Scientific Method
     c.  Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Chapter 4.  The Tools of the Analyst

     a.  System Modeling
     b.  Advantages of Design Diagrams
     c.  Traditional Design Tools
     d.  The Gantt Chart
     e.  Decision Trees
     f.  Decision Tables
     g.  Flowcharts
     h.  Structured Design Tools
     i.  Data Dictionary
     j.  Data Flow Diagrams
     k.  Hierarchy Plus Input-Process-Output (HIPO)
     l.  Structured English (Pseudocode)
     m. Warnier-Orr Diagrams
     n.  Nassi-Shneiderman Charts
     o.  Presentation Graphs

PART III.  THE PLANNING PHASE

Chapter 5.  Preliminary Planning and Investigation
     a.  How to Conduct a System Study
     b.  Recognizing the Problem
     c.  Request for Services
     d.  How to Investigate a System
     e.  Defining the Problem
     f.  Feasibility Study
Chapter 6.  Project Management
     a.  Project Concepts
     b.  Need for Project Management
     c.  Why Projects Fail?
     d.  Managing Projects
     e.  Traditional Project Management
     f.  Computer Project Management
     g.  Microcomputer Project Management Software

PART IV.  THE ANALYSIS PHASE

Chapter 7.  Systems Analysis Principles
     a.  Quantitative Assessments
     b.  Fact-Finding Techniques

PART V.  THE DESIGN PHASE

Chapter 8.  Structured Systems Design
     a.  Systems Design
     b.  Logical and Physical Designs
     c.  Prototype Designs
     d.  Computerized System Design
     e.  Design Principles
     f.  The Data Cycle
     g.  Systems Design Task List

Chapter 9.  Input Design and Control

     a.  Transaction-Oriented and Batch Processing
     b.  Elements of Data Input
     c.  Input Media
     d.  Design of Source Documents
     e.  Input Verification and Control
     f.  Input Design Guidelines
     g.  Data Dictionary
     h.  How to Layout an Input Record
     i.  How to Layout Terminal Screens

Chapter 10.  Output System Design

     a.  Output Devices
     b. How to Design Data Output
     c.  Form Options
     d.  Design Considerations
     e.  Forms Control
     f.  Designing Screen Output
     g.  Readability and Graphics

PART VI.  THE DEVELOPMENT PHASE

Chapter 11.  Systems Development
     a.  The Task of Systems Development
     b.  Lead Time Schedules
     c.  Contract Terms
     d.  Hardware Performance
     e.  Software Performance
     f.  Communication Equipment Performance
     g.  Prototype Installation
     h.  Benchmark Testing

Chapter 12.  Computer-Aided Software Engineering

     a.  What is CASE?
     b.  CASE Concepts
     c.  CASE Elements
PART VII.  THE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE
Chapter 13.  Systems Implementation
     a.  How to Undertake Systems Implementation
     b.  The Changeover Timetable
     c.  The Human Element
     d.  Training and In-Service Education
     e.  Implementation Trouble Spots
     f.  Assistance during Implementation

Chapter 14.  Systems Evaluation and Optimization

     a.  Performance Criteria
     b.  Systems Optimization

Chapter 15.  Systems Documentation

     a.  Need for Documentation
     b.  Guidelines for Preparing Documentation
     c.  Major Systems Documentation
     d.  Distribution of Documentation
     e.  Revision of Documentation

Literature

Silver, A.; Gerald and Silver, L.; Myrna,: .Systems Analysis and Design ,United States, 1991

Additional Information

ECTS:10
Contact hours (semester periods per week):
 Lecture:3
 Tutorial:6
o SUM:9
2 Computer Science (data modeling and software engineering)

2.1 Introduction to Programming (C++)

Structure

1.Introduction & Variables

1.1 Course overview
1.2 About programming
1.3 Variables and data types
1.4 Keyboard input and screen output

2. Operators
2.1 Operator overview
2.2 Operator precedence
2.3 C++ operators vs. algebra operators

3. Control Flow
3.1 Expressions
3.2 Branching code

4. Control Flow (part 2)

4.1 Boolean expression
4.2 Multipath branches
4.3 Loops

5. Functions
5.1 Writing C++ functions
5.2 Using C++ functions
5.3 Variable scope

6. Functions (part 2)
6.1 Retrieving data from functions
6.2 Call by reference

7. I/O Streams
7.1 Streams
7.2 File I/O
7.3 Using classes

8. Arrays
8.1 Introduction to arrays
8.2 Fixed-size arrays

9. Strings and Vectors

9.1 C-style strings
9.2 C++ style strings
9.3 Vectors
10. Pointers & Dynamic Memory
10.1 Using pointers
10.2 Memory management
10.3 Dynamic arrays
10.4 Pointer arithemic

Literature

 Liang, Daniel. Introduction to Programming with C++. 3rd edition., United States ,2013.

Additional Information

ECTS:10
Contact hours (semester periods per week):
 Lecture:3
 Tutorial:3
o SUM: 6

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 3 Quantitative Methods (Operations research and statistics)

3.1 Business Research Methods

Structure

Literature

 Bryman, Alan & Bell, Emma Business Research Methods. Fourth Edition., Oxford 2015.
 Zikmund, W.G., Carr ,J. C., & Griffin Business Research Methods, Australia 2010.
1. Research Foundation & Fundamentals
1.1. Introduction to business research
1.2. Research process
1.3. Types of variables
2. Literature review
2.1. What is literature review
2.2. Citation and referencing (APA style)
3. Research Design: An Overview
3.1. What is a research design
3.2. Classification of research design
4. Research questions and hypothesis
5. Sampling Design
6. Data Collection Design
6.1 Qualitative Research
6.2 Quantitative Research
6.3 Observation Studies
6.4 Survey Research
6.5 Experiments
7. Measurement Foundations
7.1 Scales of measurement, Validity,
& Reliability
7.2 Measurement Questions
7.3 Measurement Instruments
8. Collect, Prepare, and Examine data
Hypothesis Testing
9. Measurement of Association
10. Research Reports
10.1 Supported Insights and
Recommendation
10.2 The research Proposal
10.3 Ethics in Research
Additional Information

ECTS:10
Contact hours (semester periods per week):
 Lecture: 5
 Tutorial: 2
o SUM: 7

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4 Business Administration

4.1 Financial Accounting

Structure

1. Introduction
1.1 Introduction to accounting
1.2 The conceptual framework
1.3 Ethics in business and accounting
1.4 Review of the financial statements
2. Analyzing Transactions
2.1 Double entry accounting system
2.2 Analyze and record transactions in journal
2.3 Post the journal to ledger accounts
2.4 Prepare a trail balance
3. Accrual Accounting, Adjusting Entries, and Financial Statements
3.1 Accrual system of accounting versus cash basis
3.2 The adjustment process
3.3 Preparing financial statements
4. Internal Control
4.1 Fraud and the Sarbanes Oxley Act
4.2 Internal control objectives and procedures
4.3 Bank reconciliation
4.4 Control over cash
5. Inventory
5.1 Inventory costing methods
5.2 Cost of goods sold and lower of market and net realizable value
5.3 Effect of inventory errors
6. Long – term Assets
6.1 Measuring the cost of PPE
6.2 Depreciation methods
6.3 Derecognition of assets
6.4 IFRS revaluation model
6.4 Accounting for intangibles
6.5 Leases: operating and financing
6.6 Financial statement presentation and disclosures for assets
7. Liabilities
7.1 Current liabilities and contingencies
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 7.2 Long-term liabilities
7.3 Bonds payable
7.4 Bonds discounts and premiums
7.5 Accrual of bond interest
7.6 Operating leases
7.7 Financing leases
7.8 Reporting and disclosure of liabilities
8. Shareholder’s Equity
8.1 Forms of business organization and advantages and disadvantages
8.2 Shares and shareholder rights including common and preferred
8.3 Issuing shares
8.4 Share repurchase
8.5 Dividends; common and preferred
8.6 Cash dividends, stock dividends
8.7 Stock splits
8.9 Concepts of book value, fair value, earnings per share
9. Statement of Cash Flows
9.1 Statement of cash flows-basis concepts
9.2 Preparing the statement of cash flows-indirect methods
9.3 Free cash flow
10. Financial Statement Analysis
10.1 Vertical and horizontal analysis

Literature

 Harrison, W., Horngren, C., Thomas, C., Seguin, C., and Lemon, S., Financial Accounting,
Fourth Edition., Toronto,2012.
Additional Information

ECTS:10
Contact hours (semester periods per week):
 Lecture:6
 Tutorial:1
o SUM: 7