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College of Information Systems & Technology
Business Systems I
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Course Description
This course introduces business systems. The course reviews the basics of the business environment and influences on that environment. Accounting and finance business systems are also reviewed.
Policies
Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents:
* University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document.
* Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum.
University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality.
Course Materials
Nickels, W. G., McHugh, J. M., & McHugh, S. M. (2010). Understanding business (9th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.
Raiborn, C. A. (2010). Core concepts of accounting (2nd ed.). John Wiley & Sons.
Article References
Anonymous (2008, January). 2--Eight business technology trends to watch. Growth Strategies, (1009), 2.
Boomer, L. G. (2007, August 20). IT strategies and tactics. Accounting Today, 21(15), 22.
Burns, J. (2007, March 29). The case for accurate financial reports. San Gabriel Valley Tribune.
Calculating accounts receivable turnover. (2007). Bloomsbury Business Library - Actionlists & Checklists, 19.
Fontana, J. (2008, January 7). Microsoft's challenges swing toward online. Network World, 25(1), 16.
Gomes, L. (2007, October 23). Business technology--Talking tech: Financial software makes move to Web. Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition), B.3.
Hayes, F. (2008, January 1). Hot 8 for 2008. Computerworld, 42(1), 36.
Leichter, J. (2007, March). Benchmarking your business with financial ratio analysis. Contracting Business. Retrieved January 18, 2009, from http://contractingbusiness.com/feature/cb_imp_46149/, 64(3), 82.
O'Sullivan, K. (2007, December). By the numbers. CFO, 23(12), 23.
Sallet, J., & Weber, S. (2008, January 14). Behold the broadband value circle. Business Week Online, 30.
Sussman, J. H. (2008). And now, for the million-dollar question: How much can we afford to spend?. hfm (Healthcare Financial Management), 64.
College of Information Systems & Technology
Business Systems I
Copyright © 2010, 2009, 2008, 2006, 2005 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved.
Course Description
This course introduces business systems. The course reviews the basics of the business environment and influences on that environment. Accounting and finance business systems are also reviewed.
Policies
Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents:
* University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document.
* Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum.
University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality.
Course Materials
Nickels, W. G., McHugh, J. M., & McHugh, S. M. (2010). Understanding business (9th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.
Raiborn, C. A. (2010). Core concepts of accounting (2nd ed.). John Wiley & Sons.
Article References
Anonymous (2008, January). 2--Eight business technology trends to watch. Growth Strategies, (1009), 2.
Boomer, L. G. (2007, August 20). IT strategies and tactics. Accounting Today, 21(15), 22.
Burns, J. (2007, March 29). The case for accurate financial reports. San Gabriel Valley Tribune.
Calculating accounts receivable turnover. (2007). Bloomsbury Business Library - Actionlists & Checklists, 19.
Fontana, J. (2008, January 7). Microsoft's challenges swing toward online. Network World, 25(1), 16.
Gomes, L. (2007, October 23). Business technology--Talking tech: Financial software makes move to Web. Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition), B.3.
Hayes, F. (2008, January 1). Hot 8 for 2008. Computerworld, 42(1), 36.
Leichter, J. (2007, March). Benchmarking your business with financial ratio analysis. Contracting Business. Retrieved January 18, 2009, from http://contractingbusiness.com/feature/cb_imp_46149/, 64(3), 82.
O'Sullivan, K. (2007, December). By the numbers. CFO, 23(12), 23.
Sallet, J., & Weber, S. (2008, January 14). Behold the broadband value circle. Business Week Online, 30.
Sussman, J. H. (2008). And now, for the million-dollar question: How much can we afford to spend?. hfm (Healthcare Financial Management), 64.