This course has two objectives. First, it provides a broad introduction to accounting information systems. The focus is to introduce enterprise systems, database management, documentation methods, internal controls, and the core business processes found in organizations to students. Second, it presents corporate modelling theory and uses financial modelling as an example. It covers areas such as using models as decision support tools, the types and uses of models, the benefits and limitations of models, and the development of models using standard industry software.

At the end of this course, students would be proficient to use spreadsheets to prepare financial statements. Students would also be able to use spreadsheets to perform basic financial modeling.