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Title: TEACHING THE ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS COURSE ONLINE: ONE INSTRUCTORS EXPERIENCE


1
TEACHING THEACCOUNTING INFORMATIONSYSTEMS
COURSE ONLINEONE INSTRUCTORS EXPERIENCE
  • Presentation for the AIS Educators Conference
  • June 27, 2004
  • M George Durler
  • Emporia State University

2
Introduction
  • Demand for On-line courses including courses in
    AIS increasing
  • By Students
  • By Administrators
  • By some faculty
  • Summer course for satellite campus program
  • Prerequisite for a Fall course
  • Enrollment exceed expectations
  • Satellite on-campus other students
  • 56 enrolled in 2003, 47 in 2004

3
Course Structure
  • Blackboard Course Management software
  • Standard textbook Romney and Steinbart 9th ed.
  • Two chapters per week/15 total chapters
  • Two assignments per chapter
  • Discussion question due on Tuesday
  • Homework problem due on Thursday
  • Lecture notes and supplemental material
  • Threaded discussions of chapter material
  • Weekly 50 point exams
  • 26 points from multiple choice questions
  • 24 points from essay questions
  • Randomly chosen questions and timed to reduce
    effect of open book nature
  • Other projects
  • Relatively simple spreadsheet review of
    prerequisite
  • Accounting general ledger software Peachtree

4
Course Content
  • Introduction to AIS and AIS concepts
  • Documentation techniques
  • Flowcharting and DFDs
  • Interpretation of REA diagrams
  • Internal Control concepts and procedures
  • Accounting cycles and related controls
  • Database Concepts
  • System acquisition
  • Introduction to E-business
  • Introduction to systems auditing

5
Implementation/Problems
  • Book problems
  • Additional Discussion Forums needed
  • Responding to student queries
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Students not following e-mail guidelines
  • Time consuming effort
  • Inability to provide adequate feedback
  • Assignments
  • Essay exams

6
Results
  • Comparison to same course face-to-face
  • Attrition rates
  • Average grade
  • Student evaluations
  • Exams
  • Proctored filtered question exams for
    face-to-face
  • Open book, random questions, timed for online
  • Performance in follow-up course

7
Changes
  • Changes Implemented
  • Need for better feedback
  • One less week/fewer chapters
  • Changed deadlines/opportunity to take exams
  • Better consistency
  • Attempt to reduce need for exceptions
  • Better coordination with bookstores
  • Other Future Changes
  • Different book considerable effort
  • Need for more detail than face-to-face class
  • Publisher material will also be important

8
Recommendations
  • Get help from an experienced online instructor
  • Most of what worked came from CIS professor
  • Plan and Organize
  • Pace the course
  • Give as much feedback as possible
  • Pick a good book/find supplemental material
    online
  • Expect things to go wrong
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