ACX4040 Issues in accounting information systems
Faculty of Business and Economics
ACX4040 Issues in accounting information systems is a level 4, 6-credit-point, undergraduate and postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics. It isn't offered in 2025. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 1 task
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
The 2027 handbook has no page for ACX4040. This is its 2025 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before ACX4040
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ACX4040
No unit lists ACX4040 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be enrolled in course B3701, B6002, B6038, B6046 or B6053 to undertake this unit.
Overview
The objective of this unit is to provide you with a broad introduction to the contemporary themes in research related to Accounting Information Systems (AIS). The unit covers issues of research and practice in the following emerging and established areas of AIS research: Data Analytics, including the visualisation and analysis of Big Data for judgment and decision-making; IT governance and IT audit; Information Security, including cybersecurity; Enterprise Risk Management and its alignment with Strategic Performance
Management; Blockchain; XBRL and other emerging technologies; the use of Process Automation, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence to assure efficiency and decision support in organisational settings; process modelling; behavioural aspects concerned with the design and implementation of systems; and data management issues. Upon completion of this unit, you are expected to be able to: (1) evaluate critically the design and conduct of research; and (2) design your own research that exhibits relevance to the
continuously evolving field of AIS.
Offerings in 2025
The 2025 handbook lists no offerings for ACX4040.
Assessment
- Within semester assessment100%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
develop an understanding of methodological diversity and key methodological, data- and validity-
related issues in Accounting Information Systems research, while understanding the trajectory of
development in the discipline - 2
articulate solutions to significant research problems in the Accounting Information Systems
discipline using key paradigms and the richness of the methodological toolset (established and
emerging) - 3
critique research relating to the design and use of accounting and business information systems,
including new and emerging research in areas such as Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data
and Data Analytics. - 4
apply critical thinking, problem solving and presentation skills to individual and/or group activities
dealing with issues in accounting information systems and demonstrate the acquisition of a
comprehensive understanding of these key aspects of AIS covered by ACX4040 in individual
summative assessment tasks.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops36 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
- Teaching approachResearch activities
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. You are expected to complete all pre-class activities prior to your scheduled class, and post-class activities should be completed after your scheduled class. Learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed, peer directed and online engagement activities.
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
This unit engages you in enquiry-based learning, where you will be encouraged to use your own knowledge to develop and engage in a process of enquiry, study and research to identify areas to be investigated and an approach to doing so.
This unit allows you to develop your research skills by engaging in structured inquiry using a systematic approach and discipline-specific methodologies.
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ACX4040?
ACX4040 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ACX4040 offered?
ACX4040 has no offerings listed in the 2025 handbook.
How much work is ACX4040?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ACX4040 have an exam?
No. ACX4040 has 1 assessment task and no exam.