AFM241 Course Schedule Spring 2020 UW PDF

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Course information regarding AFM 2B 2020-2021 for 2B courses. Course information attached to document....

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WATERLOO | SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE AFM 241: Introduction to Business Information Technology Spring 2020 Course Syllabus Course Instructors Instructor:

Jonathan Ye

Laila Rohani

Haaris Mian

Email:

[email protected]

[email protected]

[email protected]

Discussion board monitoring:

Tuesday 1:00PM EST – 2:30PM EST

Office Hours:

Wednesday 11:00AM EST – 12:30PM EST

Monday 6:00PM EST – 7:30PM EST

By appointment only

Course Description AFM 241 is an introductory course to the foundational concepts in information technology for accounting and finance. It covers topics including the strategic investment, planning, and usage of emerging information technology within businesses. Prerequisite: AFM102; Accounting and Financial Management, Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy students.

Lecture Schedule Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Spring 2020 term will be taught in its entirety in a distance-education style online only classroom format. As a result, there is no formal lecture schedule. Instead students will be able to view pre-recorded lecture videos at their own pace.

BAFM Program Level Learning Outcomes Each of the School of Accounting and Finance’s 16 Program Level learning outcomes identifies a knowledge, skill or value of a financial professional. These outcomes are organized into seven areas as reflected in the graphic. The puzzle pieces reflect the integration of all areas. All outcomes are developed through experiential learning.

AFM 241 – Introduction to Business Information Technology

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WATERLOO | SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE Course Learning Outcomes This course’s learning outcomes map to the Program Level learning outcomes as follows: Intended Learning Outcomes By the end of the course you will be able to:

Knowledge Base for a Financial Professional

Communication Capabilities

ProblemSolving Capabilities

x

1. Identify Key IT Value

x x x

2. Strategize IT Use 3. Analyze How IT Affects Businesses 4. Conclude and Produce A Deliverable for Management

Fluency in the Languages of Business, Entrepreneurship, and Technology

x

Ethical Conduct and Social Responsibility

Leadership and Collaboration

Attributes / Qualities of a Financial Professional

x

x

x

x x

x

Course Resources 1. John Gallaugher, 2019. Information Systems: A Manager’s Guide to Harnessing Technology version 8.0. ISBN: 978-1-4533-9788-6. Discounted copy: https://students.flatworldknowledge.com/course/2591901 2. LEARN: Various materials are posted on LEARN for use in this course, including lab

materials, additional readings, as well as project documents. Course Evaluation Assessment Method

Date

Percentage

Weekly Quizzes

Throughout term

10%

RPA Lab Submissions

Throughout term

6% total – 1.5% each

Tableau Lab Submissions

Throughout term

6% total – 1.5% each

Mid-Term Exam

Friday, June 26th

20%

Team Assignment - RPA

Sunday, June 21st

14%

Team Assignment – Tableau

Friday, July 31st

14%

Final Take Home Case

Date TBD

30%

Total

100%

Discussion Board & Appointment Requests Due to the lack of in-person classes and office hours, active discussion board monitoring has been substituted as an opportunity for students to have discussions with their classmates and lecturer. Discussion boards will be actively monitored during periods mentioned at the beginning of the syllabus and will be periodically attended to by lecturers. Students are also encouraged to reach out to their lecturers should they have additional needs. Participation in the discussion board is voluntary. However, you can get bonus points by sharing your idea about how the concept learned that week is used in any organization/industry. It is worth 2% bonus in total (Note: One concept per week and four weeks in total). It is important to note that you must submit the discussion board posts during the week for which you are writing your discussion board post, for example if you are writing on how Business analytics are used, it must be done within week 5.

Weekly Quizzes AFM 241 – Introduction to Business Information Technology

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WATERLOO | SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE Every week there will be online quizzes based on the materials assigned for that week. The objective of these quizzes is to make sure that you read the assigned materials and understand the taught content. ●

We offer the option of dropping two lowest quiz scores of a student.

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There are no make-ups for quizzes missed.

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Please note if you miss a quiz for any reason, it will have to be part of the lowest score(s) that you can drop.

Individual RPA & Tableau Lab Reports ● ●

During the term students will be guided to do lab exercises These reports are to be completed and submitted individually to LEARN

Team Assignment The focus of the team assignment this year will be on exploring the strategy and tactical implementation of IT for enterprise use through methodologies such as robotic process automation (RPA) through automation anywhere and the use of business intelligence tools such as Tableau. This will be a two-part team assignment, the first focusing on the creation and implementation of a bot using Automation Anywhere, the second part to prepare a data-driven report and decision using Tableau. A more detailed description regarding deliverables will be available from the course website. You must enroll in groups on Learn by June 1, unenrolled students will be auto-assigned ●

The project has an optional peer evaluation component that can affect individual students’ grades. Should any significant teamwork issues arise, see your instructor as soon as the issue occurs, not after the assignment has been evaluated. See details below (under Course and SAF policies - Peer evaluated contribution & effect on the mark).

Team Assignment - Peer evaluated contribution & effect on the mark You will be using online software to evaluate the contribution of individual teammates in this project. Participation in the peer evaluation process is optional. However, contribution to the evaluation process can get bonus points, which is worth 2% of your final grade. The assessment of your contribution by your teammates (% score) will affect your individual score on an assignment. • If your assessed contribution is 80% or above (≥ 80) you will receive all the points that the team received. • If it is below 80% (...