CIT396B – Advanced Information Technology for Accounting

Applications

Dr. Catherine DwyerFall 2010

Agenda Class introductions What is CIT396B? Overview of Syllabus and Class Schedule Introduction to ePortfolios Preview of next week’s classes

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Catherine DwyerAssociate Professor Seidenberg School, Department of Information Technology

Full time since Fall 2000 Other classes taught: CS121, CS122, IS112, IS223,

IS241, IS323, IS396E (Java), IS660Z(Programming Games Using VB)

Lead developer for Web Assisted CIS101 Revision Chair for IS Undergraduate curriculum Co-author with Dr. Jeanine Meyer of Programming

Games With Visual Basic, Course Technology, 2001

I have taught C, C++, Java, Visual Basic, and JavaScript

Written a textbook for Visual Basic and for JavaScript

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My Computing Background MS in CS (Pace), PhD in IS from NJIT, dissertation

on privacy management in social networking site Two daughters, recent college grad (2008) and

college freshman Prior Experience: Programmer/Analyst at NYC

investment bank, Technology Coordinator at Graphics Design Firm

Husband journalist with The New York Times Research interests: social networking and social

media, online privacy management, and sustainability

Links to my research on my web site: http://csis.pace.edu/~dwyer

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Required Text and Software Texts:

Hall, James A., Information Technology Auditing and Assurance, South-Western Cengage Learning, 3rd edition (to be pub. September 2010), ISBN 1-4390-7911-0.

Gelinas, Ulric, Sutton, Steve, Fedorowicz, Jane, Business Processes and Information Technology, From the Global Text Project (http://globaltext.terry.uga.edu/). (download scanned version and open on your machine)

Software: ACL (Comes with Hall Text) SAP (available in Accounting Lab) Microsoft Visio (available through MSDNAA) ePortfolio (http://eportfolio.pace.edu )

Goals for CIT396B Thinkfinity project – update business/accounting

curriculum to reflect dramatic changes in IT applications since 2000

Students will learn the characteristics of Enterprise IT Architecture, and is use across all functions of the firm

Students will gain experience doing independent research on emerging technologies

Students will develop strategies using online tutorials, videos, etc. to master new IT skills

Students will create online ePortfolio that presents a professional summary of their experience and qualifications

Business Services that Depend on Enterprise IT Architecture

From Hall text, p. 3

Two ways to access class materials Prof. Dwyer’s Web Page

Course syllabus Class schedule

Blackboard site - http://blackboard.pace.edu Announcements Faculty contact information Syllabus and Class Schedule Assignments Course Resources Communication External Links

Introduction to ePortfolios Go to http://eportfolio.pace.edu

Pace Software Downloads

MSDNAA

Student Membership on ACM

Next Monday Class reading: ch 1 and 2 of Gelinas text