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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
You?
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
Student Membership on ACM
Next Monday Class reading: ch 1 and 2 of Gelinas text
