Submission: Workshop Presentation: NZABE Conference, October 2011
Title: MYOB as an Accounting Information System: Is it time for a 501, Accounting
Practices,curriculum refocus?
Presenter: John Gourdie
Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec)
John.gourdie@wintec.ac.nz
Workshop Overview:
This workshop looks at how accounting packages such as MYOB can act as an accounting
information system (AIS). The workshop will briefly overview what an accounting information
system is; particularly identifying the requirement of the system to produce business intelligence and
value added information or processes. The aim is then to explore (hands-on) the various MYOB
command centres to identify where business intelligence exists and where the program value adds for
business. It is suggested that such an activity is ideally what students will be able to explore and do.
The business intelligence and value added concepts will include reflection on the large amount of
information available from the MYOB system; this includes a wide range of reports, customer
database communication, marketing and budgeting information and automation features.Participants
are encouraged to bring along laptops with the MYOB software loaded*.
This AIS approach differs from the current teaching focus taken in the 501 Accounting Practices
paper, which tends to concentrate on transactional processing and the preparation of financial
statements. The author is suggesting a refocus or rejuvenation of the prescription to incorporate an
AIS approach. This will help meet the growing needs of business for business intelligence collected
from the accounting system.
Keywords:
AIS, business intelligence, curriculum review
*(Free demonstration copies of MYOB are available fromhttp://myob.co.nz/business/products1257828257103)