Purpose The purpose of this assignment is to help you relate current information

Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to help you relate current information about accounting information systems with the information presented in the text. A second purpose is to give you experience identifying good sources for this type of information and identifying information considered important by the accounting profession. Finally, this will also give you practice in using Generative AI and seeing both its benefits and its limitations. As a suggestion, you may want to start with the Journal of Accountancy: https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/topics/techno…. Try at least two more sources until you find one that you really like and could see yourself reading after graduation.
Task
List 2 other sources you looked at besides the Journal of Accountancy (provide links to the 2 sources if available)
Post a summary of the article, your assessment of why this topic is important, and a link to an article, and how it relates to a specific textbook chapter. Be sure to include the chapter title and your source in your post.
Select a Generative AI such as ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot and use different prompts to achieve an article similar to the one you produced. Include the prompts that you tried and the one you settled on. You should try to achieve a similar structure (2 paragraphs) and length as your analysis.
Copy and paste the article (how to cite AI generated content): https://dal.ca.libguides.com/CitationStyleGuide/ci…. (Take the challenge and get the AI to provide its own content citation).
Discuss the differences between your work and the AI’s.
Finally, based on this experience, give some ways that you might incorporate AI in your future class/professional work.
What to turn in
Here is a sample framework for the assignment. This is not a required structure, merely a suggestion for incorporating all of the elements.
“I looked at several articles in the Journal of Accountancy using keywords such as information systems, computer technology, and automated control. I also looked at articles in [source 2] and [source 3]. Source 2 was targeted more so to academic researchers. Source 3 was similar to the Journal of Accountancy but its coverage of information systems was not accounting specific. In the end, I chose [article X] from the [Journal of Accountancy, source 2, or source 3; whichever you used]. This article covers [topic x] and is most closely related to [textbook chapter number and title].
One paragraph summary.
One paragraph analysis including why it topic is important to accounting and/or information systems professionals. (Including a citation that confirms your opinion would strengthen your case.)
“I used several prompts with [generative AI x] and eventually settled on the following prompt”
My prompt
“Overall, the AI did a good job of summarizing the topic” The key differences I noticed between my summary and the AI’s are…]” I think in the future, I might use AI to…”
Table of Contents (course textbook)
PART ONE: AIS and the Business
Chap 1. Accounting Information Systems and Firm Value
Chap 2. Accountants as Business Analysts
Chap 3. Data Modeling
Chap 4. Relational Databases and Enterprise Systems
PART TWO: Business Processes
Chap 5. Sales and Collections Business Process
Chap 6. Purchase and Payments Business Process
Chap 7. Conversion Business Process
Chap 8. Integrated Project
Chap 9. Reporting Processes and eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL)
PART THREE: Data Analytics and Emerging Technologies in AIS
Chap 10. Data Analytics in Accounting: Concepts and the AMPS Model
Chap 11. Data Analytics in Accounting Information: Tools and Practice
Chap 12. Emerging Technologies: Blockchain and AI Automation
PART FOUR: AIS Development and Management
Chap 13 Accounting Information Systems and Internal Controls
Chap 14. Information Security and Computer Fraud
Chap 15. Monitoring and Auditing AIS
PART FIVE: Optional AIS Topics
Chap 16. The Balanced Scorecard, Business Model Canvas, and Business Value of Information Technology
Chap 17. Evaluating AIS Investments
Chap 18. The Systems Development Life Cycle and Project Management: Addressing the Challenges of Building AIS Systems
This assignment should not take more than 30 minutes to be completed.
PLEASE NOTE THAT IF THE ANSWER IS NOT SATISFACTORY, I WILL ISSUE A REFUND! THEREFORE I HIGHLY ADVISE YOU TO PUT ACTUAL EFFORT IN THE ASSIGNMENT.