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with clients and suppliers. At present, these services of how to do business, providing significant data in
build integration between different systems such as real time and everywhere to help decision makers,
the Accounting Information System (SIA), influence communication between companies and
operational systems and web applications. It is also their customers. This trend reveals the importance of
expected that financial accounting information m-commerce for organizations, etc., the importance
improves economic performance by reducing of integrating their systems and performance data
detrimental selection and risk liquidity. with SIA.
2. Mobile devices: The mobile revolution through
wireless technology brings changes to many aspects
Figure 1. Challenges of Accounting and Information Technology Answers(Source: Belfa and Trigo (2013)
3. Cloud Computing: The use of web-based systems in planning future programs of the organization's
allows the application of web-based accounting actions. The organization still ignores external
software so that it can reduce accounting software at information. However, it is still important to make
home. Technology answers can range from hosted strategic decisions. So, it is important to develop a
solutions, online and on-premise mixed solutions or system that can look for external information that
fully online accounting software, with cloud-based can be used to help the organization.
solutions, which means architecture based on 5. Business Intelligence: By handling a large amount
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), also known as Cloud of information, BI helps organizations not only at a
Computing. Examples of these products are NetSuite strategic level, but also at a tactical and operational
Financials, Intacct Financial and Accounting level, providing useful insights that help not only on
Systems, SAP ERP Financials, Microsoft Dynamics decisions but also middle managers, offering
GP, Epicor Financial Management or SAGE. dashboards created. BI often engages processes such
4. Environmental Scanning: Scanning of the as data mining, process mining, statistical analysis,
environment can be defined as the acquisition and predictive analysis or predictive modeling, which
use of information about events, trends, and can support management accounting analysis tools
relationships in the organization's external such as forecasting, or management support, such as
environment, knowledge that will assist management identifying and analyzing strategic choices, decision
support, strategic management accounting or risk financial data for accounting information systems.
management business. Accounting intelligence is a Whether at the operational level, or at the strategic
type of business intelligence specialist, expression level, process management also administers
which means a set of technologies used to extract, performance indicators and other types.
analyze and present information from accounting 8. Computer Assisted Auditing Tools and
and ERP applications. Techniques (CAATTs): Auditors need Computer
6. Enterprise Architecture & Enterprise Application Assisted Audit and Engineering Tools (CAATs) to
Integration: Providing a holistic view of the improve capabilities and productivity. Many of these
company is the most important characteristic of tools and techniques can be implemented at a
enterprise architecture. This higher system minimal and relatively easy cost, ranging from
integration brings together information from maximized use of office suite software to Audit
previously unrelated domains. Among other aspects, Command Language (ACL) and Interactive Data
corporate architecture must provide an integration Extraction and Analysis (IDEA) for data extraction
framework that sits on top of individual architecture and analysis. These tools can be used to perform
and guidelines for defining and establishing various analytical procedures on various financial
interoperability requirements. Usually, corporate data including ledger entries, payroll and debt data
architecture design is very dependent on the accounts and trial balance calculations for flag
integration of various applications so that they can outliers, miscalculations, or suspicious.
share information and processes freely. This is 9. Big Data: Large companies always produce large
usually called the Enterprise Integration Application amounts of data. company business manages several
(EAI) keyword. EXtensible Business Reporting businesses. Accounting and financial information
Language (XBRL) contributes to that goal. XBRL, from different businesses around the world join large
an XML-based language, is a standard that is non-financial data. However, today, businesses of all
available and globally free to exchange business dimensions tend to produce more data than they did
information, allowing general expression needed in in the past. According to Phil Ostwalt, partners in
business reporting. Integrated and diverse KPMG, as more and more business activities are
architecture enables several accounting challenges captured electronically, it is important to ensure that
presented such as strategic analysis, benchmarking, companies have the right technology and resources
forecasting, internal audit, internal control, risk to manage data analysis and the big data challenges
management, real time reporting and a combination inherent in all compliance arenas. Internal audit,
of more non-financial data. internal control and risk management are areas
7. Business Process Management: Some authors where large data can represent important answers.
emphasize the importance of the process of calling This large amount of data brings new and special
them 'strategic assets'. For example, Kaplan and foreign challenges to most developers. big data
Norton refer to "Map Strategy", with intangible techniques that are important for answering these
assets that affect company performance by challenges.
improving internal processes that are most important Based on this accounting challenge, we need
in creating value for customers and shareholders. a better understanding of the role of information
Preferably, an important part of information must be technology through learning methods, one of which
included to enrich reporting, including different has been implemented in Indonesia is the Project
types of data, such as certain performance data Based Learning approach. Research through the PBL
originating from the workflow of all the main method from a descriptive qualitative approach
processes. Dematerialization of the process makes it conducted by Laturette (2012) and
possible for BPM to support the delivery of non- NurdionoNurdiono, et al (2019) concluded that the
PBL method can help students understand challenge in SIA education according to Sandra and
accounting information systems in the real world, Stacy (2012) is on a systems approach that can be
understand more and are more suitable. Therefore, classified as follows:
through the application of this model it is expected 1. The transaction cycle approach, which focuses on
that the role of the lecturer as an educator can arouse recording economic events and their flows in the
learning interest, learning motivation and student monthly, quarterly, or annual report cycle.
participation in the learning process. 2. Business process approach, which is defined as
The concept and structure of teaching the displacement of the transaction cycle approach
accounting information systems has undergone and its emphasis on how information can be
dramatic changes in recent years. In managing captured from the entire area of the organization, not
accounting information systems, accounting just accounting.
professionals have traditionally dealt with 3. Blended approach, which incorporates elements of
organizations, controlling and processing financial all elements of the transaction cycle approach and
information. The key technology areas for some characteristics of the business process
accounting professionals must focus on the approach. This can be done by incorporating the
evolutionary state in which information activities concept of non-financial information that
that increase the attention of accountants according emphasizes internal reports rather than externally.
to Sandra and Stacy (2012) are: The literature review and descriptive research
1).Repair or replace existing systems through interviews, discussions and questionnaires
2).Integrating new and existing systems by accounting information system educators, Doost
3).Use technology to present better information et al in the Review of Business Information Systems
users concluded that consistency and non-uniformity in
4).Produce better information to help make teaching accounting system information courses may
decisions not be necessary because more practice is very
5).Determine appropriate investments in needed in the dissemination of knowledge in the
information technology study of accounting information systems. According
6).Determine how information systems support the to Anggarwal (2012) it is important for accounting
company's strategic goals students to understand digital accounting processes,
7).Analyze how information systems support the data management, automated reports, digital fraud
organization's value chain and forensic accounting. Therefore, the SIA lecture
must be able to help how data and documents flow
Based on the description above, it requires an SIA and how controls are placed in the risk mitigation
teaching content that refers to the needs of the role process. Pedagogy in SIA teaching also includes
of accountants in the future, especially related to the traditional methods namely: rules of the game, case
integrated aspects of corporate information systems. studies and videos.
In this paper we discuss learning needs and content The SIA teaching curriculum material in the context
that need to be included in the accounting of the AICPA (American Institute Certified Public
information system curriculum based on some Accountant) includes 5 main competencies as
previous studies. written by Anggarwal in the paper Challenges of
Sandra and Stacy (2012) approached the Teaching Accounting Information Systems, namely:
broader context of the systems approach and a. Decision modeling (Decision modeling): use case
provided 3 main foundations that led to SIA analysis
education into the curriculum trend, namely:
accounting, technology and emerging trends. The
b. Risk Analysis: use the rules of the game Systems Review concluded that increasing
c. Leveraging technology (Leveraging technology): understanding of the relationship between
use cases approaches and pedagogy of various types of
d. Measurement (Measurement): use videos and technological problems brought into the classroom
demonstrations can help SIA educators achieve effective plans to
e. Reporting: using hand skills. weigh just how many new theories, applications, and
Further research on business use and solution technologies are suitable for them .
accounting software in SIA courses can provide
additional insights into the various approaches and 2. LITERATURE REVIEW
challenges faced by SIA faculties. According to 2.1 Position Of Accounting Information Systems In
Richtermeyer and Kovar in the Business Information Company Information Systems
The position of SIA in company information systems In many organizations, the accounting function is the
is shown in the figure above according to James Hall single largest user with regard to information
(2006), where SIA is part of an information system technology and as an end user, accountants must
that oversees 3 functions, namely GL / PRS, TPS provide a clear picture of the accounting needs of
and MRS. professional services that design the system
2.2Career In The Accounting Information System
The role of accountants in managing 2. Accountants as system designers
accounting information systems relating to An appreciation of accountants' responsibility for
information technology according to Hall (2006) system design requires a historical perspective that
includes 3 main functions, namely: uses computers as business information equipment.
1. Accountants as users The responsibility for the system is divided into 2
things, namely the accounting function is responsible
for the conceptual system which involves the Novak (1998) and Barusman,Andala Rama
specification of criteria to identify delinquent Putra and Tina MB Virgawenda (2019) defines
customers and information that needs to be reported. concepts as regularities that are felt in events or
Meanwhile, another function is IT professionals who objects, or records of events or objects, designated
are responsible for the physical system which is a by labels. For example, there are various forms and
method for capturing and presenting information. kinds of things we call chairs, but once a child has a
3. Accountants as system auditors concept chair, the child will label correctly almost
In terms of auditing, accountants express opinions anything with a seat, back, and legs as a chair
about the fairness of the company's financial (Macnamara, 1982). The concept mapping
statements. As an auditor, accountants can perform methodology was developed using Ausubel's theory
two functions, namely: external auditing or often of meaningful learning, which shows that
called independent auditing and internal auditing meaningful learning is a process in which new
assigned to the company. Career opportunities information is related to relevant aspects that exist
abound for those with a strong foundation in SIA, from an individual's knowledge structure.
including traditional calling of financial accounting
and managerial accounting, as well as careers in the 4. RESULTS ANDDISCUSSION
field of consulting and information systems auditing 4.1 Analysis Of Text Book Contents
and security. Badua (2008) conducted research on 15 SIA topics
Key questions or objective should be written such as the table below:
3. METHODOLOGY
This paper used the literature study method,
namely by making a summary of previous research
regarding the development of the teaching
information system accounting content, so
conclusions could be drawn that can be
recommended. To implement the development of
learning content, this paper discussed the
development of SIA teaching content with a
mapping concept to achieve the intended learning
goals.
commerce, system planning and analysis, from more stable topics with the ability to discuss
introduction to data processing, and SIA technology. new topics that are relevant. Fogarty (1991)
The different coverage of the topic implies that recommends different models that are used to
textbooks place different emphasis on the topic. One structure study programs and courses in disciplines
book may be lighter in the scope of a particular topic where there is a proliferation of different topics. At
than the other. Therefore, it can be said that some one extreme is a fragmented model, where a small
textbooks may be weaker or stronger than others in number of very closely related topics are taught in
the depth and rigidity that they cover certain areas. several separate, narrowly focused courses. At the
One can argue that the pace of innovation other extreme is a connected model, where a
contributes to the number and diversity of SIA spectrum of diverse topics is taught in one course.
topics, and that there is disagreement among authors According to the newspaper, not extreme is usually
for which topics are more / relatively most important feasible, because of the loss of the macro perspective
to each other in the SIA curriculum. As a result, in the fragmented model, and the heavy demands on
significant differences in the scope of the topic of the the faculty in the connected model. In contrast, other
book suggest that there might be a lack of consensus models lie between the two proposed extremes.
among SIA faculty, which manifests in the books These include nesting, sharing, and sequencing
they write. instruction models.
other information, understand and apply them. environment and personal and interpersonal skills.
a). Core knowledge, consisting of: the ability to
2. Personal competence deliver technical capabilities and soft skills to
• Problem solving and decision making. Professional learners, the ability to acquire knowledge of specific
accounting is often asked to distinguish the true business functions of the organization, the ability to
nature of the situation and then determine the have sufficient planning that supports the functions
principles and techniques needed to solve problems of accounting software applications, the ability to
or make judgments. Thus, individuals entering the automate applications, include appropriate
accounting profession must display effective programming languages, the ability to effectively
problem solving and decision making skills, good communicate in supporting accounting application
insight, and judgment, as well as innovative and software, and the ability to develop learners to
creative thinking. become knowledgeable future facilitators.
• Communication. Professional accounting is called b). The business environment, which consists of: the
upon to communicate financial and non-financial ability to acquire specific industry knowledge,
information so that it can be understood by organizational-specific knowledge, general business
individuals with diverse abilities and interests. environment, organizational ethics and other SIA
Individuals entering the accounting profession must organizational environments. (Jones, Peter and
have the skills needed to provide and exchange Daphne Comfort, 2018).
information in a context that is meaningful and with c). Personal and Interpersonal Skills (PIS). This
the right delivery. dimension consists of ten items, namely: the
Finally, the SIA study will also help us to learner's flexible ability from one job to another, self
understand business processes from an accounting motivating ability, creative thinking skills, critical
perspective; business processes are a very common thinking skills, the ability to build work teams,
way of conducting SIA courses. AICPA core communication skills between people.
competencies are skills that are recommended as a
minimum set of skills desired to enter into the 2. Professional Association
accounting profession. This competency is in the This is the second main dimension of the
form of on-line resources available to all interested questionnaire designed to obtain information that is
parties. Then the author has classified competencies considered important by accounting professional
into sub-regions that are relevant to and impact the bodies in relation to the development of course SIA
SIA program. content. This section contains six items that can
describe the influence of professional bodies in SIA
4.4 Design OfSia Course Content on the development of content courses.
Based on previous research, it can be known 3. Learning environment
that the success of lecture content depends on the The first is the current technology of the second
ability of stakeholders to determine the factors that country learning approach, the last sub-dimension is
predict the success of the program. The design of the participatory learning and teaching methods,
Accounting Information System course content as namely: a) Current technology b) Learning
examined by Lallo and Selamat (2013) is outlined Approach (LA). c) Participatory Learning and
below: Teaching Methods.
1. Needs of entrepreneurs,The dimensions aim to 4. Information Technology Knowledge Components.
determine the core needs of graduate accounting The component of technological knowledge consists
entrepreneurs, which are divided into three sub- of: a). GeneralKnowledge Technology (gitk). b).
dimensions, namely, core knowledge, business Knowledge Control Information Technology
Figure 4. Conceptual Development of Teaching Content SIA Framework(Source: Lallo and Selamat(2013))
4.5 Development Integration With Concept Mapping content with a mapping concept (mapping concept)
In developing concept maps for integrating where the topic developed was adjusted to the
SIA lecture content, this approach is to first identify instructor characteristics of the concepts of Lallo and
concepts in accounting. These concepts are then Selamat which cover the needs of users, professional
matched with related concepts in information associations, learning environments and information
systems and information technology. In addition, it technology components. The end result of
is determined that accounting output is all several developing this mapping concept is expected to be a
types of information. This high-level map is then match between aspects of the information system
used to further illustrate the detailed concepts and the expected accounting work as an example so
involved. The identification of concepts in the that transaction processing functions into accounting
concept can proceed in two directions. One is to information can be well understood by accounting
remain in the discipline and the other is to connect learners.
all disciplines.
The example in figure 5, presented an
integration of the development of SIA learning