MAA204 Accounting Information Systems and Data Analytics Unit Guide Tri 1 2026 | Deakin University

MAA204 Accounting Information Systems and Data Analytics

Deakin University Unit Guide

Trimester 1, 2026

02 March 2026

CONTENTS

Welcome 2 ......................................................................................................................................................................

Who is the unit team? 2 ..................................................................................................................................................

Unit chair: leads the teaching team and is responsible for overall delivery of this unit 2 ..............................................

Help with administrative and academic queries 2 ..........................................................................................................

About this unit 2 .............................................................................................................................................................

Unit development in response to student feedback 2 ...................................................................................................

Learning Outcomes 3 ......................................................................................................................................................

Assessing your achievement of the unit learning outcomes 3 .......................................................................................

Hurdle requirements 3 ....................................................................................................................................................

Summative assessment task 1 4 .....................................................................................................................................

Summative assessment task 2 4 .....................................................................................................................................

Summative assessment task End-of-unit assessment or Examination 5 ........................................................................

Your learning experiences in this unit 6 ..........................................................................................................................

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment 6 .......................................................

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment 6 ..............................................................

Typical study commitment 6 ...........................................................................................................................................

Learning Activities 6 ........................................................................................................................................................

Unit learning resources and equipment 6 ......................................................................................................................

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) 7 ....................................................................................................................................

Essential learning resources 7 .........................................................................................................................................

Key dates for this study period 7 ....................................................................................................................................

Unit weekly activities 7 ...................................................................................................................................................

Welcome

In this unit, you’ll learn about systems and software used by accounting practitioners, the role of the accountant in implementing systems and controls in organisations, transaction processes, and you’ll develop the ability to critically evaluateaccounting information systems and controls. You will also consider the role of data analytics from an accountant’s perspective.

ou will gain hands-on experience with relevant software used to undertake fundamental business projects.This Unit Guide provides you with the key information about this unit. Please read it carefully and refer to it frequentlythroughout the study period.

Your unit site also provides information about your rights and responsibilities. We will assumeyou have read this before the unit commences, and we expect you to refer to it throughout the study period.

To be successful in this unit, you must:

• read all materials in preparation for your learning activities and follow up each with further study and research on thetopic

• start your assessment tasks well ahead of the due date

• read or listen to all feedback carefully and use it in your future work

• attend and engage in all educator facilitated (scheduled) learning activities and other learning experiences as part ofthe unit design.

Learning Outcomes

Each unit in your course is a building block towards Deakin's Graduate Learning Outcomes - not all units develop and assessevery Graduate Learning Outcome (GLO).

Assessing your achievement of the unit learning outcomes

Hurdle requirements

Hurdle requirement: achieve at least 50% of the marks available on the examination to evidence a minimum proficiency in the aligned accounting discipline learning outcomes included in this unit.

Summative assessment (tasks that will be graded or marked)

It is your responsibility to keep a backup copy of every assignment and the materials used to develop/complete it where possible (e.g. written/digital reports, essays, videos, images). In the unusual event that one of your submissions becomes corrupted, is incorrectly submitted or otherwise lost, you may be asked to submit the backup copy. Any work you submit may be checked by electronic or other means for the purposes of detecting breaches of academic integrity such as collusion, plagiarism and contract cheating. You must understand your responsibility to act with honesty and integrity in your studies as Deakin takes all breaches very seriously. Make sure you read Your rights and responsibilities as a student in this unit to find out more about academic integrity.

Deakin has a universal assessment submission time of 8 pm AEDT/AEST. A late penalty will apply to assessments submitted after 11.59 pm AEDT/AEST. Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) is observed from the first Sunday in April to the firstSunday in October, while Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) is observed from the first Sunday in October to the firstSunday in April, during daylight saving time in all states apart from Queensland, NT and WA, which remain as AEST.Summative assessment task 1.

MAA204  Summative Assessment Task 2

Summative Assessment Task – End-of-unit Assessment or Examination

Your learning experiences in this unit

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment 1 x 3 hour on-campus seminar (recordings provided) each week.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment 1 x 3 hour online seminar (recordings provided) each week.

Typical study commitment

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment
activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Learning Activities

At Deakin, courses are delivered within a learning environment that provides all students with equitable and consistent
access to facilities, infrastructure, resources, and support to assist student progress and achievement of learning outcomes.

‘Lectures’ are the activities where teaching staff engage you through presentations with student participation.

In ’seminars’, an educator will guide you in a smaller group of students through highly interactive discussions and activities.

Your units may also include ‘practical experiences’ such as ‘laboratory‘, ‘workshops‘, ‘clinical skills‘ and more. These hands-on
activities typically take place in specialised facilities with industry tools, equipment or technology to allow you to apply your
knowledge practically.

If you see a ‘meeting‘ in your timetable, this is an optional drop-in session.

‘Assessments‘ or ‘team-based learning’ indicate an evaluation of your skills or knowledge. A ‘pre-assessment practice’ could
be scheduled to prepare you for these assessments. Visit the About CloudDeakin – Assessment webpage, or
the Understanding Assessments webpage for more information.

Take a look at the Learning activities webpage for a full list of learning activity types.

Key dates for this study period (2026)

Study Schedule (2026)

Notes

Labour Day public holiday: Monday 9 March 2026 – University closed

Easter/Intra-trimester break: Friday 3 April – Sunday 12 April 2026 (between weeks 5 and 6)

~ ANZAC Day: Saturday 25 April 2026 – University closed

~ ANZAC Day Holiday: Monday 27 April 2026 (in lieu of 25 April) – University closed

^ King’s Birthday public holiday: Monday 8 June 2026 – University closed