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Accounting/Management Information Systems Associate of Applied Science Degree

Overview and Award Outcomes

Overview

Business information systems support the reporting and analysis of financial/business information. To support this objective, this degree blends the skill sets of related professions: accountant and business analyst.  Both occupations, from different perspectives and job duties, summarize, process, analyze, propose solutions, and report financial information.  This degree develops an employee who is able understand both the information technology and accounting aspects of an organization.

 

Award Outcomes

Demonstrate critical thinking skills

Generate accounting financial statements

Utilize current accounting and office software

Synthesize business information

Record business transactions

Manage MIS processes

Apply computational thinking concepts such as abstraction, generalization and composition/decomposition

Create relational database tables

Retrieve data using TSQL

Use analytical function

Career Opportunities

Accounting positions that demand an understanding in information technology.  Business analysis positions that demand an understanding in accounting.

Program Requirements

Technical Studies Required 41 Credits

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
ACCT1102Principles of Accounting I

4

ACCT1107Principles of Accounting II

4

ACCT1125Excel

3

ACCT1130Computerized Accounting

3

or

ACCT1135QuickBooks

3

ACCT2155Financial Accounting

4

ACCT2221Managerial Accounting

4

ITEC1505Fundamentals of Programming with Python

4

ITEC2580Advanced Programming with Python

4

ITEC2701SQL/NoSQL Database Design

4

ITEC2781SQL Server - TransactSQL

4

ITEC2841Client/Server and Cloud Computing

4

General Education Required Credits 15

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
COMM1250Interpersonal Communication

3

or

COMM1260Small Group Communication

3

or

COMM1280Public Speaking

3

 

ECON1200Principles of Microeconomics

3

 

ENGL1070Technical Writing

3

or

ENGL1100Writing and Research

4

 

MATH1150Applications of Quantitative Reasoning

3

or

MATH1250Introduction to Statistics

3

or

MATH1400College Algebra

4

 

Choose one course from MnTC Goal Area 2

3

General Education Elective Credits 0

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits

Technical Studies Elective 4 Credits

Any Accounting Careers (ACCT) or Information Technology (ITEC) course that is not required for this award may be used as an elective.

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits

Total Associate in Applied Science Degree 60 Credits

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits

Semester Sequence

Offered at Brooklyn Park and Eden Prairie

First Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
ACCT1125Excel

3

ITEC1505Fundamentals of Programming with Python

4

 

COMM1250Interpersonal Communication

3

or

COMM1260Small Group Communication

3

or

COMM1280Public Speaking

3

 

ENGL1070Technical Writing

3

or

ENGL1100Writing and Research

4

Total Credits  13

Second Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
ACCT1102Principles of Accounting I

4

ITEC2701SQL/NoSQL Database Design

4

 

ECON1200Principles of Microeconomics

3

 

MATH1150Applications of Quantitative Reasoning

3

or

MATH1250Introduction to Statistics

3

or

MATH1400College Algebra

4

Total Credits  14

Third Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
ACCT1107Principles of Accounting II

4

ACCT1130Computerized Accounting

3

or

ACCT1135QuickBooks

3

ITEC2781SQL Server - TransactSQL

4

 

Choose one course from MnTC Goal Area 2

3

 

Technical Studies Electives

4

Total Credits  17

Fourth Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
ACCT2155Financial Accounting

4

ACCT2221Managerial Accounting

4

ITEC2580Advanced Programming with Python

4

ITEC2841Client/Server and Cloud Computing

4

Total Credits  16

Technical Studies Electives

Any Accounting Careers (ACCT) or Information Technology (ITEC) course that is not required for this award may be used as an elective.

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits

Choose a Total of: 4 Credits

Graduation (60 Credits)

Semester listings reflect the recommended sequence.  Due to circumstances beyond our control, the information herein is subject to change without notice.

 

5/16/2024 : BP 2012 / EP 2013