Abstract The article identifies and discusses some of the essential variables that affect course structure and contents. A particular course is described by reference to a broad general outline. The depth and coverage of a course are determined by a number of variables that are present in all curriculums. These variables can assume a wide variety of values and combinations, and should be evaluated in any given situation prior to designing the systems course. The accounting systems course should be approached with the understanding that the over-all concept of systems extends beyond accounting. The accountant must expand his scope to meet the business's expanded informational needs. The accounting systems course should enable the student to cope with the broader demands of business in the areas of decision-making and electronic data processing. The assignments are made to provide as much exposure to the various subjects as possible. The average reading assignment for each of the thirty class periods consists of at least two chapters in a text, or two articles from current periodicals.
William R. Welke (Sun,) studied this question.