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Topics covered are social impact of
FIN 409 - Islamic Finance computing, computer crime, software Bachelor
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: FIN301 + FIN304 theft, privacy, intellectual property of Business
Corequisite: FIN303 rights, autonomy, technology at the
work place, technology and jobs, and
This course introduces basic computer games, big data and AI, Administration in
concepts, fundamental features, and as well as new and emerging ethical
ongoing themes of Islamic finance issues related to technology and Accounting
for the students. The course starts information.
with an introduction to Islamic Major
finance and Islamic economics, ITE 414 - Introduction to Requirements
followed by an introduction to E-Commerce
the Shariah law. The course then Credit hours: 3
gradually moves to wide range of Prerequisites: Junior level ACC 302 - Intermediate
Islamic financial topics such as the Accounting I
differences between Islamic and With the rapid growth of the Internet, Credit hours: 3
Conventional banking, Murabaha, commerce on the web has been Prerequisites: ACC 200 (C grade)
Modaraba, Modaraba, Musharaka, a significant part of the revenue
Ijara, Salam, Istisna, Takaful, Islamic stream for companies. This course Financial accounting and reporting
Investments and Sukuk and finally will develop a comprehensive is the primary medium by which
covers global standing of Islamic understanding of the main business organizations provide information
finance and banking. concepts and technical facets related to their external stakeholders
to e-commerce. It starts by defining (e.g., shareholders, creditors,
FIN 499 - Special Topics in e-commerce and identifying its most governmental agencies, customers
Finance prevalent features, then it moves and alike). The information provided
Credit hours: 3 to identify several e-commerce would be used for a variety of
Prerequisites: Consent of business models. Students will learn decisions making purposes by
Department how to identify and analyze all the interested parties. This is the first
major elements of an e-commerce of a two part course. Intermediate
This course is designed to give business model and will learn how to accounting I provides an in depth
students an opportunity to design a comprehensive e-commerce study of the process of preparing
learn about current issues and business plan. The course introduces and presenting financial information
developments in the field of Finance the students to the IT infrastructure about an entity for outside users.
that is not ordinarily dealt with of e-commerce and helps the Topics vary but typically include the
elsewhere in the BBA curriculum. students understand the technical process of accounting standard
Topics offered will depend on special challenges involved in developing an setting, the accounting cycle
faculty expertise in particular areas e-commerce web presence. Finally, including data accumulation,
within the major. While the topics the students will learn the process of adjustments, and preparation of
covered can vary each semester the planning, designing, and developing financial statements. There is a focus
course is offered, a student is not an e-commerce web presence and on the recognition, measurement,
supposed to have more than one will apply the learned concepts and and disclosure of revenue, valuation
Special Topics in Finance course technologies to design and develop a of inventory and cost of sales,
listed in his/her transcript. working prototype of an e-commerce and plant assets. This course will

ITE 390 - Computer Ethics website. The course also tackles have “preparer orientation” and in
that context assists the students
Credit hours: 3 topics related to online payment as to understand the process of
methods and security to enrich the
Prerequisites: CSC 202 learning experience. generating accounting information
A study of the ethical and social and its reporting. With the
issues related to computers and knowledge of such limitations, users
computer networks, big data, would be in a position to attach
computer algorithms and Artificial appropriate level of confidence to the
intelligence. This course examines accounting and financial reporting in
the ethical issues arising from their decision making.
advances in Information Technology
and the responsibility that IT
professionals and users have in
regards to ethical computer usage.

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