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Level 7 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Financial Technology and Accounting Information Systems

HSC703 · Managing Finance in the Health and Social Care Sector — Week 2 of 16

CourseHSC703
Week2 of 16
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This week’s topics

Financial Technology and Accounting Information Systems

  1. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems
  2. Automation in accounts payable and receivable
  3. Audit trails and data integrity
  4. Cloud-based healthcare financial software
  5. Week 2: Lecture 7: Automation of Enterprise using RPA and Intelligent RPA
  6. MRP vs MRP II vs ERP - A Comparison of Planning Systems
  7. Lecture 12 MRP ERP

What you will be able to do

  • 1.2 Evaluate how financial software is utilised within the accounting functions of organisations.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: evaluate how financial software is utilised within the accounting functions of organisations.

Study materials

Videos

  • MRP vs MRP II vs ERP - A Comparison of Planning Systems · YouTube · Dr. Haywood · 6 min · for registered students
  • Lecture 12 MRP ERP · YouTube · Eddy Witzel · 9 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Principles of Accounting, Volume 1: Financial Accounting, ch. 7: Accounting Information Systems · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 423–494 · for registered students
  • Information Systems for Business and Beyond (2019), ch. 8: Business Processes · PDF · Other, textbook chapter · for registered students
  • Foundations of Information Systems, ch. 7: Cloud Computing and Managing the Cloud Infrastructure · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 263–296 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Foundations of Financial Management in Healthcare
  • Week 2: Financial Technology and Accounting Information Systems
  • Week 3: Double-Entry Bookkeeping and Financial Recording
  • Week 4: Financial Performance Evaluation Using Ratios
  • Week 5: Short-Term and Long-Term Financing Needs
  • Week 6: Sources of Healthcare Financing
  • Week 7: Budgetary Control and Revenue Management
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Interpreting Healthcare Budgets
  • Week 10: Capital Expenditure and Investment Appraisal
  • Week 11: Strategic Financial Recommendations
  • Week 12: Applying Managing Finance in the Health and Social Care Sec…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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