The non-consulting and non-public accounting
companies appear to want AIS majors to be better-rounded
in accounting, IT, and general business skills than the
consulting and public accounting. These companies
emphasize a wide mixture of skills, with no direct focus. For
example, the top 10 curriculum topics for the companies
include almost equal mix of broad topics. This ranged from
IT topics (operating systems, network security, and database
design), to a focus on internal accounting concepts (transaction
analysis and controls, accounting cycles, and
inventory management) and included general business issues
(legal liability, professional services, and project
management).