Core Concepts of Accounting Information Systems, 9th Edition

by Nancy A. Bagranoff (Old Dominion University); Mark G. Simkin (University of Nevada ); Carolyn A. Strand Norman (Virginia Commonwealth University)

• ISBN13: 9780471655305
• ISBN10: 0471655309
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-10-01
• Publisher: WILEY

Summary

Offering concise, user-friendly coverage of core topics, this essential text provides a strong foundation for courses in Accounting Information Systems and gives instructors the flexibility they need to meet their individual course objectives. The text is an excellent stand-alone resource for a shorter course in accounting information systems, or the perfect foundation textbook for a longer class in which you choose to integrate other materials such as software manuals, casebooks, and readings. Newly updated and revised for 2005, the Ninth Edition welcomes new co-author Carolyn Strand Norman, and provides the latest information on e-commerce, XBRL, enterprise-wide software, data modelling and databases, computer technology, and more. Students will discover how accounting information systems collect, record, and store business data; learn how to develop effective internal control systems; and examine the accountant\'s role in designing, developing, implementing, and maintaining accounting information systems.

Table of Contents

An Introduction to Accounting Information Systems

An Introduction to Accounting Information Systems

Documenting Accounting Information Systems

Controls, Security, Privacy, and Ethics in Accounting Information Systems

Computer Crime, Ethics, and Privacy

Introduction to Internal Control Systems

Computer Security and Controls for Accounting Information Systems

Using Accounting Information

Accounting Information Systems and Business Processes:

Accounting Information Systems and Business Processes:

Accounting and Enterprise Software

Databases

Data Modeling

Organizing and Manipulating the Data in Databases

Developing Effective Accounting Information Systems

Systems Study: Planning and Analysis

Systems Study: System Design and Selection

Systems Study: Implementation, Follow-Up, and Maintenance

Special Topics

Information Technology Auditing

Electronic Commerce and the Internet

Computer Technology and AISs

Index

Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.