Accounting Information Systems [Rental Edition]

by Romney, Marshall B.

• ISBN13: 9780135572832
• ISBN10: 0135572835
• Edition: 15th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2020-03-15
• Publisher: Pearson Rental Program

Summary

This print textbook is available for students to rent for their classes. The Pearson print rental program provides students with affordable access to learning materials, so they come to class ready to succeed.

For one-semester undergraduate or graduate courses in accounting information systems. 

 

A market-leading text with the most comprehensive, flexible coverage of AIS available

Accounting Information Systems  delivers the most unprecedented coverage of each major approach to teaching AIS, giving instructors the opportunity to reorder chapters and focus the material to suit their individual course needs. The 15th Edition covers all of the most recent updates in AIS, including how developments in IT affect business processes and controls, the effect of recent regulatory developments on the design and operation of accounting systems, and how accountants can use AIS to add value to an organization. Not only will students see how AIS has changed the role of an accountant, but they’ll also be prepared for a successful accounting career in public practice, industry, or government.

Author Biography

Marshall B. Romney is the John and Nancy Hardy Professor in the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University. He holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree from BYU and a PhD degree from the University of Texas at Austin.

 

Marshall has published 10 different books and over 100 articles in academic and professional journals. He is the recipient of eight research grants. He has taught for or consulted with over 50 different organizations. Marshall is a past president of the Information Systems section of the AAA. He was a member of both the Information Technology Executive Committee and the IT Practices Subcommittee of the AICPA. He was the chairman of the Information Technology committee for the Utah Association of CPAs, who presented him with the outstanding chairperson award. At BYU, Marshall is the Chairperson of the Information Systems Department and is the director of both the graduate and undergraduate Information Systems programs.

 

Paul John Steinbart is a Professor in the Department of Information Systems in the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University where he teaches graduate courses on information security and an undergraduate course on accounting information systems. His research interests include issues concerning the usability of information security solutions, individuals’ information security behaviors, effective governance of information security, and the effects of information technology on decision making. He has published his research in leading academic journals such as MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, the Journal of the Association for Information Systems, Decision Sciences, and The Accounting Review. He is also the co-author of the undergraduate textbook Accounting Information Systems published by Prentice-Hall. Steinbart also serves as the ISACA Academic Advocate at Arizona State University.

Table of Contents

PART I: CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS

1. Accounting Information Systems: An Overview

2. Overview of Transaction Processing and Enterprise ¿Resource Planning Systems

3. Systems Documentation Techniques

 

PART II: DATA ANALYTICS

4. Relational Databases

5. Introduction to Data Analytics in Accounting

6. Transforming Data

7. Data Analysis and Presentation

 

PART III: CONTROL OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS 

8. Fraud and Errors

9. Computer Fraud and Abuse Techniques

10. Control and Accounting Information Systems

11. Controls for Information Security

12. Confidentiality and Privacy Controls

13. Processing Integrity and Availability Controls

 

PART IV: ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS

14. The Revenue Cycle: Sales to Cash Collections

15. The Expenditure Cycle: Purchasing to Cash Disbursements

16. The Production Cycle

17. The Human Resources Management and Payroll Cycle

18. General Ledger and Reporting System

 

PART V: THE REA DATA MODEL

19. Database Design Using the REA Data Model

20. Implementing an REA Model in a Relational Database

21. Special Topics in REA Modeling

 

PART VI: THE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

22. Introduction to Systems Development and Systems Analysis

23. AIS Development Strategies

24. Systems Design, Implementation, and Operation