Published by Pearson (November 19, 2020) © 2021
Develop your knowledge on the role of AIS in accounting.
Accounting Information Systems, 15th edition, combines all the latest updates in AIS, including developments in IT and the design of accounting systems, and how these affect business processes and controls. Delivering the most unprecedented coverage of each major approach to the subject, this book's chapters and materials cover the relevant information to suit your course needs. Learn the role AIS plays in modern accounting and the value it adds to organisations.
Perfect for undergraduates and postgraduates alike, this text will give you the necessary tools to succeed in your course and career.
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
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