Accounting Information Systems

Overview

Main description

Accounting Information Systems: Basic Concepts and Current Issues, Third Edition, by Robert Hurt provides a highly approachable, interdisciplinary presentation of the fundamental accounting topics and information technology of AIS. It is written in a manner intended to develop professional judgment and critical thinking skills so students are prepared to be successful and effectively communicate with accountants and general managers whether their careers take them into public accounting, the corporate world, governmental and not-for-profit accounting, or another practice.

Table of contents

PART ONE: AIS Fundamentals 1 Role and Purpose of Accounting Information Systems 2 Transaction Processing in the AID 3 Internal Controls 4 Management Concepts 5 Information Systems Concepts PART TWO: Documentation Techniques 6 Flowcharting 7 Data Flow Diagramming 8 REA Modeling PART THREE: Information Technology in the AIS 9 XBRL 10 E-business and Enterprise Resource Planning Systems 11 Computer Crime and Information Technology Security PART FOUR: Business Processes 12 Sales/Collections Process 13 Acquisition/Payment Process 14 Other Business Processes PART FIVE: Other Topics in AIS 15 Decision-Making Models and Knowledge Management 16 Professionalism, Ethics,, and Career Planning 17 Auditing and Evaluating the AIS Answers Glossary Comprehensive Chapter ReferencesIndex