Accounting Information Systems, Global Edition, 14th edition

Book Description Accounting Information Systems delivers the most comprehensive and flexible 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 14th 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 the 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.

Content

PART I - Conceptual Foundations of Accounting Information Systems
CHAPTER 1. Accounting Information Systems: An Overview
CHAPTER 2. Overview of Transaction Processing and Enterprise Resource Planning Systems
CHAPTER 3. Systems Documentation Techniques
CHAPTER 4. Relational Databases

PART II - Control and Audit of Accounting Information Systems
CHAPTER 5. Fraud
CHAPTER 6. Computer Fraud and Abuse Techniques
CHAPTER 7. Control and Accounting Information Systems
CHAPTER 8. Controls for Information Security
CHAPTER 9. Confidentiality and Privacy Controls
CHAPTER 10. Processing Integrity and Availability Controls
CHAPTER 11. Auditing Computer-Based Information Systems

PART III - Accounting Information Systems Applications
CHAPTER 12. The Revenue Cycle: Sales to Cash Collections
CHAPTER 13. The Expenditure Cycle: Purchasing to Cash Disbursements
CHAPTER 14. The Production Cycle
CHAPTER 15. The Human Resources Management and Payroll Cycle
CHAPTER 16. General Ledger and Reporting System

PART IV - The REA Data Model
CHAPTER 17. Database Design Using the REA Data Model
CHAPTER 18. Implementing an REA Model in a Relational Database
CHAPTER 19. Special Topics in REA Modeling

PART V - The Systems Development Process
CHAPTER 20. Introduction to Systems Development and Systems Analysis
CHAPTER 21. AIS Development Strategies
CHAPTER 22. Systems Design, Implementation, and Operation