Accounting Information Systems

ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS, 4th Edition provides thorough and up-to-date coverage of accounting information systems and related technologies. It features an early presentation of transaction cycles plus a special emphasis on ethics, fraud, and the modern manufacturing environment. Hall assumes that the student is familiar with fundamental accounting principles and basic computer concepts and terminology and has been exposed to computer programming. Hall's focus is on the needs and more >>

ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS, 4th Edition provides thorough and up-to-date coverage of accounting information systems and related technologies. It features an early presentation of transaction cycles plus a special emphasis on ethics, fraud, and the modern manufacturing environment. Hall assumes that the student is familiar with fundamental accounting principles and basic computer concepts and terminology and has been exposed to computer programming. Hall's focus is on the needs and responsibilities of accountants as end users of systems, systems designers, and auditors.Part 1: OVERVIEW OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS. 1. The Information System: An Accountant's Perspective. 2. Introduction to Transaction Processing. 3. Ethics, Fraud, and Internal Control. Part 2: TRANSACTION CYCLES AND BUSINESS PROCESSES. 4. The Revenue Cycle. 5 . The Expenditure Cycle Part I: Purchases and Cash Disbursements Procedures. 6. The Expenditure Cycle Part II: Payroll Processing and Fixed Asset Procedures. 7. The Conversion Cycle. 8. General Ledger, Financial Reporting, and Management Reporting Systems. Part 3: ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES IN ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS. 9. Database Management Systems. 10. The REA Approach to Business Process Modeling. 11. Enterprise Resource Planning Systems. 12. Electronic Commerce Systems. Part 4: SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. 13. The Systems Development Process, Part I. 14. The Systems Development Process, Part II. Part 5: COMPUTER CONTROLS AND AUDITING. 15. Controlling Computer-Based Information Systems, Part I. 16. Controlling Computer-Based Information Systems, Part II. 17. Information Systems Auditing and Assurance. << less