Core Concepts of Accounting Information Systems - Softcover

Moscove, Stephen A.; Simkin, Mark G.; Bagranoff, Nancy A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471283045 ISBN 13: 9780471283041

Publisher: Wiley, 1999

Synopsis

Based on the authors' bestselling AIS: Concepts and Practice for Effective Decision Making, 5th Ed. this dramatically shorter textbook is entirely up to date to reflect recent changes in technology and AIS practice. Covers such subjects as EDI, reengineering, neural networks, client/server, and events accounting. Revised to include a new chapter on the internet.

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From the Publisher

Based on the authors' bestselling AIS: Concepts and Practice for Effective Decision Making, this dramatically shorter text is entirely updated to reflect recent changes in technology and AIS practice. Covers such subjects as EDI, reengineering, neural networks, client/server, and events accounting. In addition to examples included throughout every chapter, a special "AIS at Work" feature demonstrates how actual companies make use of the AIS concepts presented in each chapter. Contains two chapters on control and one each on information systems auditing and computer security and crime.

From the Back Cover

Offering concise, user-friendly coverage of core topics, this essential text provides a strong foundation for courses in Accounting Information Systems and gives instructors the flexibility they need to meet their individual course objectives. This text - now with more color! - is an excellent, stand-alone resource for a shorter course in accounting information systems, or the prefect foundation textbook for a longer class in which other materials are integrated - such as computer projects, casebooks, and readings.

Newly updated and revised, this Tenth Edition has been reorganized to strengthen its flexibility as well as redesigned to promote its flexibility as well as redesigned to promote its accessibility. The reorganized chapter order moves coverage of databases to the end, which better allows for coverage at any point during the course. It also reduces systems chapters from three to one, s this material is often covered in other courses.

New in the Tenth Edition

• Expanded coverage of Sarbanes-Oxley, Cobit Version 4, XBRL, and of risk and governance.
• Test yourself multiple choice questions a the end of each chapter.
• A new database chapter provides hands-on instruction in Microsoft Access.
• Updated Case-in-Point features show the business context of the text material.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0471283045
• ISBN 13: 9780471283041
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 488