Accounting Information Systems » (2nd Edition)

Hurt's Accounting Information Systems, 2e continues to take a fresh new approach that puts judgment and critical thinking, not technology, at the heart of the AIS course. Using a conversational writing style appealing to students, this book presents AIS as an art as much as a science. AIS is presented as a set of fundamental ideas and concepts that can be applied in various organizational contexts. Students are provided with vocabulary they will need to succeed in the profession and ensuring that they can communicate clearly and effectively about accounting information systems with both accountants and nonaccountants. The text end-of-chapter exercises and assessment tools are all competency-based, distilling knowledge to its essential elements and then encouraging students to use those essential elements to think for themselves.

Part One: Introduction and Basic ConceptsChapter 1: Role and Purpose of Accounting Information SystemsChapter 2: Transaction Processing In the Accounting Information SystemChapter 3: Professionalism and EthicsChapter 4: Internal ControlsPart Two: Information Technology and Systems Modeling TechniquesChapter 5: FlowchartingChapter 6: Data Flow DiagrammingChapter 7: Information TechnologyPart Three: Business ProcessesChapter 8: Sales / Collection ProcessChapter 9: Acquisition / Payment ProcessChapter 10: Other Business ProcessesPart Four: Other Topics in Accounting Information SystemsChapter 11: Application Service ProvidersChapter 12: Professional CertificationsChapter 13: Event-Driven Accounting Information SystemsChapter 14: Computer Crime and Information Technology SecurityChapter 15: XBRLChapter 16: Decision Making Models and Knowledge ManagementChapter 17: E-Business and Enterprise Resource Planning SystemsChapter 18: Auditing and Evaluating the Accounting Information Systems