Accounting Information Systems -- Global Edition

Accounting Information Systems (AISs) delivers unprecedented coverage of these types of financial systems. The text examines how developments in IT affect business processes and controls, the effect of recent regulatory developments on the design and operation of AISs, and how you can use AISs to add value to an organization.

The 16th Edition covers important new IT developments in AIS, such as robotic process automation, blockchain and data analytics. Not only will you see how AIS has changed the role of an accountant, but you''ll also be prepared for a successful accounting career in public practice, industry or government.

PART 1: CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS

1. Accounting Information Systems: An Overview
2. Overview of Transaction Processing and Enterprise Resource Planning Systems
3. Systems Documentation Techniques

PART 2: DATA ANALYTICS

1. Relational Databases
2. Introduction to Data Analytics in Accounting
3. Transforming Data
4. Data Analysis and Presentation

PART 3: CONTROL OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS

1. Fraud and Errors
2. Computer Fraud and Abuse Techniques
3. Control and Accounting Information Systems
4. Controls for Information Security
5. Confidentiality and Privacy Controls
6. Processing Integrity and Availability Controls

PART 4: ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS

1. The Revenue Cycle: Sales to Cash Collections
2. The Expenditure Cycle: Purchasing to Cash Disbursements
3. The Production Cycle
4. The Human Resources Management and Payroll Cycle
5. General Ledger and Reporting System

PART 5: THE REA DATA MODEL

1. Database Design Using the REA Data Model
2. Implementing an REA Model in a Relational Database
3. Special Topics in REA Modeling

PART 6: THE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

1. Introduction to Systems Development and Systems Analysis
2. AIS Development Strategies
3. Systems Design, Implementation, and Operation

Marshall B. Romney is the John and Nancy Hardy Professor in the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University. He holds a Bachelor''s and Master''s degree from BYU and a PhD degree from the University of Texas at Austin. Marshall has published 10 different books and over 100 articles in academic and professional journals. He is the recipient of 8 research grants. He has taught for or consulted with over 50 different organizations. Marshall is a past president of the Information Systems section of the AAA. He was a member of both the Information Technology Executive Committee and the IT Practices Subcommittee of the AICPA. He was the chairman of the Information Technology committee for the Utah Association of CPAs, who presented him with the outstanding chairperson award. At BYU, Marshall is the Chairperson of the Information Systems Department and is the director of both the graduate and undergraduate Information Systems programs.

Paul John Steinbart is a Professor in the Department of Information Systems in the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University where he teaches graduate courses on information security and an undergraduate course on accounting information systems. His research interests include issues concerning the usability of information security solutions, individuals'' information security behaviors, effective governance of information security, and the effects of information technology on decision making. He has published his rese