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Ideal for understanding the accounting information systems and related technologies you'll use in your business career, Hall's ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS, 8th Edition includes an emphasis on ethics, fraud, and the modern manufacturing environment. The book focuses on the needs and responsibilities of accountants as end users of systems, systems designers, and auditors. This text completely integrates Sarbanes-Oxley as it affects internal controls and other relevant topics. This new edition also includes discussions on the risks and advantages of cloud computing, the differences between the accounting system needs of small and large companies, and a thorough update of PART II: TRANSACTION CYCLES AND BUSINESS PROCESSES.

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Author:   James Hall (Lehigh University)
Publisher:   Cengage Learning, Inc
Imprint:   South-Western College Publishing
Edition:   International Edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 3.50cm , Length: 26.00cm
Weight:   1.700kg
ISBN:  

9781111972141

ISBN 10:   1111972141
Pages:   840
Publication Date:   01 January 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   9781133934400
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

PART I: 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 II: 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. Financial Reporting and Management Reporting Systems. PART III: ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES IN ACCOUNTING INFORMATION. 9. Database Management Systems. 10. The REA Approach to Business Process Modeling. 11. Enterprise Resource Planning Systems. 12. Electronic Commerce Systems. PART IV: SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. 13. Managing the Systems Development Life Cycle. 14. Construct, Deliver, and Maintain Systems Project. PART V: COMPUTER CONTROLS AND AUDITING. 15. IT Controls Part I: Sarbanes-Oxley and IT Governance. 16. IT Controls Part II: Security and Access. 17. IT Controls Part III: Systems Development, Program Changes, Application Controls. Glossary. Subject Index.

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James A. Hall is a Professor of Accounting, co-director of the Computer Science and Business program, and the Peter E. Bennett Chair in Business and Economics at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA. After his discharge from the U.S. Army, he entered the University of Tulsa in 1970 and received a B.S.B.A. in 1974 and an M.B.A. in 1976. He earned his Ph.D. from Oklahoma State University in 1979. Dr. Hall has worked in the field of systems analysis and computer auditing and has served as consultant in these areas to numerous organizations. Dr. Hall has published articles in the Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance, Journal of MIS, Communications of the ACM, Journal Of Management Systems, Management Accounting, Journal Of Computer Information Systems, The Journal Of Accounting Education, The Review Of Accounting Information Systems, and other professional journals. He is also the author of ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS and INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AUDITING, both published by Cengage. His research interests include internal controls, computer fraud and IT outsourcing.

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