Accounting Information Systems: International Edition - Softcover

Romney, Marshall B.; Steinbart, Paul J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0131968556 ISBN 13: 9780131968554

Publisher: Pearson, 2005

Synopsis

For a first course in Accounting Information Systems or for a general introduction for advanced AIS courses and Information Systems courses.

 

The market-leading book that delivers the most comprehensive and flexible coverage of the four major approaches to teaching AIS.  Instructors can easily reorder chapters, and focus on what you want: (a) transaction cycles and controls; (b) systems life cycle; (c) databases and data modeling; or (d) computer-based controls, fraud, and auditing.

 

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Are you looking for a textbook that will provide your students with the knowledge and skills the need to pursue successful careers in accounting?

Romney/Steinbart―the number one AIS textbook―has what you need! This textbook offers the essential concepts you have come to expect in the previous editions, and continues to reflect the most current topics in AIS.

• NEW―Updated and expanded coverage of e-business (now in Chapter 3). Topics include how the Internet, electronic commerce, EDI, and databases are fundamentally transforming business activities, as well as how these IT developments are changing the way that businesses must account for the result of those activities.
• NEW―Expanded discussion of the REA data model (Chapter 5) features more detail on commitment events.
• NEW―Revised SysTrust coverage (Chapter 8) now follows the same structure and format as the AICPA's new service, with assurance that an information system is reliable.
• All of the cycle chapters (Chapters 11-15) now presuppose the use of an ERP system and contrasts it with legacy systems. Other important topics, such as XBRL (Chapter 15), are also covered.
• NEW―Expanded supplements package offers new practice sets, casebooks, and on-line courses.
• NEW―The Getting Started Series―FREE with new texts! Introduce your students to the most current releases of the leading software packages―QuickBooks, Peachtree, Excel, and Simply Accounting―by packaging your choice of a free 70-page manual with new copies of Romney/Steinbart! Add Peachtree or Simply Accounting software for a nominal price.
• NEW―Microsoft Excel for Accounting: AIS and Auditing is available at a nominal charge with new textbook purchase.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0131968556
• ISBN 13: 9780131968554
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 832