Accounting Information Systems

Sutton, Steve G.; Gelinas, Ulric J.; Hunton, Jim

ISBN 10: 0324227183 ISBN 13: 9780324227185

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 1980

Synopsis

This text focuses on providing skills necessary for a foundation in enterprise risk management, particularly as these risks pertain to information systems and relevant business processes.

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Review

I like the control matrix approach in chapters 7-9. I like the pedagogical devices used throughout the text.

About the Author

Richard (Rick) Dull, Ph.D., CPA/CFF, CISA, CFE, is Associate Professor of Accountancy at Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina. His professional experience includes audit and information systems consulting within public accounting, as well as application programming with a manufacturing firm. Professor Dull's work on cross-departmental integration of enterprise systems earned him a Microsoft Pinnacle Award for Excellence in Education, as well as a Clemson University Board of Trustees Award for Faculty Excellence. Professor Dull is a published academic practitioner with several of his articles appearing in Journal of Information Systems, International Journal of Accounting Information Systems, Journal of Emerging Technologies in Accounting, Accounting Education: an International Journal, CPA Journal, and Personal Financial Planning. Professor Dull is a member of the American Accounting Association, American Institute of CPAs, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, and the Information Systems Audit and Control Association. He currently serves the AICPA as an Editorial Advisor for the Journal of Accountancy. Patrick Wheeler, Associate Professor at the University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, CBIZ MHM Scholar, teaches accounting information systems at the graduate and undergraduate levels, and has extensive training in databases and enterprise resource planning systems (SAP and Oracle Financials). Professor Wheeler received his Ph.D. in accounting from Georgia State University in 1999 and a B.A. with honors from the University of Florida in 1979. Professor Wheeler is a CPA with the Louisiana Society of CPA's and a Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP) with the American Institute of CPA's. His research, published in numerous journals and magazines worldwide, focuses on behavioral issues in information systems, especially in regard to the impact of computerized decision aids on business decision making. He received the "2007 Outstanding Research Paper Award" and the "2007 Finalist Research Paper Award" from the Information Systems (IS) section of the AAA. He won the "Outstanding IS Dissertation Award" at the 2001 AAA Annual Meeting and currently serves on the editorial review boards of the Journal of Information Systems and International Journal of Accounting Information Systems. He received the "2006 Outstanding Service Award" from the AAA IS Section. Professor Wheeler is active in the American Accounting Association (AAA), at both the national and regional levels, especially in the IS section as well as a member of Beta Gamma Sigma, the business honor society. Ulric J. (Joe) Gelinas, Jr., Ph.D. is a Professor Emeritus at Bentley University, Waltham, Massachusetts conducting course development and instruction for PricewaterhouseCoopers on business processes, internal control, and IT auditing topics. Dr. Gelinas is Senior Consultant for MIS Training Institute, and teaches in the University of Maastricht's International Executive Master of Finance and Control Program. Professor Gelinas received awards and recognition for his written work on inter organizational collaboration and coordination infrastructures, accounting information systems, using technology in business education, technical communications, and information privacy. He is a member of the American Accounting Association, the Information Systems Audit and Control Association, Beta Alpha Psi, and Beta Gamma Sigma. Professor Gelinas was a member of the U.S. expert panel that reviewed Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT) and has since conducted COBIT workshops throughout the world.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 1980
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0324227183
• ISBN 13: 9780324227185
• Binding: Misc. Supplies
• Number of pages: 550