1.Integrated chapter-opening cases introduce important material and reinforce key concepts.



　　2.A real-world view in the focus boxes and real-world examples help students understand how companies are using the latest IT developments to improve their AIS.



　　 3.Up-to-date information covers critical topics



　　 4.Students get numerous opportunities to practice and hone their skills, and check themselves for understanding:



　　•Hands-on Excel exercises, many based on “how-to” tutorials that appeared in recent issues of the Journal of Accountancy, help readers hone their computer skills.



　　•Numerous problems in every chapter provide additional opportunities to demonstrate mastery of key concepts.



　　•Cases in each chapter encourage reader to delve deeper into specific topics.



　　•Chapter quizzes let readers self assess their understanding of the material. Detailed explanations about the correct answer to each quiz question are provided.



　　•Extensive use of graphics enhances students’ understanding of the concepts through hundreds of figures, diagrams, flowcharts, and tables.



　　 5.Instructors get the flexibility to tailor the material to fit their individual course needs.



　　•Chapters can be easily reordered to focus on the material most appropriate to individual courses.

Part I: Conceptual Foundations of Accounting Information Systems

Ch 1 Accounting Information Systems: An Overview

Ch 2 Overview of Transaction Processing and Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

Ch 3 Systems Documentation Techniques

Ch 4 Relational Databases



Part II: Control and Audit of Accounting Information Systems

Ch 5 Computer Fraud

Ch 6 Computer Fraud and Abuse Techniques

Ch 7 Control and Accounting Information Systems

Ch 8 Controls for Information Security

Ch 9 Confidentiality and Privacy Controls

Ch10 Processing Integrity Availability Controls

Ch11 Auditing Computer-Based Information Systems



Part III: Accounting Information Systems Applications

Ch12 The Revenue Cycle: Sales to Cash Collections

Ch13 The Expenditure Cycle: Purchasing to Cash Disbursements

Ch14 The Production Cycle

Ch15 The Human Resources Management and Payroll Cycle

Ch16 General Ledger and Reporting System



Part IV: The REA Data Model

Ch17 Database Design Using the REA Data Model

Ch18 Implementing an REA Data Model in a Relational Database

Ch19 Special Topics in REA Modeling



Part V: The Systems Development Process

Ch20 Introduction to Systems Development; Systems Analysis

Ch21 AIS Development Strategies

Ch22 Systems Design, Implementation, and Operation