Accounting Information Systems

by Ulric J. Gelinas Jr.

As the importance of accounting information systems (AIS) grows in the world of business today, so does your need for a solid background in this critical area. ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS, 7E helps you develop the necessary skills and solid foundation in enterprise risk management as it relates to business processes and their information systems. The book's proven coverage centers around three of the areas most critical in accounting information systems today--enterprise systems, e-Business systems, and controls for maintaining those systems--with icons that direct your attention to the most important information. The book uses a conversational writing style and relaxed tone, rather than stilted, technical language, to help you easily grasp even the most challenging topics. You explore today's most intriguing AIS topics and how they relate to information technology, business processes, strategic management, security, and internal controls. With this edition, you master the basics of information systems, the tools and processes for organizing and managing information, as well as a more advanced enterprise risk management topics. This edition guides for through the dimensions of corporate governance, internal controls, and business processes in detail. A new full chapter on systems development equips you with critical skills in acquiring and implementing accounting information systems. Whether you want an emphasis on enterprise risk management approach, solid understanding of databases or REA, or a background in systems development, ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS, 7E has the thorough foundation and information you need.

Genres: Textbooks, Accounting, Business

658 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1990

Reviews

[Chris Corbell · Rating 2 out of 5]

The information isn't bad but the book is insanely overpriced. It should not be this difficult to get relevant and timely information about how distributed, integrating AIS and ERP systems are typically set up. All the same there was some helpful material.

[Yousseif Abdellatif · Rating 4 out of 5]

The vibe was completely off for the first quarter of Accounting Information Systems, and I almost tapped out. Then Ulric J. Gelinas Jr. pulls a switch I did not see coming, and suddenly I was reading on my lunch break, in line at the pharmacy, and in bed way past my bedtime. The scene on the bridge? Chef's kiss. The back half is stronger than the front, so the pacing isn't perfect. For readers willing to trust a book that starts rough. Pass if you quit books easily.

[Yousseif Abdellatif · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ulric J. Gelinas Jr. has a real gift for the awkward silence in Accounting Information Systems, those moments when nobody says what they mean and everybody knows it. That's where the book shines. The pacing stumbles whenever the plot has to do actual work. Great for people who love subtext, rough for readers who crave action.

[Kristian John]

Accounting Information Systems