Accounting Information Systems, 16th edition

Published by Pearson (November 14, 2023) © 2024

  • Marshall B Romney Brigham Young University
  • Paul J. Steinbart Arizona State University
  • Scott L. Summers Brigham Young University
  • David A. Wood Brigham Young University

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Accounting Information Systems delivers the most unprecedented coverage of each major approach to teaching AIS. It gives instructors the opportunity to reorder chapters and focus the material to suit their individual course needs.

The 16th Edition covers important new IT developments in AIS, such as robotic process automation, blockchain and data analytics. Not only will students see how AIS has changed the role of an accountant, but they'll also be prepared for a successful accounting career in public practice, industry or government.

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  • NEW: Coverage of emerging technologies includes process mining as a documentation technique (Ch. 3). A new case study on process mining in the revenue cycle shows how to use data to examine what actually happens in organizations (Ch. 14).
  • NEW: Content explores regular expression as a powerful tool for pattern matching and for searching unstructured text in the world of big data (Ch. 6).
  • UPDATED: An overview and examples of machine learning techniques have been added (Ch. 7).
  • UPDATED: Discussion of privacy reflects changes in privacy regulations and solutions around the world. Also, the Privacy Management Framework is examined (Ch. 12).
  • NEW: Material covers important contemporary topics like the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations' (COSO's) Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) framework; the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) standards; quantum computing and encryption; and reporting of voluntary diversity, equity and inclusion info in financial statements.

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PART 1: CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS

  1. Accounting Information Systems: An Overview
  2. Overview of Transaction Processing and Enterprise Resource Planning Systems
  3. Systems Documentation Techniques

PART 2: DATA ANALYTICS

  1. Relational Databases
  2. Introduction to Data Analytics in Accounting
  3. Transforming Data
  4. Data Analysis and Presentation

PART 3: CONTROL OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS

  1. Fraud and Errors
  2. Computer Fraud and Abuse Techniques
  3. Control and Accounting Information Systems
  4. Controls for Information Security
  5. Confidentiality and Privacy Controls
  6. Processing Integrity and Availability Controls

PART 4: ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS

  1. The Revenue Cycle: Sales to Cash Collections
  2. The Expenditure Cycle: Purchasing to Cash Disbursements
  3. The Production Cycle
  4. The Human Resources Management and Payroll Cycle
  5. General Ledger and Reporting System

PART 5: THE REA DATA MODEL

  1. Database Design Using the REA Data Model
  2. Implementing an REA Model in a Relational Database
  3. Special Topics in REA Modeling

PART 6: THE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

  1. Introduction to Systems Development and Systems Analysis
  2. AIS Development Strategies
  3. Systems Design, Implementation, and Operation

About our authors

Marshall B. Romney is the John and Nancy Hardy Professor in the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University. He holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree from BYU and a PhD degree from the University of Texas at Austin. Marshall has published 10 different books and over 100 articles in academic and professional journals. He is the recipient of 8 research grants. He has taught for or consulted with over 50 different organizations. Marshall is a past president of the Information Systems section of the AAA. He was a member of both the Information Technology Executive Committee and the IT Practices Subcommittee of the AICPA. He was the chairman of the Information Technology committee for the Utah Association of CPAs, who presented him with the outstanding chairperson award. At BYU, Marshall is the Chairperson of the Information Systems Department and is the director of both the graduate and undergraduate Information Systems programs.

Paul John Steinbart is a Professor in the Department of Information Systems in the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University where he teaches graduate courses on information security and an undergraduate course on accounting information systems. His research interests include issues concerning the usability of information security solutions, individuals' information security behaviors, effective governance of information security, and the effects of information technology on decision making. He has published his research in leading academic journals such as MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, the Journal of the Association for Information Systems, Decision Sciences, and The Accounting Review. He is also the co-author of the undergraduate textbook Accounting Information Systems published by Prentice-Hall. Steinbart also serves as the ISACA Academic Advocate at Arizona State University.

Scott L. Summers completed his PhD at Texas A&M University having earned degrees at Brigham Young University. Professor Summers has taught at Texas A&M, University of Missouri, Columbia, and currently holds the Andersen Professorship at Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business. Professor Summers specializes in database and in the control environment. He participated in the development of ISACA's 4.0 COBiT framework. He has published numerous articles in both academic and practitioner journals, several of which have received awards. He currently teaches accounting information systems, database, and data analytics.

David A. Wood is a professor and the Andersen Fellow in the Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business. David completed his PhD at Indiana University. He received BS and MAcc degrees at Brigham Young University and a Masters of Business at Indiana University. At BYU, David teaches accounting data analytics and accounting information systems. David has over 100 publications of articles in respected academic and practitioner journals, monographs, books and cases. His research has won multiple accounting and ethics best paper awards. David is actively involved with the EY Academic Resource Center in producing cutting-edge accounting curriculum.

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