Product Description

Today's accounting professionals are expected to help organizations identify enterprise risks and provide assurance for information systems. ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS, 8E helps you develop a 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. The book is written clearly to help you easily grasp even the most challenging topics. You can explore today's most intriguing AIS topics to see how they relate to business processes, information technology, strategic management, security, and internal controls. The 8th edition provides you with the tools and processes for organizing and managing information. Whether you want an emphasis on enterprise risk management, solid understanding of databases or REA, or a background in systems development, ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS, 8E offers the solid foundation you need.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #261232 in Books
• Published on: 2009-02-27
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 3.15 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 674 pages

Review
"Very thorough. It gets to the point without being encyclopedic in nature."

"What impresses me about the Gelinas/Dull text is the way it covers documentation in Chapter 4 and then integrates documentation throughout the remainder of the text. Excellent for teaching documentation and internal controls."

About the Author
Ulric J. (Joe) Gelinas, Jr., Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Accountancy at Bentley College, Waltham, Massachusetts. He received his A.B. in Economics from ST. Michael's College, Winooski Park, Vermont, and his M.B.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Professor Gelinas has also taught at the University of Tennessee and at Vesalius College, Vrije Universtiteit Brussel in Brussels, Belgium. As a Captain in the United States Air Force, he was Officer-in-Charge of IT Operations. Professor Gelinas was the founding editor of the Journal of Accounting and Computers (formerly the Kent/ Bentley Journal of Accounting and Computers and he Kent/ Bentley Review). Professor Gelinas has published articles on accounting information systems, computers in accounting education, technical communications, and information privacy. Professor Gelinas worked as an IT auditor and BankBoston and has conducted training-using this textbook-at CSC Partners, a nationwide systems integration firm. He has made presentations and conducted workshops at the International Conference of the Information Systems Audit & Control Association (ISACA), ISACA's Computer Audit, Control and Security (CACS) conferences, as well as other professional groups. He is a member of the American Accounting Association, the Information Systems Audit & 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 conducted COBIT workshops throughout the world. He was the author of a portion of Implementation Tool Set, a volume that accompanied the second edition of COBIT. In his spare time, Professor Gelinas is engaged in his favorite activities: sailing, scuba diving, bird watching, antiquing and music.