Accounting Information Systems (with Acquiring, Developing and Implementing Guide and CD-ROM) [Hardcover]

Ulric J. Gelinas (Author), Steve G. Sutton (Author), Jim Hunton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 27, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0324220987 | ISBN-13: 978-0324220988 | Edition: 6

The book focuses on providing skills necessary for a foundation in enterprise risk management--particularly as these risks pertain to information systems and encapsulated business processes. Fundamental to an enterprise risk management orientation, from an information systems perspective, are the underlying enterprise systems, e-business systems, and controls for maintaining these systems.

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"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." --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Ulric J. (Joe) Gelinas, Jr., Ph.D., is a Professor Emeritus at Bentley University, Waltham, Massachusetts. He also conducts 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 he teaches in the University of Maastricht’s International Executive Master of Finance and Control Program. He received his A.B. in Economics from St. Michael’s College, Winooski, 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. Professor Gelinas has published articles on interorganizational collaboration and coordination infrastructures, accounting information systems, using technology in business education, technical communications, and information privacy. In 2003, Professor Gelinas received the Innovation in Auditing and Assurance Education Award from the American Accounting Association. He has made presentations and conducted workshops at the International Conference of the Information Systems Audit and 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 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 conducted COBIT workshops throughout the world. He is the author of Implementation Tool Set, a volume that accompanies the second and third editions of COBIT. In his spare time, Professor Gelinas is engaged in his favorite activities: sailing, hiking, and bird watching.

Steve G. Sutton, Ph.D., CPA, is the Myers Chair of Accounting Information Systems at The University of Connecticut. He received his BSA, MA, and Ph.D. from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Professor Sutton has also taught at the University of Calgary, Arizona State University West, Bryant College, and Texas Tech University. His audit and information systems consulting experience with Mayer Hoffman McCann, CPAs, and KPMG Peat Marwick, along with experience as a computer operator with Deere & Co., support his teaching and research interests in accounting information systems, auditing, and accounting education. Professor Sutton is the founding and continuing editor of Advances in Accounting Information Systems and a founding and continuing co-chair of the annual Accounting Information Systems Research Symposium. In addition, he serves as a departmental editor for the journal, Database. Professor Sutton is also a co-author of the monograph, Productivity and Quality Measurement Systems for Internal Auditing (Institute of Internal Auditors Research Foundation) and co-editor of another monograph, Behavioral Accounting Research: Foundations and Frontiers (American Accounting Association). Professor Sutton has published over 50 journal articles and made over 50 conference presentations on accounting information systems, auditing, and computers in accounting education. He has made continuing education presentations for both the international association and Phoenix Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors and the American Public Power Association, as well as several public accounting firms. He is a past chair of the Information Systems Section of the American Accounting Association. Among Professor Sutton's hobbies are 3-on-3 basketball tournaments, travel, skiing, and hiking.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 672 pages
• Publisher: South-Western College Pub; 6 edition (July 27, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0324220987
• ISBN-13: 978-0324220988
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8.1 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,168,173 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 21st Century Accounting Information Systems, June 5, 2003

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Naftali/Cliff Anderson "Naftali" (Jerusalem) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Accounting Information Systems (Hardcover)

Unlike many of the other AIS textbooks still being sold, this textbook was well written to begin with and was seriously edited and re-written where necessary to improve its teaching quality in this 5th Edition.

The only criticism that I have of the text was the failure to clearly address the problem of how to code database entries so that a statement of cash balance could be generated using the direct method.

I would recommend a different graphic artist for this next cover, but the authors are right up there with Charles Horngren in my book for writing easy to read and understand Accounting textbooks.

Excellent for self-study when learning this in a classroom is not a viable option.

The only worthy competitor with this textbook is "Accounting Information Systems" 3rd Edtion by James A. Hall which I also recommend .

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, October 25, 2003

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This review is from: Accounting Information Systems (Hardcover)

I work as an accountant and was looking for a book to brush up on AIS. I don't have any other books, except my university text, to compare this to but this book has done an excellent job bringing me up to speed on the current AIS function. This field is rapidly changing and its important for practioners to keep on top of this area of study. I was not disappointed. In my opinion, this book can make this everchanging field very comprehensible to practioners at any level.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Book, January 27, 2012

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This review is from: Accounting Information Systems (with Acquiring, Developing and Implementing Guide and CD-ROM) (Hardcover)

Good book for Accounting 1. Easy to understand and prepares you for later classes. Lots of good case studies in there as well.