Accounting Information Systems: Essential Concepts and Applications [Hardcover]

Joseph W. Wilkinson (Author), Michael J. Cerullo (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471055921 | ISBN-13: 978-0471055921 | Publication Date: December 24, 1996 | Edition: 3

The essential concepts of accounting information systems in a concise, straightforward format. This book focuses on the role of an accountant as a user, evaluator and designer of the typical transaction processing systems and cycles used by an enterprise.

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From the Back Cover

BRINGING NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO YOUR ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS COURSE

The CD-ROM that accompanies this text provides:

• Added coverage of key topics in AIS
• Flexibility to suit a variety of approaches to the AIS course
• Additional problems for each chapter of the text
• An effective and relevant way to learn Accounting Information Systems

Using this CD-ROM will help you study and make learning the material easier. Plus, it contains a wealth of additional information on the topics you find most interesting. The CD-ROM, along with instructions for loading the CD-ROM and its system requirements, can be found inside the back cover of this text.

Additional course materials for this text can be found at http://www.wiley.com/college/wilkinson --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Joseph W. Wilkinson, Arizona State University (Emeritus);
Michael J. Cerullo, Southwest Missouri State University;
Vasant Raval, Creighton University;
Bernard Wong-On-Wing, Washington State University --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 992 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 3 edition (December 24, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471055921
• ISBN-13: 978-0471055921
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.2 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,165,898 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This is a university text book, not a reference book, November 10, 1997

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Yves Chaix (Managua, Nicaragua) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Accounting Information Systems: Essential Concepts and Applications (Hardcover)

I was looking for specialized information and I failed to understand that "Essential Concepts and Applications" meant just what it said: this is a university text book for students, and in this quality it certainly rates a high grade, (although I am not qualified to say if it rates $ 311), but as a reference book for professional in the field, it is useless: half of the book introduces essentials of computer technology, the other half essentials of accounting, but none in depth. I will be more careful in the future and can only lament the loss. However, as a study text book, it is probably very good.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars An overkill textbook, May 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Accounting Information Systems: Essential Concepts and Applications (Hardcover)

As a textbook for an accounting systems class, this text is extremely cumbersome and long-winded. The authors seem to want to beat every subject to death, which results in excrutiatingly long chapters. Much of the material may be relevant to information systems majors taking it in a series of two classes, but is probably not suitable for an accounting major class. The writing style is boring and cryptic in many places. Look into the Gelinas/Sutton/Oram or Bodnar/Hopwood books for much better content and readability.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best AIS Texts, March 28, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Accounting Information Systems: Essential Concepts and Applications, 4th Edition (Hardcover)

I have used the fourth edition of this book, and it's one of the best AIS text books I have seen. It's concise, to the point, and informative. The fourth edition of this book gets the point across without being longwinded. Supplementary materials are included on a CD and can be accessed if needed or to supplement the text material. The problems are extremely useful. I highly recommend this text for use in accounting information systems classes.