Information Systems Control and Audit [Paperback]

Ron A. Weber (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 29, 1998 | ISBN-10: 0139478701 | ISBN-13: 978-0139478703

This book provides a comprehensive up-to-date survey of the field of accounting information systems control and audit.Presents the most up-to-date technological advances in accounting information technology that have occurred within the last ten years. New material reflects the latest professional standards. The book covers essential subjects and topics, including conducting an information systems audit; frameworks for management and application controls; audit software; concurrent auditing techniques; and evaluating data integrity, system effectiveness, and system efficiency. An essential resource on information systems management for accounting professionals.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1056 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall (October 29, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0139478701
• ISBN-13: 978-0139478703
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.6 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,261,120 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars RON WEBER -AGIN ON IS AUDIT, January 5, 2000

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B G SHENOY (INDIA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Information Systems Control and Audit (Paperback)

I HAVE READ THE EARLIER BOOK 1988 OF THE SAME AUTHOR.THIS BOOK(EARLIER) HAS HELPED A LOT IN MY PROFESSION. NO BOOK HAS THIS MUCH DETAIL RIGHT FROM THE PROGRAME DESIGNING STAGE TILL THE MAINTENANCE. ESPECIALLY FOR THEAUDIT TEAM WHO ARE IN FIs AND BANKS THIS WILL SERVE AS A POWERFUL TOOL IN WRITING REPORTS CONTROLS. ETC. IT WOULD BE BETTER IF THE EDITION COMES OUT WITH ASIAN EDITION SO THAT WE CAN ACCESS TO THIS BOOK BY RON WEBER

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Valuable Historical Book, August 5, 2009

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This review is from: Information Systems Control and Audit (Paperback)

I paid $82.67 for this book in 1999, read the entire book cover to cover, and sold it to a friend for about $40 a year later. Along with other materials, it helped me pass the CISA exam. Actually, this book covered more subjects and more deeply than that exam.

The subject is dry in the extreme in book form, but interesting when you practice it in the real world. I think the book's value now would be as an historical reference. A lot has changed since it was published in 1998, but it would be a shame to lose a sense of where we were at the time with regard to information systems control and audit.

It is a mystery to me why this author did not produce a revised edition because his was the premier book on the subject when it was published. I loved everything about this book, a large dimension hardcover book with the right size font, the right amount of white space, beautiful charts and well-organized chapters.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE textbook for cutting-edge auditing courses., February 24, 1999

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This review is from: Information Systems Control and Audit (Paperback)

An excellent textbook that is both comprehensive and enjoyable. Numerous up-to-date examples make the material come alive, and the use of varied theoretical approaches transcends more traditional textbooks.