Accounting Information Systems (8th Edition) (Hardcover)

by George H. Bodnar (Author), William S. Hopwood (Author)

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Product Description
Textbook providing the reader with up-to-date information on management information systems, including ERP, SAP, and electronic commerce. Also includes comprehensive treatment of internal control, hundreds of CPA exam questions integrated into the text, and a new website to supplement the text. Previous edition not cited. DLC: Accounting--Data Processing.

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This new volume stresses information, communication, and networking technology applied within the context of transaction cycles and internal control structure. Transaction cycles are a conceptual approach to the study of accounting information systems. Also features Internet resources, electronic tax record retention requirements, expanded coverage of data encryption techniques, business reengineering, expanded coverage of object-oriented programming, digital signatures, bar coding, and automatic identification technology. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 684 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 8th edition (July 25, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130861774
• ISBN-13: 978-0130861771
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,114,084 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Outdated, June 28, 2009

By	J. Griffin (Cleveland, OH) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Accounting Information Systems (9th Edition) (Paperback)

With technology, we are constantly revamping our ideals and our techniques. This book has the reader left in the dark ages. Sadly, there are not many books on this specialized topic, so schools are still forced to use it. In my experience, this book is excellent when discussing internal controls and does a nice job of giving the reader a brief overview of how an accounting system works. Great for newbies into the field, but very dull for someone like me who has been worked with several different systems over the past ten years. That brings me to another point, the book is very dry. Don't look for humor or interesting facts here. Just plain information.

If you are a teacher considering this book, I encourage you to either supplement or update the information provided in the text or to find another book.

6 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Comprehensive book for IT and Audit Professionals. Just Fa, May 15, 2001

By	[e-mail] (San Francisco) - See all my reviews

This is one book our professor recommends to all MBAs, IT Auditors and accounting professionals. I think its worth the price.

5 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The Life and Times of Accounting Information Systems, January 13, 2003

By	Naftali/Cliff Anderson "Naftali" (Jerusalem) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book reminds me more of a travelog about many of the sights and sounds you will encounter on your quest to become best friends with your Accounting Information System.

It would make a lot more sense if the authors skipped a lot of the details of where Accounting Information Systems fit in our social experience and get down to dealing with the dirty details of how someone would go about writing a system of their own.

Then they could spend a chapter on how to go about the testing of the system and how and why to do a complete re-write of this masterpiece.