Accounting Information Systems

New edition of a text that covers a range of accounting information systems (AIS) topics presented from the accountant's perspective as an end user, designer, and auditor. Hall (business, Lehigh U.) presents 18 chapters that discuss an overview of AIS, transaction cycles and business processes, advanced technologies in AIS, systems development activities, and computer controls and auditing. Contains new chapters on the REA model, enterprise resource planing (ERP), and key operational and accounting issues pertaining to electronic commerce. The accompanying instruction booklet allows students to gain access to SAP's IDES system. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

James A. Hall is Associate Professor of Accounting and Information Systems at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA. After his discharge from the U.S. Army, he entered the University of Tulsa in 1970 and received a BSBA in 1974 and an MBA in 1976. He earned his Ph.D. from Oklahoma State University in 1979. Hall has worked in the field of systems analysis and computer auditing, and has served as consultant in these areas to numerous organizations. Professor Hall has published articles in the JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING, AUDITING & FINANCE, MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING, JOURNAL OF COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS, the JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING EDUCATION, the REVIEW OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS, and other professional journals. He is the author of ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS, 7e, published by South-Western.