Reprinted with corrections, Jan 1997.

I. CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS. 1. Accounting Information Systems: An Overview. 2. Elements and Procedures of Accounting Information Systems. 3. Systems Development and Documentation Techniques. 4. The Data Processing Cycle. 5. Data Base Systems. 6. Data Modeling and Data Base Design. II. THE TECHNOLOGY OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS. 7. A Review of Computer Hardware and Software. 8. Personal Information Systems: An End-User Perspective. 9. Data Communication Systems. III. THE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. 10. Systems Analysis. 11. Systems Design, Implementation, and Operation. 12. Systems Acquisition, Outsourcing, and Prototyping. IV. CONTROL AND AUDIT OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS. 13. Control and Accounting Information Systems. 14. Computer-Based Information Systems Control. 15. Fraud and Computers. 16. Auditing of Computer-Based Information Systems. IV. ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS. 17. The Revenue Cycle: Sales and Cash Collections. 18. The Expenditure Cycle: Purchasing and Cash Disbursements. 19. The Production Cycle. 20. The Human Resources Management/Payroll Cycle. 21. The General Ledger and Reporting Cycle. Appendix: Comprehensive Cases. Appendix: A.1: F & C Construction. Appendix: A.2: Cactus Spine Country Club. Appendix: A.3: Videos Tonite. Appendix: A.4: The Wooden Nickel. Appendix: A.5: Vacation Care Services.