Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: PART I. CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS -- Chapter 1 Accounting Information Systems: An Overview 1 -- Chapter 2 Overview of Business Processes 21 -- Chapter 3 Introduction to E-business 48 -- Chapter 4 Relational Databases 80 -- Chapter 5 Data Modeling and Database Design 113 -- Chapter 6 Systems Development and Documentation Techniques 154 --PART II. CONTROL AND AUDIT OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS 189 -- Chapter 7 Control and Accounting Information Systems 189 -- Chapter 8 Computer-based Information Systems Control 224 -- Chapter 9 Computer Fraud and Security 276 -- Chapter 10 Auditing of Computer-based Information Systems 319 --PART III. ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS 355 -- Chapter 11 The Revenue Cycle: Sales and Cash Collections 357 -- Chapter 12 The Expenditure Cycle: Purchasing and Cash Distributions 414 -- Chapter 13 The Production Cycle 467 -- Chapter 14 The Human Resources Management and Payroll Cycle 503 -- Chapter 15 General Ledger and Reporting System 539 --PART V. THE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS 569 -- Chapter 16 Introduction to Systems Development and Systems Analysis 569 -- Chapter 17 AIS Development Strategies 613 -- Chapter 18 Systems Design, Implementation, and Operation 658 -- Glossary 691 -- Index 721.