Accounting Information System

Author: Yang Zhou Nan Zhao Na Hui
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Publish Date: 2001-07-01
Features: This textbook is rich in content and has a novel structure. It not only elaborates on the objectives, content, methods, and implementation steps of establishing an accounting information system in an IT environment but also focuses on introducing the characteristics of the information society, changes in the corporate competitive environment, the impact of information technology on accounting work and accounting information systems, as well as how accounting professionals can face opportunities and challenges. Readers will see the integration of "traditional" and "new" knowledge. To establish the framework structure of the accounting information system course, the authors have comprehensively combined knowledge from business, accounting, information users, information technology, and information systems.
Secondly, this textbook systematically explains the three stages of the evolution of the accounting information system architecture and focuses on explaining the design methods and processes of modern accounting information systems based on event-driven processing models, which are grounded in business process reengineering. This section helps readers understand organizational business activities and processes, grasp the information needs of organizational managers, and is the core content of the book. It is hoped that these contents will enable readers to observe modern accounting information systems from a completely new perspective and provide them with forward-looking insights.
Finally, the writing approach of this book starts with explaining concepts, appropriately incorporating some background development and case studies to deepen the understanding of these concepts. Then, it moves on to discussions on methodologies, and finally, it uses specific design and implementation practices to validate the former.