Includes bibliographical references and index.

A model for processing accounting information; managerial accounting systems; systems concepts and accounting; systems tools; system development processes; system analysis; system design; system implementation and operation; computer software and configurations; data storage and processing methods; file processing methods; implementing database management systems; internal control; information system controls; data security and integrity; accounting transaction cycles; revenue cycle applications expenditure cycle applications; conversion cycle applications; financial cycle applications.

This text provides students with the knowledge of information systems needed to begin their accounting careers. It emphasizes systems as an accounting discipline and teaches from an accounting, rather than a MIS perspective