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Streamlined and updated, accounting information systems,5TH is even more student-accessible. Crucial ERP, E-Commerce,and Internal Control topics are now easier to locate than ever - thanks to easily identified icons that appear throughout the text. And with a full supplement package, the 5TH edition offers more teaching support than ever.

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Real-World Vignettes:Now opening each chapter, compelling vignettes describe actual situations in the business world - focnsing your attention on the real-world applications and relevance of accounting information systems.

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Part 1  AIS Foundations

1 Introduction to Accounting Information Systems 2

2 Intelligent Systems and Knowledge Management 29

3 Documenting Information Systems 65

Part 2  Data Management and Electronic Commerce

4 Database Management Systems 104

5 Relational Databases and SQL 143

6 Electronic Business (E-Business) 171

Part 3  Internal Control

7 Controlling Information Systems: Introduction to Internal Control 210

8 Controlling Information Systems: IT Processes 237

9 Controlling Information Systems: Application Controls 275

Part 4  Business Processes

10 The Order Entry/Sales (OE/S) Process 312

11 The Billing/Accounts Receivable/Cash Receipts (B/AR/CR) Process 355

12 The Purchasing/Accounts Payable/Cash Disbursements (P/AP/CD) Process

   401

13 Integrated Production Processes (IPP) 459

14 The General Ledger and Business Reporting (GL/BR) 497

Part 5  Systems Development

15 Introduction to Systems Development 526

16 Structured Systems Analysis 563

17 Systems Selection and Systems Design 593

18 Systems Implementation and Operation 627

Glossary 657

Index 675