Accounting Information Systems, 12th Edition

For a book on Information Systems, I would have expected the examples on accounting functions to be more up-to-date with current business practices rather than the archaic processes that were included.Unfortunately, my instructor taught "by the book" and I was forced to relearn all the old ways of doing things such as forgoing using a lockbox for receiving cash and having two people in the mail room open the checks and manually write a deposit slip. Who has time for that?Have the authors of this book not heard of process improvement, automation, Six Sigma? Trust me, the companies out there certainly have and that's what employees' success is judged against.Teaching college students who have never worked in an Accounting Dept a process that hasn't been used in years is doing them a disservice. The Universities should expect current version textbooks to actually be updated with current business practices and then teach current business practices. Challenge themselves to actually produce graduates who won't feel behind the curve when they're out looking for a job up against those who have work experience. Put them ahead of the curve by teaching them Best Practice for their field. What a concept. It starts with truly up-to-date textbooks.

Very good book; explanations are clear. I'm surprised this book hasn't gotten better ratings, although I suspect those who are rating it are people who have implemented or designed AIS's themselves, and that's something that I haven't yet done in my career. I used this book in an Accounting Information Systems class at UCLA Extension. We did not cover all of the chapters. The course was online, and as most online instructors don't teach very much, you have to rely on the book and auxiliary materials in order to learn what is necessary, and I'd say this book was at least average.

it was a required textbook

great product. fast delivery

gave me a lot of great information about accounting. Recommend it for you.

Pretty good book for school.

Spine of the book was completely severed but all the pages were there!

Just as advertised!

Well written textbook