controlling‚ decision making * Information process: * person made system that consists of an integrated set of computer-based and manual components established to collect‚ store and manage data and to provide output info to users. * Interactions and relationship: * info process assists operations by maintaining inventory records and customer data. * info process enables management to monitor the operations process and operation and accounting related processes can be integrated
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Accounting Information System(AIS) - is a structure that a business uses to collect‚ store‚ manage‚ process‚ retrieve and report its financial data so that it can be used by accountants‚ consultants‚ business analysts‚ managers‚ chief financial officers (CFOs)‚ auditors and regulatory and tax agencies. Components of AIS a. People - the system users - professionals who may need to use an organization’s AIS include accountants‚ consultants‚ business analysts‚ managers‚ chief financial officers
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Chapter 3 – Ethics‚ Fraud‚ and Internal Control Fraud 1. Compare and contrast employee fraud vs. management fraud. a. Employee Fraud a. Nonmanagement employees convert cash or assets to direct employee benefit b. Management Fraud – Performance Fraud a. Does not involve direct theft of assets b. Fraud is perpetrated above which the internal control structure generally relate c. Use financial statements to create an illusion that an entity is healthier than it is d. Misappropriation of
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resources against waste‚ fraud‚ or inefficient use; ensuring the reliability of accounting data; securing compliance with management policies; and evaluating the performance of all employees‚ managers and departments within the organization. The accounting system depends upon internal control procedures to ensure the reliability of accounting data. Many internal control procedures on the other hand make use of accounting data in keeping track of assets and monitoring the performance of departments
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Sources of information gathering Primary and secondary data There are two types of data can be collected for the research‚ which are primary and secondary data. Primary data Primary data is the information collected for the specific purpose at hand. Gathering primary data might involved several approaches such as questionnaire‚ interview and observations. Compare to collecting secondary data‚ gathering primary data is more costly and time-consumed. Therefore there will be no gathering
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organizations in Questionnaire will be the next step. Then these collected agents in questionnaire will be review and identify by ERP and information system experts from Iran or other countries. At last we analysis those answers and define Critical Success Factors (CSF) to implement successful ERP system in large governmental organizations. Keywords: Information Systems (IS)‚ Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)‚
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INTRODUCTION Documentation explains how AISs operate and is therefore a vital part of any accounting system. For example‚ documentation describes the tasks for recording accounting data‚ the procedures that users must perform to operate computer applications‚ the processing steps that AISs follow‚ and the logical and physical flows of accounting data through the system. This chapter explains in greater detail why accountants need to understand documentation and describes some tools for diagramming
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The Qualitative Paradigm The design of a research study begins with the selection of a topic and a paradigm. A paradigm is essentially a worldview‚ a whole framework of beliefs‚ values and methods within which research takes place. It is this world view within which researchers work. According to Cresswell (1994) "A qualitative study is defined as an inquiry process of understanding a social or human problem‚ based on building a complex‚ holistic picture‚ formed with words‚ reporting detailed
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Traditionally all accounting information was recorded by hand in a written form. Employees performed the whole accounting cycle manually; they calculated trial balances‚ journalized transactions‚ prepared financial statements and other routines. Traditional manual accounting was a very tedious process‚ and required accountants to spend large amounts of time mathematically checking numbers. While many small companies still use the traditional ways of accounting‚ many large companies are switching
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Review of Applications of Accounting Information System of Petroleum INTRODUCTION: Today the competitive world has thrown more challenges to the corporate world. More transparent and clear information to the corporate management and its customers also has been the trick of success in today’s market. A company can gain confidence and attract more customers if it is very transparent‚ clear substantial and subjective in its information it provides to its investors and managers. Keeping
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