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301 CH 1
301 CH 1
Information
Systems: An
Overview
Presentation Outline
I. The Users of Accounting Information
II. Information Systems
III. Transaction Processing Cycles
IV. The Internal Control Process
V. Organization Interaction with
Information Systems
VI. The Development of Systems
I. The Users of Accounting Information
Creditors
Investors
Stockholders
Government Agencies
B. Internal Users of Accounting Information
A. Revenue Cycle
B. Expenditure Cycle
C. Production Cycle
D. Finance Cycle
E. Financial Reporting Cycle
A. Revenue Cycle
Internal auditing is an
independent appraisal
function charged with
monitoring and
assessing compliance
with organizational
policies and
procedures.
V. Organization Interaction With
Information Systems
A. The Steering Committee
B. End-User Computing
C. Quick-Response Technology
A. The Steering Committee
A committee advising the
Chief Information
Officer that is
composed of high-level
members of user
functions such as
manufacturing and
marketing. The
committee provides a
means by which
managers from other
areas can influence the
information services
process.
B. End-User Computing (EUC)
Functional end users do Potential EUC Problems
their own information Inadequate system
processing activities development – May solve
through an EUC wrong problem or have
application such as a poor documentation.
database that uses a Ineffective use of resources
query language feature – Underutilized equipment
to generate specific or inefficient design.
Data integrity and security
information needed by
problems – Inadvertent
the end user to make alteration of data or
decisions. (See Fig. failure to implement
1.7 on p. 13) security controls.
1. Just-In-Time
2. Web Commerce
3. Electronic Data Interchange
4. Extensible Business Reporting Language
5. Computer Integrated Manufacturing
6. Electronic Payment Systems
1. Just-in-Time
A. Blueprinting
B. Systems Development
C. Behavioral Considerations
A. Blueprinting