A framework for integrating the understanding of information systems into the accounting curriculum

Accounting Education

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-15

  O'Donovan, Brian C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

accountant's roles; Accounting information system; conceptual model; curriculum; entity relationship diagram

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878985757     PISSN: 09639284     EISSN: 14684489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09639289600000001     Document Type: Article

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