The need for change in the way we teach accounting information systems

The one area in accounting that shows the sign of volatility, unsettlement, and continuous change is accounting information systems. While textbooks have been revised and updated in line with the change in technology, the auxiliary teaching materials do not seem to have kept pace. Professors teaching the course may be handicapped by their own shortcomings as well as the inadequacy of the supplementary material. The emphasis on database and database management should be supplemented with relevant software and teaching material to make the course more meaningful and the efforts more fruitful. One easily available tool is Access. Incorporation of Access into the course provides an excellent demonstration into application and utility of database management systems.