Accounting Information Systems 5th Ausistilian Edition by Alison Parkes, Brett Considine, Karin Oleson, Yvette Blount
ISBN-13: 9780730369134
ISBN-10: 0730369137
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Alison Parkes
Associate Professor Alison Parkes is a researcher, educator, consultant and author specialising in
accounting systems. Her professional interests relate to optimising the design of accounting processes
and improving the quality of financial data and decision making. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce
(Accounting), a Masters (Honours) in Business Systems and a PhD in Business Information Systems from
the University of Melbourne. Alison’s practitioner career began in management accounting and progressed
through to managing large-scale financial systems development projects. These years of industry experience
in both accounting and information systems underpin her academic qualifications and are invaluable
in her current role as Director of the MBA program at Taylor’s Business School in Malaysia. Her research
exploring relationships between the behaviour of individuals, the technologies they use and the accounting
tasks they are performing has been published in numerous international conferences and journals.
Brett Considine
Brett Considine’s most recent academic role was as a Lecturer in what is now known as the Department of
Accounting and Corporate Governance at Macquarie University. At Macquarie, he coordinated and taught
units at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels in areas that included introductory financial accounting,
auditing and accounting information systems. He completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree (with
Honours) at Melbourne University in 1999, with a specialisation in Accounting and Accounting Information
Systems. He has also been a Senior Tutor at the University of Melbourne, teaching in the areas
of accounting information systems and introductory accounting. Brett has also enjoyed an involvement
with a number of the Residential Colleges affiliated with the University of Melbourne, including Trinity,
Ormond, Queen’s, Newman and International House. Additionally, Brett has completed a Graduate
Diploma in Education (Secondary) at Australian Catholic University, has some secondary school teaching
experience and, in a touch of diversity, has experience in the media as a broadcaster.
Karin Olesen
Dr Karin Olesen is a Senior Lecturer in the Graduate School of Management at the University of
Auckland. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Finance, a Masters with First
Class Honours and a PhD in Information Systems. She has over 25 years’ experience in teaching in
the Accounting and Information Systems and Operations Management Departments across a diverse
range of subjects, including accounting information systems, introductory accounting, advanced financial
reporting, financial modelling, knowledge management systems and digital media production at the
undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The first part of Karin’s career was spent in company and chartered
accounting as a financial accountant involved in business planning, budgeting, financial reporting,
implementation of accounting systems and taxation preparation for multiple organisations.
Yvette Blount
Dr Y vette Blount is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance at
Macquarie University. She worked in the IT and banking industries for 20 years prior to embarking on
an academic career. Y vette has a Bachelor of Business (MIS), MBA (Professional Accounting) and a
PhD in Information Systems. She has taught accounting information systems and information systems
for management in undergraduate and postgraduate programs at Macquarie University. Her research
interests include the implications of information systems for employee management, technology and
flexible work practices, particularly telework (telecommuting) and the role of technologies in learning
and teaching. This combination of research and industry experience provides a strong basis for teaching
the real-world
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