14 courses with the subject ACCT, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
ACCT 110Accounting for Professionals4.0
The course is open only to non-business students. A nontechnical introduction to the principles of financial and managerial accounting with emphasis on the use and interpretation of financial reports, managerial planning and control. The course would also provide an overview of business entities and taxation for businesses and individuals. The course is for the individual who seeks a basic knowledge of accounting and its uses. It is designed for the user of accounting information rather than the preparer. This course cannot be substituted for ACCT 115 or 116. Students graduating with a major in the School of Business cannot receive credit for this course.
Introduces preparation of the income statement and the balance sheet. Covers analysis and recording of business transactions and a detailed study of accounting for assets, liabilities, and equity.
Introduces the managerial accounting tools and models available for planning and projecting, controlling, and business analysis with an emphasis on decision-making. Covers budgeting, product costing, and analysis and projection of financial statements for internal purposes.
The course covers essential accounting topics specific to new entrepreneurial ventures. Topics include: Financial Statement, cash flow issues, cost accounting, tax calculations, and choice of business entity.
This course focuses on emerging issues facing businesses with an accounting and tax lens. Using an experiential approach, the class will feature robust class discussions, research, and guest speakers in and outside the accounting profession to study select issues.
Provides intensive review of preparation of the income statement and balance sheet. Covers current accounting practice in light of authoritative pronouncements and critical study of theory and practice relating to accounting for current assets.
Continues critical study of accounting theory and practice relating to financial statement items. The emphasis is on accounting principles underlying the measurement, recognition and reporting of long-lived tangible and intangible assets, long-term liabilities including bonds and leases, and equity transactions.
Provides a detailed analysis of higher level financial accounting topics and advanced knowledge in topics including long-term liabilities, convertible securities, equity compensation transactions, accounting for income taxes, investments, and current topics. Connects topics learned in all financial reporting classes.
In this course you will develop a deeper understanding of how to interpret and analyze a firm’s financial statements to evaluate a firm’s strategy, valuation, and sustainability. You will use traditional analysis and valuation tools including ratio analysis, trend analysis, and common sizing, as well evaluation of qualitative information. Additionally, you will learn and apply data analytics and visualization to convey financial information more effectively.
Advanced Accounting is a comprehensive presentation of accounting and reporting principles and procedures used in a variety of business entities: specifically examining complex accounting concepts such as equity accounting, consolidated financial statements, accounting for foreign entities, and others. The purpose of this course is to prepare students to execute, evaluate, interpret, and explain the complex and detailed accounting and financial aspects of complete entity accounting.
Continues and expands the study of managerial accounting with an emphasis on cost accounting, internal reporting, analyzing accounting information for planning and projecting and making strategic short and long term business decisions through the use of case studies and/or projects.
The rapid evolution of information technology (IT) is changing how accounting professionals work today. In this course you will gain a conceptual overview and hands-on experience with relevant topics including: Semantic modeling and event driven accounting information systems (AIS); development, documentation, internal control, and audit of AIS, with reference to the COBIT framework; XBRL and its role in financial reporting; the use of database management software and accounting software in developing modern AIS including the concept of enterprise resource planning/ enterprise system (ERP/ES).
ACCT 420Emerging Industry Analysis: Accounting Perspective4.0
Examine and critically evaluate a select emerging industry from an accounting perspective. The course takes an experiential approach to accounting analysis using case studies, robust class discussions, and in-depth research. Students will apply their cross-disciplinary knowledge and skills to study the industry from historical, economic, social, and legal viewpoints as well as considering the value proposition to diverse stakeholders.
