ACCT 600 Topics
Each course offering may be a different topic related to accounting. Example Topics and descriptions include: Financial Reporting and Analysis – For students to become skilled preparers and informed consumers of financial statement information. Course will foster a “critical thinking” approach to learning the accounting subject matter. Students will develop an understanding of the environment in which financial reporting choices are made, what the options are, how accounting information is used for various type of decisions, and how to avoid misusing financial statement data. This approach will integrate perspectives of accounting, corporate finance, economics, and critical analysis to help students grasp how business transactions get reported and understand the decision implications of financial statement numbers. Students will analyze 10Ks of public companies to incorporate classroom material with real world application. IFRS – International Reporting Standards. As the economy continues to grow into a global economy, accountants need to be aware of the different standards of accounting around the world. One such standard is IFRS. This course will explore commonalities and differences of US GAAP, IFRS, and other predominant standards. Sustainability in Accounting and Business – Each company is looking to provide a more sustainable future for themselves and the Earth. How do we account for such transactions? What must be disclosed to our financial statement readers? These questions and more will be answered as this course covers what sustainability means in business and how we can account for it.
Offered
every other Spring, odd years