MGMT 20010


Paula Conroy- Summer 2018 - Distance Learning

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About the Course
Accounting is the language businesses utilize to communicate both within the business and with external parties, such as prospective investors, suppliers, lenders, customers and government regulators. Accounting converts the transactions and economic events encountered by a business through a process of accumulating, measuring, and recording the information into financial statements. This course introduces you to the financial accounting process including the fundamental rules and practices in order to produce financial statements which are useful to a variety of parties.
Course Goals/Learning Objectives
   1.  Understand the impact of common economic events and transactions on a company's
        financial position and results.
   2.  Intrepret and analyze basic financial statements.
   3.  Participate and actively contribute in meetings with company managers and
        accounting staff.

MGMT 20010

Course Catalog
MGMT 20010 Business Accounting

Description
Credit Hours: 3.00. The two primary objectives are to teach the skills to produce financial information-to send the relevant signals to decision makers; and to teach the skills to interpret the financial report-to receive the signals. To meet these objectives the students will gain an understanding of the reasoning behind the processes used to record financial information and the manner in which it is reported to external decision makers; gain an understanding of the four basic statements; and an understanding of the importance of financial statement information in interpreting the performance of organizations. (Not a prerequisite for MGMT 20100.) Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
3.000 Credit hours
Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional
Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture
Offered By: School of Management
Department: School of Mgmt Adm & Instr
Course Attributes
Lower Division
May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette
Learning Objectives
1. Teach basics of accounting to students as future business owners and employees. 2. Establish communications with accountants and financial advisors when entering the workkforce.
Other Information
Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Majors: Accounting Advanced Accountancy Economics Honors Economics Financial Counseling& Planning Finance General Management IM/Analytical Consulting IM/Computer Science IM/Data Analytics IM/Economics IM/Economics Honors IM/Engineering IM/Financial Engineering IM/Mgmt Info Systems IM/Manufac & Svc Operations IM/Operations Management IM/Quantitative Methods IM/Science IM/Sci, Tech, Engr & Math Management Marketing IM/Oper & Supply Chain Mgmt Pre Economics Pre-Finance Pre Mgmt/General Management Pre Mgmt/Accounting Pre Mgmt/Indust Management Pre-Marketing Pre Mgmt/Management Pre-Supply Chain Info/Analytic Pre Strategy & Organiz Mgmt Supply Chain Info & Analytics Selling & Sales Management Strategy & Organiz Mgmt
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