BUSI 5100G - Accounting Systems

This course provides an overview of financial and managerial accounting. The first part of the course develops students’ ability to read, understand and use corporate financial statements. The course focuses on the user of MBA financial accounting data (rather than the preparer). The second part of the course examines the concepts and tools of managerial accounting. The course covers alternative costing methods and illustrates how the resulting cost information can be used for decision making and examines the role of the internal accounting system in evaluating managerial performance and in coordinating the activities within a firm.
Credit hours: 3