This introductory course is designed for students registered in the Edwards School of Business. Students pursuing a degree in colleges other than the Edwards School of Business should consider enrolling in Comm 225.3 Introduction to Accounting and Financial Literacy for Entrepreneurs. Upon completion of this course, students should have a basic understanding of how to prepare financial statements for an organization, and the knowledge to understand, use and appreciate the limitations of information provided in these financial statements. This course will help you to understand, use and appreciate the limitations of information provided in an organization's financial statements. As such, the course examines what financial statements are, what they include and the means of deriving information for and from them. Specifically, the course will enable the student to: (1) link the results of management's financing, investing and operating decisions to financial statement reporting; (2) understand the boundaries and limitations of information in the financial statements; (3) demonstrate a basic but real awareness of financial accounting systems; and (4) use information in financial statements to help make various decisions about an organization. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hoursNote: Students can receive credit for only one of COMM 201.3 or ENT 230.3
This introductory course is designed for students registered in the Edwards School of Business. Students pursuing a degree in colleges other than the Edwards School of Business should consider enrolling in Comm 225.3 Introduction to Accounting and Financial Literacy for Entrepreneurs. Upon completion of this course, students should have a basic understanding of how to prepare financial statements for an organization, and the knowledge to understand, use and appreciate the limitations of information provided in these financial statements. This course will help you to understand, use and appreciate the limitations of information provided in an organization's financial statements. As such, the course examines what financial statements are, what they include and the means of deriving information for and from them. Specifically, the course will enable the student to: (1) link the results of management's financing, investing and operating decisions to financial statement reporting; (2) understand the boundaries and limitations of information in the financial statements; (3) demonstrate a basic but real awareness of financial accounting systems; and (4) use information in financial statements to help make various decisions about an organization. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hoursNote: Students can receive credit for only one of COMM 201.3 or ENT 230.3
