Students complete the entire accounting cycle with year-end account analysis. Students will use QuickBooks Online to record transactions. Considerations that will have to be made include: Ability to read actual documents and interpret transaction Management of inventory items Sales tax Memorizing transactions Use of delayed charges Completing monthly banking tasks Complete payroll manually and enter JE in QBO Complete payroll reports and sales tax reports and pay unemployment taxes due Customize financial statements Perform vertical and horizontal analysis with some ratio analysis Analyze business success and make suggestions.

The objective of this project is to serve as a capstone assessment of the following accounting program outcomes:Process financial transactions throughout the accounting cycleAnalyze financial and business information to support planning and decision-makingPerform payroll preparation, reporting, and analysis tasksIdentify internal controlsStudents complete the entire accounting cycle with year-end account analysis. Students will use QuickBooks Online to record transactions. Considerations that will have to be made include:Ability to read actual documents and interpret transactionManagement of inventory itemsSales taxMemorizing transactionsUse of delayed chargesCompleting monthly banking tasksComplete payroll manually and enter JE in QBOComplete payroll reports and sales tax reports and pay unemployment taxes dueCustomize financial statementsPerform vertical and horizontal analysis with some ratio analysisAnalyze business success and make suggestions.

Students will be reinforcing and demonstrating their understanding of the steps in the accounting cycle for a service business by developing a unique project.  This group project encourages creativity and the use of technology.  Stucents will create a plan and timeline for completion.

This is a quick note-taking activity where students explore what is accounting and how it differs from finance. We follow these up with watching 'All the Queen's Horses' documentary. 

This course discusses how to use algebra for a variety of everyday tasks, such as calculate change without specifying how much money is to be spent on a purchase, analyzing relationships by graphing, and describing real-world situations in business, accounting, and science.

This lesson teaches students about the concept of accounting. First, use the Discussion Guide (found in Task 1) to teach students about this concept. Then, use the activity (found in Task 2) to assess their understanding. This activity gives students the chance to learn about accounting from a professional in the field. They will gain real-world knowledge of accounting and practice presentation skills.  A full lesson module related to this concept can be found on the MBA Learning Center. Visit mba.instructure.com and search for "FI:085" in the Commons. 

This course provides a step by step guide on how to build a balanced scorecard. The course describes the development process and includes examples of actual balanced scorecards. Supplemental materials, such as excel spreadsheets, are also available. Course Level: Intermediate - An overall understanding of business and strategic planning is useful for fully understanding this course. Recommended for 2.0 hours of CPE. Course Method: Inter-active self study with audio clips, self-grading exam, and certificate of completion.

Uses a case approach to develop a framework for business analysis. Provides students with tools for business analysis, including strategic, accounting, financial, and prospective analysis. Concepts are then applied to a number of decision-making contexts, such as credit analysis, investor communications, merger analysis, financial policy decisions, and securities analysis. From the Course Description: Course Description The purpose of this class is to advance your understanding of how to use financial information to value and analyze firms. We will apply your economics/accounting/finance skills to problems from today's business news to help us understand what is contained in financial reports, why firms report certain information, and how to be a sophisticated user of this information.

Two instructors, Jenny Parker and Mabel Gehrett, developed the new Business Concepts course to be used in the Business Division at Western Technical College in La Crosse, Wisconsin. This foundational course is designed to help new students learn more about each individual program in business so they can fully commit to their selected program as they get started.

This course explores functions, components, activities, and career paths in key business areas including management, human resources, sales and marketing, and accounting. Business Concepts will expose these new students to the possibilities in business so they can make the best decision for themselves early on, and switch programs, if necessary, without adding time to their educational plan.

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In this lesson, students will learn the fundamental accounting equation and its importance to business transactions.

This course is designed for users with a working knowledge of capital budgeting who want to improve their current practices. The course focuses on three stages of capital budgeting analysis. The purpose of the course is to introduce new concepts and ideas that will improve capital budgeting; such as option pricing and post audit analysis. Course Level: Intermediate and Advanced - Since this course goes beyond traditional capital budgeting analysis, it is recommended that users have an understanding of capital budgeting prior to taking this course. Recommended for 2.0 hours of CPE. Course Method: Inter-active self study with audio clips, self-grading exam, and certificate of completion.

This course provides a basic overview of how competitive intelligence works, including analytical techniques and counter-intelligence. The course describes specific methods for conducting competitive intelligence. Course Level: Beginner to Intermediate - No background of the subject matter is required although a general business background is recommended. Recommended for 2.0 hours of CPE. Course Method: Inter-active self study with self-grading exam and certificate of completion.

This course provides more in-depth coverage on competitive intelligence with an emphasis on analytical models used by CI Professionals. The course also provides an overview of CI Systems and pulls all concepts together by presenting some short case studies. Course Level: Intermediate - You should complete Course 12 - Part 1 before taking this course. Recommended for 2.0 hours of CPE.

HMP 607 is the third in a three-course sequence intended to impart to generalist administrators the knowledge of finance and accounting necessary to manage health care organizations. The first course, HMP 608, covers financial accounting. The second course, HMP 606, focuses on managerial accounting topics. This third course concentrates on corporate finance topics. It aims to impart an understanding of how finance theory and practice can inform the decision-making of the health care firm. As such, HMP 607 is most appropriately considered a corporate finance course, as opposed to a course in financial markets. In addition, it will integrate corporate finance and accounting theories, institutional knowledge of health care finance, and applications to specific problems.

This course describes how traditional accounting and financial functions can create higher market values for an organization. Course content includes specific measures for creating and measuring value, such as Economic Value Added and Residual Cash Flow. Course Level: Intermediate to Advanced - This course deals with advanced topics in financial management and the user should have a good understanding of financial management prior to taking this course. Recommended for 2.0 hours of CPE. Course Method: Inter-active self study with audio clips, self-grading exam, and certificate of completion.

This course introduces managers and other professionals working in the nonprofit sector to Value Based Management. The course attempts to establish a common framework for how nonprofit's and non-governmental organizations can apply Value Based Management in such areas as Strategic Planning, Resource Development, Leadership, and Performance Measurement. Course Level: Intermediate - A good understanding of business concepts is useful for fully understanding this course. A review of other Short Courses is also recommended since this course covers topics that may be covered in greater deal in another short course. Recommended for 2.0 hours of CPE. Course Method: Inter-active self study with audio clips, self-grading exam, and certificate of completion.

Problem based accounting learning activity for notes and interest payable, sales tax payable, and payroll.

The Debit Credit Theory Accounting Song is a catchy tune that intrduces students to the foundation of accounting which is the debits and credit theory. It would be most effective to introduce to intro level accounting students to demonstrate how debits and credits work.

 I use this worksheet for students to compare and contrast the different types of financing requirements and opportunities that students are goign to have to keep track of.  Students are then able to engage in with different financial ratios and filling in the information in which they may or may not know based on what they already have or do know.  THis is used in Entrepreneurship in their financing unit but also could be used in accounting or other finance classes as well.