Financial Accounting

This text offers an idealnbsp;introduction tonbsp;a course in Financial Accounting.nbsp; It follows a traditional organization for a course combining both "preparer" and "user" approaches.nbsp; Focusing on 4 key areas that are important to any business: Corporate Governance, Risk and Control, Ethics and Fundamentals, Jane L. Reimers carefully integrates recent changes in the post-Enron business environment AND presents strong accounting fundamentals, enabling students to grasp a true understanding of the Financial Accounting world.nbsp;nbsp;

Financial Accounting is also accompanied by a rich resource package for both students and lecturers.

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For annbsp;Introduction tonbsp;Financial Accounting course.nbsp; Traditional organization for a course combining both "preparer" and "user" approaches.nbsp; Integrates recent changes in the post-Enron business environment AND presents strong accounting fundamentals.

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Reimers, Financial Accounting 1/e: How Accounting is Driving Change in Business.

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Until accounting scandals rocked the business world in the early 2000's, there was little motivation to change how financial accounting was taught.nbsp; But then, accounting hit the deadlines, igniting a healthy debate about what today's financial accounting course should be...

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From Columbia University's Hermes Magazine:

"The Accounting scandals have become a catalyst for change and improvement in Financial Reporting by public companies--this is the biggest thing to happen in business since the stock market crashnbsp;of 1929"

• How would YOU describe the changes in today's business and accounting environment?

From the May 2005 CPA Journal:

"According to AACSB, it is strongly recommended that accounting students receive ethics education, at the general education level, the Business Administration level and in every accounting course."

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• Arenbsp;younbsp;feeling pressure to include ethics in your course?nbsp;nbsp;What are the sources of that pressure?

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From the August 2005 AACSB BizEd Magazine:

"With Sarbanes-Oxley in full swing, it is producing a significant shift in business and in business education...creating a need for all business students to have a better understanding of internal controls, ethics and governance."

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• What do you think of this statement? How are you going to expose your students to these issues?

With thorough integration of risk, control, ethics, and governance AND strong accounting fundamentals, Financial Accounting by Jane Reimers is the book for today's financial accounting course.nbsp; Let's take a closer look at the coverage of risk, control, ethics, and governance.

• The Introduction: this starts the course off on the right foot through two unique elements: "BusinessIQ" and "Ethics Matter".nbsp; The Business IQ feature gets students up to speed and on the same page about what businesses do, and the vocabulary of business.nbsp; Then, recent events in thenbsp;changing business environment are introduced and discussed.nbsp; Students are explicitly exposed to why "Ethics Matter" in accounting.nbsp;
  • Example: Business IQ - Introduction pg. 2
  • Example: Ethics Matter - Introduction pg. 12

• Risk and Control in Every Chapter: Every chapter includes a unique section on

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