ACCT3030-B Intermed Financial Acct I (Fall 2017)
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Course Details
Session, Dates: 1 (08/28/2017 - 12/16/2017)
Days: M W F
Time: 11:00 - 11:50 am
Location: Moon Campus
Room: Business School 205
Seats Available: 3 Seats
Credits: 3
Course Description
This course is the first in a two-course sequence designed to give students instruction in higher-level accounting theory and its application in practice. This course covers the preparation, communication, interpretation and analysis of financial data with an emphasis on the information needs of users of financial information prepared under US GAAP. Topics covered in this course include the accounting cycle, the balance sheet and income statement, cash, accounts receivable, inventory, long term assets, depreciation, and impairment. The conceptual framework and financial statement presentation and disclosure will be discussed with each topic. The course will present applicable GAAP in these areas, detail uses and limitations of the resulting accounting information, and highlight issues in financial reporting. Ethical issues will be integrated at appropriate points in the course.
Prerequisite: ACCT2030
Prerequisite: ACCT2030
Course Materials
About the Instructor(s)
David J. Hess, M.B.A., C.P.A.
hess@rmu.edu
412-397-5489 phone
412-397-2217 fax
Massey Hall 318
Profile
Assistant Professor of Accounting
Accounting and Taxation
hess@rmu.edu
412-397-5489 phone
412-397-2217 fax
Massey Hall 318
Profile