Accounting: Concepts and Applications - Hardcover

Albrecht, W. Steve; Stice, James D.; Stice, Earl K.; Swain, Monte R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0324187564 ISBN 13: 9780324187564

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2004

Synopsis

Accounting is about decision making using financial information. The focus of this text is on developing within students the ability to critically analyze accounting information and make informed business decisions. Students are exposed to a lot of real-world examples where they can see the effect that accounting information has on the decisions made by real companies. Also chapters are split into basic and expanded material so that the professor can easily cover the basics of a topic or, if he or she prefers, delve deeper into a selected topic. Finally, analysis is incorporated throughout the text so that students can learn to use accounting information as they learn how that information is prepared.

About this title

About the Author:

W. Steve Albrecht is the Andersen Alumni Professor of Accountancy in the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University. He received a bachelor's degree in accounting from BYU and MBA and PhD degrees from the University of Wisconsin. He is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor, and Certified Fraud Examiner.

Review:

The authors give enough [EOC] material that the professor can do some of the exercises and problems in class for the students and still have enough problems and exercises to assign to the students for homework. The exercises and problems tie in nicely with the chapter material. They emphasize the important points the students need to know.

I find the Real World Notes to be especially useful. I often discuss them in class. I think it is quite useful to give the students something that they can relate to in the real world.

I especially like the "Special Activities" section. It allows me to integrate writing skills into the accounting class. It also gives the students insight into real companies that they are familiar with and how the chapter topics relate to the real world.

The Encore section is good and interesting. It provides an example of how critical thinking is used in accounting to make real decisions.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0324187564
• ISBN 13: 9780324187564
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1472