Using Peachtree Complete Accounting 2008 (with Peachtree & Using Peachtree Complete CD-ROMs) - Softcover

Owen, Glenn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0324560958 ISBN 13: 9780324560954

Publisher: South-Western College Pub, 2008

Synopsis

Take your students well beyond simple data entry with this latest computerized accounting solution from proven author Glenn Owen. USING PEACHTREE COMPLETE 2008 FOR ACCOUNTING, Second Edition, introduces your students to the leading Peachtree software while emphasizing the underlying accounting concepts behind the system. While other books limit their focus to how to enter data, this book underscores the importance of and need for effective accounting systems in business today. Students gain an understanding of WHY systems work, as well as HOW to practice fundamental accounting concepts as they use Peachtree and analyze business events. The book combines an inviting narrative style with a self-paced format that requires minimal instructor direction. A step-by-step approach and abundance of screen captures reinforce a strong conceptual understanding of accounting without sacrificing practical applications. A continuing case, interactive learning features, and an emphasis on service and merchandising businesses further demonstrate how accounting concepts apply in today's actual computerized business systems. An academic version of Peachtree accompanies each new text, which makes this book ideal as a companion for your core text in the first accounting course or for use any time after your students gain a basic accounting background. Go beyond data entry with your students as they master the Peachtree skills and conceptual understanding found in Owen's USING PEACHTREE COMPLETE 2008 FOR ACCOUNTING, Second Edition.

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About the Author

Glenn Owen is a tenured member of Allan Hancock College's Accounting and Business faculty, where he has lectured on accounting and information systems since 1995. In addition, Mr. Owen is a lecturer at the University of California at Santa Barbara, where he has been teaching accounting and information systems courses since 1980. Mr. Owen has also been a lecturer at the Orfala College of Business at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, teaching financial and managerial accounting courses. His professional experience includes five years with Deloitte and Touche, serving as vice president of finance at Westpac Resources, Inc., and working with Expertelligence, Inc. A prolific and well-respected author, Mr. Owen has developed numerous Internet-related books and accounting course supplements and is currently developing online accounting instruction modules for his Internet-based financial accounting courses. Mr. Owen recently released: USING PEACHTREE COMPLETE 2012 FOR ACCOUNTING, USING QUICKBOOKS PRO 2012 FOR ACCOUNTING and a new edition of USING EXCEL & ACCESS FOR ACCOUNTING 2013, which gives accounting students specific self-paced instruction on the use of spreadsheets and database applications in accounting. His innovative teaching style emphasizes the decision maker's perspective and encourages students to think creatively. His graduate studies in educational psychology and his 35 years of business experience yield a balanced blend of theory and practice.

Edition details

• Publisher: South-Western College Pub
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0324560958
• ISBN 13: 9780324560954
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 416