Accounting covers accounting principles and practices, the complete accounting cycle and creation of financial reports. Use of the general journal and special journals, general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable and proper financial reporting.This course provides instruction in the basic accounting procedures used to operate a business including sole proprietorship, partnerships, and corporations. The accounting procedures presented will also serve as a sound background for employment in office jobs and preparation for further education and training. The complete accounting cycle is covered, students learn how to us generally accepted accounting principles to prepare, analyze, verify financial transactions, reports and economic information to make decisions for organizations.The course trains students in the basics of manual and computerized accounting. Students learn accounting topics including ethics, accounting principles, computing accounting, accounting terminology, job specific accounting, and clerical duties related to accounting. Students also gain real-world applications in income tax, personal finance, and stock market.

In this example, students are asked to obtain a credit card disclosure statement, identify the various interest rates and payment rules, and keep track of a revolving monthly balance under several payment scenarios. While modeling several months to a year of credit card statements is easily accomplished with pencil, paper, and a basic calculator, this example is also well-suited for analysis with a spreadsheet.

This assignment gives students an opportunity to research current credit card offers online, specifically ones that are geared towards those with little or no credit.

This assignment gives students an opportunity to research current credit card offers online, specifically ones that are geared towards those with little or no credit.

This activity allows for students to Identify the quantitative and qualitative benefits of going to collegeUnderstand common costs associated with collegeExplain the difference between sticker price and net price

Tnis 4-minute video lesson provides an overview of what the Alternative Minimum Tax is and its purpose. [Core Finance playlist: Lesson 149 of 184]

This 3-minute video lesson looks at how annual Interest varyies with debt maturity. [Core Finance playlist: Lesson 135 of 184]

This 8-minute video lesson provides thinking about how hedge funds are different from other institutions. [Core Finance playlist: Lesson 132 of 184]

This 4-minute video lesson looks at the relationship between balance sheets and income statements. [Core Finance playlist: Lesson 108 of 184]

This 4-minute video lesson looks at using a cash flow statement to reconcile net income with change in cash. [Core Finance playlist: Lesson109 of 184]

This 4-minute video provides the understanding that a marginal tax rate does not apply to all of income. [Core Finance playlist: Lesson 180 of 184]

This 9-minute video lesson explains the difference between a bond and a stock. [Core Finance playlist: Lesson 18 of 184]

This 5-minute video lesson compares closed-end and open-ended mutual funds. [Core Finance playlist: Lesson 128 of 184]

This 4-minute video lesson provides a review of the difference uses of the words contango, backwardation, contango theory and theory of normal backwardation. [Core Finance playlist: Lesson 100 of 184]

This 4-minute video lesson discusses what a trader means when they say that a market is in contango[Core Finance playlist: Lesson 94 of 184]

This 5-minute video lesson provides understanding of how most corporate debt is different than most personal mortgages. [Core Finance playlist: Lesson 148 of 184]

This 4-minute video lesson explains why depreciating the truck spreads out the expense. [Core Finance playlist: Lesson 112 of 184]

This 11-minute video lesson provides an overview of the estate tax. [Core Finance playlist: Lesson 155 of 184]

This 5-minute vidoe lesson compares Compares ETF's, open-end, and closed-end funds. [Core Finance playlist: Lesson 129 of 184]

This 4-minute video lesson explains why expensing a truck leads to strange looking income statement. [Core Finance playlist: Lesson 111 of 184]