3 credits
Fall 2025 Lecture Upper Division
Accounting information is found everywhere in business organizations. This introductory course is designed to equip students with the skills to analyze and model accounting information. Although much of the course's focus will be on external users of financial statement information, the course also covers the use of internal information for managerial decision making. The course heavily emphasizes the use of Excel as a tool to prepare and analyze data, as well as to summarize and communicate the results. Students will also gain a basic understanding of Tableau.
Learning Outcomes1Use accounting data to make business decisions.
2Evaluate firm and managerial financial performance.
3Develop pro forma financial statements.
4Model specific accounting line items using excel.
5Present summarized information in Tableau.
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made by Purdue students.