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FIN-101Undergraduate
Financial Accounting
The language of business: recording, summarising and interpreting financial transactions. Students move from journal entries to full financial statements and learn to read what those statements reveal about a firm.
Topics covered
- 01Accounting equation & double entry
- 02Journal, ledger & trial balance
- 03Preparation of financial statements
- 04Depreciation & inventory valuation
- 05Cash flow statements
- 06Reading annual reports
Learning objectives
- Record and classify business transactions accurately
- Prepare and interpret the three core financial statements
- Connect accounting numbers to business reality
Recommended books
- Financial Accounting — T.S. Grewal (placeholder)
- Financial Accounting for Managers — Sanjay Dhamija (placeholder)