Introduction to Accounting

Catalog description

This course is the first university-level accounting course most accounting students will take. It highlights the five major fields of accounting: the accounting cycle, business decision-making, taxation, fraud detection and prevention, and financial statement analysis. Students gain knowledge and practice in each of these fundamental fields as part of a learning team using case studies and experiential learning. Upon completion of this course, students will have a clear understanding of the opportunities available to graduates with a degree in accounting, the different career paths available, and the effort required to successfully complete the accounting major at BYU-Idaho.