47736 - Accounting

Academic Year 2017/2018

  • Moduli: Carlotta Del Sordo (Modulo 1) Paolo Ferri (Modulo 2)
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Business and Economics (cod. 8965)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course students are able to manage and interpret accounting processes, balance sheets, accounting principles with a specific focus to European and international norms and principles.

Course contents

The course gives an overview mainly of financial accounting and explores the following topics:

  • Overview on Accounting
  • Key financial accounting concepts and principles;
  • Annual financial statement: documents and contents;
  • Basic analytical tools that allow financial statement users to make fundamental interpretations of a company's financial position and results of operations;
  • The bookkeeping process

Readings/Bibliography

Financial Accounting: IFRS, 3rd Edition

Jerry J. Weygandt, Paul D. Kimmel, Donald E. Kieso

ISBN: 978-1-118-97808-5

Teaching methods

The pedagogical approach is based on a combination of lectures, exercises, discussion questions and case studies.

Assessment methods

Compulsory written exam.

Teaching tools

All news and information related to the course and further teaching materials will be available on the e-learning platform (http://campus.unibo.it).

Office hours

See the website of Carlotta Del Sordo

See the website of Paolo Ferri