(BQ) Part 1 book "Financial accounting an introduction" has contents: Who needs accounting; a systematic approach to financial reporting - The accounting equation; financial statements from the accounting equation; ensuring the quality of financial statements,.and other contents | 11/4/06 11:49 Page 1 ■ Fully in line with IFRS, but provides comparative analysis with UK GAAP where relevant. ■ New case study material including extracts from annual reports for companies such as BP, Sainsbury's, Burberry and British Airports Authority. ■ Fully redesigned text to aid navigation and understanding for students, including unique colour- coded sections that make the technical aspects of the subject more accessible. ■ The approach to teaching and learning focuses on subject-specific knowledge outcomes and generic skills outcomes, with end-of-chapter self-evaluation. ■ Questions are graded to test student understanding of chapter content, as well as skills in straightforward application of knowledge, and skills of problem solving and evaluation. Financial Accounting: An Introduction is aimed at first-level undergraduates on business studies degrees taking introductory financial accounting classes; first-level specialist accounting undergraduate students; introductory core accounting for MBA and postgraduate specialist Masters students (. finance, actuarial studies), focusing on analysis through the accounting equation and a questioning approach to problem solving; and professional courses where accounting is introduced for the first time. The book is accompanied by a comprehensive support package for lecturers, arranged on a chapter-by-chapter basis and comprising the following: student lecture notes on a ‘fill the gaps’ basis; matching PowerPoint slides; graded questions to supplement those in chapters, including multiple choice questions; solutions to questions in the book. ISBN 0-273-70340-4 Cover image © Superstock 9 780273 703402 an imprint of Additional student support at Fourth Edition Pauline Weetman Pauline Weetman BA, BSc (Econ), PhD, CA, FRSE, is Professor of Accounting at the University of Strathclyde, and has extensive experience of teaching at .
