Accounting for Financial Modeling
Overview
Subject area
ACCT
Catalog Number
123
Course Title
Accounting for Financial Modeling
Department(s)
Description
The fundamentals and mechanics of financial accounting sufficient to enable the student to understand types of modifications needed in data to construct meaningful financial models from databases (such as COMPUSTAR, EDGAR, and Morning Star). Coverage includes the basic accounting equation from an accrual perspective. Prepares students to use footnote disclosures to estimate adjustments to account data in the database to model data from the financial statements of multiple companies for both intra- and inter-industry comparative models.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Liberal Arts
Yes
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3
Requisites
011038