Financial Accounting: The Impact on Decision Makers - Hardcover

Porter, Gary; Norton, Curtis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 130565417X ISBN 13: 9781305654174

Publisher: South-Western College Pub, 2016

Synopsis

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING: THE IMPACT ON DECISION MAKERS 10E, now available as a bundle option with CengageNOWv2, will help you learn how to use accounting information to make business decisions and focus on the big picture. Journal entries in the text and CengageNOWv2 demonstrate the balance sheet and income statement impact of transactions, helping you see how business events ultimately impact the financial statements. In addition to exposing you to annual reports of highly recognizable companies such as Nike, Porter’s exclusive Ratio Decision-Model provides a framework for reading and interpreting financial statements to make decisions. The focus on financial statements and decision-making carries through to the end-of-chapter with a suite of case materials so you can practice reading and interpreting financial statements. In addition, this edition uses a new modular organization, allowing you to absorb the content in smaller sections for better retention.

About this title

Review:

"Having taught the course for many years (over 30) I think that the modular approach fits current student learning trends. Depending on how well the material is structured, it also gives the instructor more flexibility in material coverage."

"Displaying homework, exercises, problems, reviews at the end of the chapter is too far removed from the student's actual learning/retention experience. This has historically been publishers' preference. The modular concept, as presented, however brings learning, discovery, application, solution, and recall all together for the student's benefit."

About the Author:

Dr. Gary A. Porter earned his M.B.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Colorado. Throughout his career, Dr. Porter has taught at several universities, including San Diego State; Loyola University Chicago; and the University of Montana. He has also served as a department chair. He is currently Distinguished Lecturer at Drake University. Widely published and the recipient of numerous teaching awards, Dr. Porter has conducted workshops on introductory accounting education and corporate financial reporting, has worked as a staff accountant with Deloitte & Touche, and has actively served the Illinois CPA Society, American Accounting Association, and Financial Executives International.

About this edition

• Publisher: South-Western College Pub
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 130565417X
• ISBN 13: 9781305654174
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 864