Accounting for Non-Accounting Students - Softcover

Dyson, J.R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 027360435X ISBN 13: 9780273604358

Publisher: FT Prentice Hall, 1994

Synopsis

This Online Courespack consists of Accounting for Non-Accounting Students, 6/e by Dyson (ISBN: 9780273683858) and OneKey Blackboard Access Card (ISBN: 9780273697640)

About this title

From the Back Cover

Accounting for Non-Accounting Students has firmly established itself over five editions as the market leading text in its field. This highly regarded text offers a clear and non-technical introduction to the basic principles of both financial and management accounting.   Building on the success of previous editions, this sixth edition places even more emphasis on helping students understand the concepts of accounting and applying what they learn to the real world. This new edition includes a wide selection of news articles and real-world accounts allowing students to relate their learning to practice. It encourages a confident but critical approach to the range of accounting statements non-specialists are likely to encounter in their professional careers via a range of questions and thought-provoking activities.

Key features

• Accessible, well-written and comprehensive introduction to accounting.
• Each chapter includes a topical article from a newspaper plus related questions.
• Real-world case studies featuring a broad range of companies.
• Excellent pedagogy including: 'Check your learning', a large variety of student activities, numerous tutorial questions.

New features

• New
• activities test student understanding as they progress through the chapter.
• New section on why this chapter is important to non-accountants.
• New
• feature details 'Questions non-accountants should ask'.
• New
• published accounts from a range of companies.
• New
• section on recent accounting scandals.
• Expanded coverage of contemporary issues, including environmental and social accounting.
• Expanded coverage of international accounting issues.
• New discussion questions link the news article with the chapter.

This text is ideal for students from a broad range of disciplines taking a first course in accounting.

The sixth edition is accompanied by an excellent Website at www.booksites.net/dyson which includes challenging questions, additional case studies and a Lecturer’s Guide.

John Dyson was formerly Director of Studies of the Heriot-Watt University Management Programme, Edinburgh.

Synopsis

This text, written to meet the need of students taking accountancy as part of a business course, is the leading accountancy text for the non-specialist market. This third edition maintains the clear and accessible style of previous editions and continues to provide an excellent introduction to financial accounting, cost and management accounting and annual reports. It has been fully updated to incorporate the latest accounting standards FRSs 1 to 3 and includes strengthened sections on cost and management accounting and capital investment appraisal, with a final chapter on recent developments in accounting. Each chapter begins with an introduction which places the theory in a business context and is well illustrated. Key Features: fully updated to include the latest accounting standards FRSs I to 3; includes coverage of modern developments such as Just-in-Time and 'green accounting'; each chapter begins with theoretical material setting topics in a business context; includes topical case study material; produced in two-colours with many more illustrations than precious editions; is supported by a lecturer's guide and OHP masters.

Edition details

• Publisher: FT Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 027360435X
• ISBN 13: 9780273604358
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 512