Introduction to Financial Accounting
XB102A (3 semester units in Business Administration)
A requirement in the Certificate Program in Accounting. Important: Special academic policies apply to XB courses.This course covers financial accounting fundamentals and the identification, measurement, and reporting of the financial effects of economic events on enterprises. Topics include accrual accounting concepts; transaction analysis, recording, and processing (journals and ledgers); preparation, understanding, and analysis of financial statements; accounting for sales and cost of sales; inventory valuation; depreciation of operational assets; and accounting for investments, liabilities, and present value concepts.
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ANDREW BARNETT, Ph.D., CPA, Honored Instructor for 2008, is a director and professor of the School of Accountancy at San Diego State University. He is a Virginia CPA and a member of the California Society of CPAs, the American Accounting Association, and the American Institute of CPAs.
- Online course: Internet access required
- Enroll anytime: You have 6 months to complete
- $770 (EDP 877084)
Proctored final exam
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Textbook(s) for this course:
Financial Accounting
Author: Robert Libby, Patricia A. Libby, and Daniel G. Short
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Edition: 6th
Publication Year: 2008
ISBN: 0077300335
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Study Guide for use with Financial Accounting
Author: Robert Libby, Patricia A. Libby, and Daniel G. Short
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Edition: 6th
Publication Year: 2008
ISBN: 0073324922
Textbook is optional.
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JOSEPH MCPEAK, M.S., M.B.A., CPA, named Honored Instructor in 2005, is a tax specialist with more than 25 years of experience in tax management. His professional expertise is in the areas of partnerships and S corporations.
- Online course: Internet access required
- Enroll anytime: You have 6 months to complete
- $770 (EDP 877092)
Proctored final exam
Enroll
Textbook(s) for this course:
Financial Accounting
Author: Robert Libby, Patricia A. Libby, and Daniel G. Short
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Edition: 6th
Publication Year: 2008
ISBN: 0077300335
AND
Study Guide for use with Financial Accounting
Author: Robert Libby, Patricia A. Libby, and Daniel G. Short
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Edition: 6th
Publication Year: 2008
ISBN: 0073324922
Textbook is optional.
Sections closed for enrollment
Thurs. June 4, San Francisco
JOSEPH MCPEAK, M.S., M.B.A., CPA, named Honored Instructor in 2005, is a tax specialist with more than 25 years of experience in tax management. His professional expertise is in the areas of partnerships and S corporations.
- 14 meetings
- June 4 to Aug. 27: Thurs., 6-9 pm; also
July 18: Sat., 9 am-4 pm
- San Francisco: Room 802, UC Berkeley Extension Downtown Center, 425 Market St., 8th Floor (enter on Fremont St.)
- $715 (EDP 315317)
Tues. Sept. 1, San Francisco
DONG HA LEE, Ed.D., M.B.A., is professor emeritus of accounting and business and former department chair at Simpson College and Graduate School, Redding. He has also worked as the senior supervising auditor of Midlantic National Banks and as an accounting specialist for the Irving Trust Company on Wall Street.
- 15 meetings
- Sept. 1 to Dec. 8: Tues., 6:30-9:30 pm
- San Francisco: Room 813, UC Berkeley Extension Downtown Center, 425 Market St., 8th Floor (enter on Fremont St.)
- $730 (EDP 311613)
Wed. Sept. 2, Berkeley
RONALD J. MACALUSO, M.B.A., is the CFO for an environmental consulting firm. He has worked in public accounting, the service industry and manufacturing. His experience encompasses small- to medium-size businesses, both domestic and international. He has taught accounting at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Golden Gate University, and Diablo Valley College.Revised class schedule in red.
- 15 meetings
- Sept. 2 to Dec. 16: Wed., 6:30-9:30 pm (no meetings Nov. 11 and Nov. 25); also
Dec. 5: Sat., 9 am-12 pm
- Berkeley: Room 207, UC Berkeley Extension, 1995 University Ave.
- $730 (EDP 311621)
Mon. Sept. 14, Berkeley
DANNY LEE, M.B.A., is a former vice president of America California Bank. He has more than 30 years of experience in finance and business.
NOTE: This class is closed. For information about related courses, contact your academic department.
Mon. Sept. 14, San Francisco
ERICH J. ZIELONKA, M.A., has 13 years of accounting and finance-related experience in the private sector and has taught at Northeastern University. He works as a financial advisor and served as treasurer for the Tri-Valley Democratic Campaign this last election cycle.
- 15 meetings
- Sept. 14 to Dec. 21: Mon., 6:30-9:30 pm
- San Francisco: Room 807, UC Berkeley Extension Downtown Center, 425 Market St., 8th Floor (enter on Fremont St.)
- $730 (EDP 311597)
