Teaching GuideTerm
Faculty of Economics and Business
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Grao en Economía
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  Accounting
   Contents
Topic Sub-topic
Section I: Foundations of Accounting.
Lesson 1: Introduction to Accounting.
1.1. Economic activity and the need for information.
1.2. The concept of accounting.
1.3. Types of accounting.
Lesson 2: Financial information. 2.1. Uses and users of financial information.
2.2. Characteristics of financial information.
2.3. Accounting standards.
Lesson 3: The balance sheet. 3.1. Purpose of the balance sheet.
3.2. Basic accounting equation.
3.3. Components of the balance sheet: assets, liabilities and owners' equity.
Lesson 4: The income statement and the cash flow statement. 4.1. The accrual basis of accounting.
4.2. Income: revenue and expenses.
4.3. Cash flow: receipts and payments.
Lesson 5: The accounting method. 5.1. Economic events and accounting events.
5.2. The ledger account.
5.3. Specific terminology.
Lesson 6: Accounting records. 6.1. The journal and the journal entry.
6.2. Transfer from the journal to the ledger.
6.3. The trial balance and the financial statements.
Lesson 7: The accounting cycle. 7.1. Recording of transactions during the period.
7.2. Accrual adjustments.
7.3. Preparation of financial statements.
7.4. Closing entries.
Section II: Introduction to recording, presenting, and interpreting basic accounting transactions.
Lesson 8: Operating transactions. 8.1. Purchases of merchandise.
8.2. Sales of merchandise.
8.3. Cost of goods sold and ending inventory.
8.4. Other operating revenues and expenses.
Lesson 9. Investment and financing transactions. 9.1. Acquisition of long-lived assets.
9.2. Disposal of long-lived assets.
9.3. Share capital.
9.4. Bank debt and other creditors.
Lesson 10. The content of the financial statements. 10.1. The balance sheet.
10.2. The income statement.
10.3. The cash flow statement.
10.4. Notes to the financial statements and other financial information.
Lesson 11. Liquidity and solvency. 11.1. Liquidity.
11.2 Solvency and the ability to generate financial resources.
Lesson 12. Profitability analysis. 12.1. Return on assets.
12.2. Return on equity.
12.3. Debt and profitability.
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