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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