Instruction offered by members of the Haskayne School of Business.
Accounting Chairperson 鈥� H. Warsame
Graduate Courses
Accounting 601
Introductory Financial Accounting
Introduction to accounting for business organizations. Reporting of financial results of operations and financial position to investors, managers, and others. Emphasis on the use of accounting information for decision-making. Course Hours:H(3-0)
Breakeven analysis, activity-based costing and management, budgeting, productivity measures, and other tools and techniques that are part of a planning and control system that will help the manager make better economic decisions. Course Hours:H(3-0) Prerequisite(s):Accounting 601.
Provides detailed coverage of the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) primarily related to assets. Emphasizes the theory behind the methods, the strengths and weaknesses of such methods and the need for sound professional judgement Course Hours:H(3-0) Prerequisite(s):Accounting 601 and 603; or consent of the Haskayne School of Business.
Builds on Intermediate Financial Accounting I with coverage of the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) primarily related to liabilities and owners' equity. Emphasizes the theory behind the methods, the strengths and weaknesses of methods and the need for sound professional judgment. Course Hours:H(3-0) Prerequisite(s):Accounting 641.
Provides intermediate level discussions to the production and analysis of costs used for pricing, production and investment decisions, revenue analysis, performance evaluation, management incentive systems and strategy analysis Course Hours:H(3-0) Prerequisite(s):Accounting 603.
Discusses the core concepts, regulations, and interpretations underlying the Canadian individual and corporate income taxation. Emphasis is on who is taxable, on what income, when and how tax is calculated. Tax planning opportunities will be identified by using long-term and clientele based techniques. Course Hours:H(3-0) Prerequisite(s):Accounting 601.
Focuses on tax planning. It extends the material covered in the introductory tax course with an examination of specialized topics in personal and corporate income tax. Course Hours:H(3-0) Prerequisite(s):Accounting 721.
Discusses the techniques and theory behind the external auditor's provision of assurance services on financial information. Topics include: the demand for assurance, the role of auditors in providing assurance, auditor independence, audit reports, and audit liability. Course Hours:H(3-0) Prerequisite(s):Accounting 641.
Covers the theories, concepts and practices of financial statement analysis with an emphasis placed on applications. Course Hours:H(3-0) Prerequisite(s):Accounting 603.
Focuses on advanced accounting methods related to inter-corporate investments and financial reporting. Topics include accounting for business combinations and inter-corporate investments, foreign currency transactions and translation, bankruptcy, partnerships, and not-for-profit organizations. Course Hours:H(3-0) Prerequisite(s):Accounting 643.
Examines the conceptual framework underlying the preparation of financial accounting information, and the theories and propositions on the use of such information by investors, regulators, standard setters, and other corporate stakeholders Course Hours:H(3-0) Prerequisite(s):Accounting 643.
Emphasis is placed on how managers use planning and control to accomplish a firm's strategies. Uses a case approach to management control systems explaining the usefulness of accounting data from a managerial perspective. Course Hours:H(3-0) Prerequisite(s):Accounting 661.
Development of and solutions to current issues and problems in accounting. Course Hours:H(3S-0) Prerequisite(s):Accounting 603 or consent of the business school. MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT