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Financial Accounting Principles
ACCT E-100
Financial Accounting Principles (12532)
(Syllabus)
Leonard Kopelman, JD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University.
Fall term:
Mondays beginning Sept. 15, 5:30-7:30 pm, Emerson Hall, Room 105. Course tuition: undergraduate credit $950, graduate credit $1,725.
This course introduces the generally accepted principles that govern an entity's financial accounting system and the income statement and balance sheet that are the principal end products of the system. Students learn how accounting information is used to evaluate the performance and financial status of an organization, both by managers within the organization and by shareholders, lenders, and other outside parties. (4 credits)