Introduction to financial and managerial accounting. Study of the language of business for both the user and preparer of accounting information. Topics include the accounting cycle, preparation of financial statements and their use, accounting for manufacturing concerns, budgeting and decisions making using accounting information. The course must be taken in a one year sequence and cannot be reversed. Prerequisites: Csc 101. Fl, Sp-3-

Accounting has been called "the language of business." Accordingly, this course emphasizes the provision of relevant and reliable information used by investors, creditors and managers in making financial and business decisions. Areas of emphasis include the basic concepts and principles of financial accounting, the accounting cycle, financial statement preparation, information systems and processing, and internal control. Recognition, measurement, and classification of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses are examined and the alternative forms of business organization are covered. BSBA majors only.