B5001-001: Accounting I: Financial Accounting
EMBA-NY Friday/Saturday Core, 2019B
Credit hours: 3.0
Instructor: Trevor Harris
The purpose of this course is to provide a comprehensive, graduate level introduction to accounting. It is designed to provide globally oriented managerial users of accounting products with the foundations of accounting concepts, mechanics, and a perspective upon which intelligent use of accounting information rests. The course focuses on typical financial statements (balance sheet, income statement, and the statement of cash flows), along with the environment in which they are produced and used. The fundamental perspective is that accounting reports provide information useful for a variety of purposes.
Trevor Harris
Arthur J. Samberg Professor Emeritus of Professional Practice
Professor Harris' research and practical experience has covered most areas of the use of accounting information for valuation, investment and management decisions, with a particular focus on global aspects. He originally joined the Columbia Business School faculty in 1983, and was the Jerome A. Chazen Professor of International Business, Director of the Chazen Institute of International Business and Chair of the Accounting Department, prior to...