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.

Amir Ziv

Professor of Professional Practice

Professor Ziv was on the faculty of Yale School of Organization and Management, on the faculty of Columbia Business School and on the faculty of the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (IDC) (where he also founded and headed the executive education unit) before rejoining Columbia Business School as a Vice Dean and a Professor of Accounting. Professor Ziv also serves on the editorial...

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