MBA 6314 - Accounting Research and Writing

Credits: 3 Class: 3 Lab: 0
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance to the MBA Program or the Graduate Certificate Program in Accounting. Undergraduate degree in Accounting or undergraduate degree and 15 upper level accounting hours including the complete Intermediate Accounting sequence, Individual and Corporate Tax, and Audit.
This course is designed to provide students with a broad knowledge of accounting research and report writing. Topics covered will include advanced research in the areas of taxation and financial reporting. Students will learn to analyze and interpret financial statements, use the Financial Accounting Standards Board Codification as a source of reference and research for generally accepted accounting principles, and use appropriate regulation research in taxation. Students will learn how to write appropriate research reports in the areas of financial and taxation accounting.