Industry Comparisons Exercises: Series 01
These exercises will help you apply concepts to real companies’ financial statements to compare and contrast the consequences of the economic crisis across time and industries.
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Video Series: Helping Students Make Informed Judgments
Why teach students how to make more informed judgments? The short answer: more informed judgments lead to better decisions and more effective and efficient use of resources.
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General course materials:
Welcome and announcements [pdf]
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Syllabus [pdf]
How Do I Use the Numbers?
How Do I Use the Numbers?
Learning Objectives
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Analyze companies’ financial condition using a top-down approach.
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Compare and contrast financial leverage, working capital, and asset risks across companies, industries, and time.
Accounting Judgment: Basics
Accounting Judgments: Basics
Learning Objectives
Recording Entries Using JEs
Recording Entries Using Journal Entries
Learning Objectives
Recording Entries Using BSE
Recording Entries Using The Balance Sheet Equation
Learning Objectives
Framing Record Keeping & Reporting
Framing Record Keeping and Reporting
Learning Objectives
What's Behind the Numbers?
Section Map: What's Behind the Numbers?
Framing Record Keeping and Reporting
- Accounts, entries and judgments behind the numbers
- Balance-sheet equation matrix
- Record-keeping and reporting map
- Insider and outsider perspectives
Recording Entries: Balance-Sheet Equ
What Do I See?
What Do I See?
Learning Objectives
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Identify things to look for on all financial statements.
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Apply a hierarchical approach to analyzing numbers reported on balance sheets.
