Synopses & Reviews
This text has a two-fold approach: it teaches students how businesses use spreadsheets and databases in accounting, and serves as a primer explaining how to use these tools in solving real accounting problems. It is written in a step-by-step format with plenty of screen shots making it easy to follow.
Synopsis
This text teaches a blend of how businesses use spreadsheets and databases in accounting, and a primer on how one might use these tools to solve real accounting problems. It is written in a step by step format with lots of screen shots so that it is easy to follow.
About the Author
Glenn Owen is a tenured member of Allan Hancock College's Accounting and Business faculty, where he has lectured on accounting and information systems since 1995. In addition, he is a lecturer at the University of California at Santa Barbara, where he has been teaching accounting and information systems courses since 1980. He also has been a lecturer at the Orfala College of Business at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, teaching financial and managerial accounting courses. His professional experience includes spending five years at Deloitte and Touche, as well as holding the position of vice president of finance at Westpac Resources, Inc., and Expertelligence, Inc. He has authored many Internet-related books and accounting course supplements and is currently developing online accounting instruction modules for his Internet-based financial accounting courses. Mr. Owen recently released: USING PEACHTREE COMPLETE 2011 FOR ACCOUNTING, USING QUICKBOOKS PRO 2010 FOR ACCOUNTING and a new edition of USING EXCEL and ACCESS FOR ACCOUNTING 2010 text, which gives accounting students specific self-paced instruction on the use of spreadsheets and database applications in accounting. His innovative teaching style emphasizes the decision maker's perspective and encourages students to think creatively. His graduate studies in educational psychology and his 35 years of business experience yield a balanced blend of theory and practice.
Table of Contents
Part 1: EXCEL. 1. Excel Tour 2. Excel Basics. 3. Financial Statement Analysis. 4. Depreciation. 5. Loan and Bond Amortization. 6. Budgets. Part 2: ACCESS. 1. Access Tour. 2. Access Basics. 3. Tables. 4. Queries. 5. Forms. 6. Reports.