The authors wrote this text based on their belief that the subject of financial accounting is inherently interesting, but financial textbooks are often not. They believe most financial accounting textbooks fail to demonstrate that accounting is an exciting field of study and one that is important to future careers in business. When writing this text, they considered career relevance as their guide when selecting material, and the need to engage the student as their guide to style, pedagogy, and design. Libby/Libby/Short is the only financial accounting text to successfully implement a real-world, single focus company approach in every chapter. Students and instructors have responded very favorably to the use of focus companies and the real world financial statements. The companies chosen are interesting and the decision-making focus shows the relevance of financial accounting regardless of whether or not the student has chosen to major in accounting. This text has enjoyed tremendous success, and will continue to do so because of its timely, real world and relevant content, its solid pedagogical features, and its appropriate balance of innovative and traditional content.
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Pat Libby is an Associate Professor at Ithaca College. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. Her research activities focus on how to use cases in introductory accounting and on using Collaborative Learning techniques in the classroom. She teaches undergraduate introductory, intermediate, and advanced Financial Accounting at Ithaca.
Bob Libby is the David A. Thomas Professor of Management in the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University. He previously taught at the University of Chicago and the University of Michigan. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois. Bob has a national reputation as a leading academician and is one of the top five behavioral accountants in North America. Bob teaches MBA and Executive MBA courses in Financial Accounting at Cornell. Please note: Bob Libby is teaching at Univ. of Texas at Austin through June 1, 1999. Pat Libby is an Associate Professor at Ithaca College. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. Her research activities focus on how to use cases in introductory accounting and on using Collaborative Learning techniques in the classroom. She teaches undergraduate introductory, intermediate, and advanced Financial Accounting at Ithaca. Dan Short is the Dean of the Richard T. Farmer School of Business at Miami University. Prior to that he was the Dean of the Business School at Kansas State University and prior to that he taught at the University of Texas-Austin and the University of Chicago. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. He has won numerous teaching awards during his career teaching both undergraduate and MBA financial accounting courses.
Dan Short is the Dean of the Richard T. Farmer School of Business at Miami University. Prior to that he was the Dean of the Business School at Kansas State University and prior to that he taught at the University of Texas-Austin and the University of Chicago. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. He has won numerous teaching awards during his career teaching both undergraduate and MBA financial accounting courses.
Bob Libby is the David A. Thomas Professor of Management in the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University. He previously taught at the University of Chicago and the University of Michigan. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois. Bob has a national reputation as a leading academician and is one of the top five behavioral accountants in North America. Bob teaches MBA and Executive MBA courses in Financial Accounting at Cornell. Please note: Bob Libby is teaching at Univ. of Texas at Austin through June 1, 1999. Pat Libby is an Associate Professor at Ithaca College. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. Her research activities focus on how to use cases in introductory accounting and on using Collaborative Learning techniques in the classroom. She teaches undergraduate introductory, intermediate, and advanced Financial Accounting at Ithaca. Dan Short is the Dean of the Richard T. Farmer School of Business at Miami University. Prior to that he was the Dean of the Business School at Kansas State University and prior to that he taught at the University of Texas-Austin and the University of Chicago. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. He has won numerous teaching awards during his career teaching both undergraduate and MBA financial accounting courses.
Dan Short is the Dean of the Richard T. Farmer School of Business at Miami University. Prior to that he was the Dean of the Business School at Kansas State University and prior to that he taught at the University of Texas-Austin and the University of Chicago. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. He has won numerous teaching awards during his career teaching both undergraduate and MBA financial accounting courses.
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Good Intro to Financial Accounting,
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This review is from: Financial Accounting w/Student CD, Net Tutor and S&P package (Hardcover)
I used this book in an MBA level accounting class. The course had no prerequisites, and was for beginners in the subject of financial accounting.The book is easy to read, nicely formatted, and has plenty of exercises. The book came with a CD and access to online support. Overall it's a good package.
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ATTEN : NOT RECOMMENDED FOR INTRO TO ACCT. STUDENTS & COURSE,
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This review is from: Financial Accounting w/Student CD, Net Tutor and S&P package (Hardcover)
This is a VERY difficult book to ingest. As you may notice, the authors decided, with this edition, to supplement their textbook with a Student CD, Online Net Tutor and S&P package to "assist" with this already challenging book.Each chapter is roughly 36+ pages long plus 27 pages of chapter exercises/problems. The book is too wordy in "getting to the point" or too advance in their explanations for a "first time accounting student with no prior experience". The authors has COMPLETELY lost their focus to whom their target readers are. If you want to fail your accounting course...stick to this 'reader-unfriendly' book as is. Otherwise, I suggest a real good study guide and supplement accompanying this "punishing read of a book". Good luck!
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ATTN: NOT RECOMMENDED FOR BEGINNING ACCT. STUDENTS & COURSE!,
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This review is from: Financial Accounting w/Student CD, Net Tutor and S&P package (Hardcover)
This is a VERY difficult book to ingest. As you may notice, the authors decided, with this edition, to supplement their textbook with a Student CD, Online Net Tutor and S&P package to "assist" with this already challenging book.Each chapter is roughly 36+ pages long plus 27 pages of chapter exercises/problems. The book is too wordy in "getting to the point" or too advance in their explanations for a "first time accounting student with no prior experience". The authors has COMPLETELY lost their focus to whom their target readers are. If you want to fail your accounting course...stick to this 'reader-unfriendly' book as is. Otherwise, I suggest a real good study guide and supplement accompanying this "punishing read of a book". Good luck!
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