In this new case, students build an interactive Excel dashboard to analyze sales transactions. Students will view tutorial videos for each of the five sections in the project and will use their dashboard to answer the case questions. The case will take students, on average, 60 – 90 minutes to complete. The Teaching Notes for […]
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New! Prebuilt Interactive Excel Dashboard project for introductory financial accounting available
January 12, 2021 
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This new case has students use a prebuilt interactive Excel dashboard to analyze sales transactions. This dashboard is ready for students to use; students will view a tutorial video about the case, read the instructions, and use the Excel dashboard to answer the case questions. The case will take, on average, 15 – 20 minutes […]
Continue readingNew! Google Sheets data analytics case for introductory accounting available – City of Magicville
January 11, 2021 2 Comments
This new case is designed to be completed using Google Sheets for an introductory financial accounting class. The case can be completed by students using Chromebooks. I am really excited to be able to share this case – it is the second one I have created that uses Google Sheets as the software (see this […]
Continue readingWhat information is provided in Chipotle’s basic financial statements?
January 4, 2021 2 Comments
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CGM) is a publicly held corporation with more than $5 billion in assets. To follow are Chipotle’s four basic financial statements for its most recent year, the year ending December 31, 2019. Please note that all statements have been adapted and condensed for educational use and should not be used […]
Continue readingHow does Kellogg’s dividend announcement impact its financial statements?
November 9, 2020 4 Comments
On October 23, 2020, the Kellogg Company (brands include Kellogg’s, Pringles, Eggo, Cheez-It, and many others) made the following dividend announcement: Kellogg Company (NYSE: K) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.57 per share on the common stock of the Company, payable on December 15, 2020, to shareowners of record […]
Continue readingHow would the length of the Bespoken Spirits operating cycle compare to the length of the Jack Daniel Distillery operating cycle?
October 26, 2020 0 Comments
Whiskey is an alcoholic beverage that takes, on average, three to fifteen years to mature before it is ready for consumption. Typically, whiskey matures in oak barrels – that process helps to give each whiskey type its unique aroma, color, and taste. The Jack Daniel Distillery, for example, ages its Jack Daniel’s whiskeys in oak […]
Continue readingAICPA webinar on how to introduce data analytics in your course when your students have Chromebooks
October 21, 2020 3 Comments
Join Kimberly Swanson Church, PhD, Missouri State University, and me as we walk through how to introduce data analytics in your introductory accounting courses using Google Sheets in an AICPA webinar on Wednesday, November 4, 2020, from 4 – 5 pm Eastern. The discussion will include what data analytics is, the impact of analytics on […]
Continue readingDoes GM have a contingent liability for its 2015 – 2019 Chevrolet Corvettes?
October 12, 2020 0 Comments
Recently, a class action lawsuit was filed against General Motors (GM) accuses GM of using inferior materials and a faulty manufacturing process that resulted in poor quality wheels on its 2015 – 2019 Chevrolet Corvette sport cars. The 18 parties who filed the lawsuit state that wheels on their Corvettes have bent or cracked even […]
Continue readingTwo more online teaching webinars this week
March 18, 2020 0 Comments
We (Jennifer Cainas, Tracie Miller-Nobles, and I) have two more 30-minute online teaching webinars this week: Polling options for online classes, Thursday, March 19, 3 – 3:30 pm Eastern Options for writing on your screen, Friday, March 20, 11 – 11:30 am Eastern Register for the webinars at our Accounting Is Analytics website at https://accountingisanalytics.com/webinars/ […]
Continue readingStrategies for giving exams online webinar recording
March 15, 2020 3 Comments
Over the past few days, I have gotten a lot of requests for the recording of the webinar that Jennifer Cainas and I hosted on Friday, March 15, about various strategies for giving exams online. You can find that recording at this link. You can also download the slides for the webinar at this link. […]
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