If you’ve been thinking about incorporating generative AI into your accounting courses but aren’t sure where to start, I have a resource for you. AI in Accounting Education: A Practical Guide for Educators and Students is a free PDF book you can use immediately in your classes. It includes 28 chapters that span financial, managerial, […]
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Want to include AI in your accounting course? Free AI in accounting teaching materials
July 27, 2025 
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Ch 01 Financial statements, Ch 01 Introduction, Ch 02 Building Blocks, Ch 02 Transaction analysis, Ch 03 Accrual income, Ch 03 Job Costing, Ch 04 ABC, Ch 04 Internal control and cash, Ch 05 Process Costing, Ch 05 Receivables and revenues, Ch 06 Cost behavior, Ch 06 Inventory & COGS, Ch 07 CVP, Ch 07 PP&E and Intangibles, Ch 08 Current liabilities, Ch 08 Short-term Decisions, Ch 09 Budgeting, Ch 09 Long-term liabilities, Ch 10 Performance Evaluation, Ch 10 Stockholders' equity, Ch 11 Standard Costs and Variances, Ch 11 Statement of cash flows, Ch 12 Capital Budgeting, Ch 12 Financial statement analysis, Ch 13 Stmt of Cash Flows, Ch 14 Financial Statement Analysis, Ch 15 Sustainability, Data analytics, Financial accounting, Managerial accounting, Miscellaneous
Interested in integrating examples of ESG into your accounting course?
March 28, 2025 0 Comments
This week, I’m giving a presentation on ways to integrate ESG into introductory accounting at the AAA’s Sustainability in Accounting conference. I thought I’d share one of the resources I developed for that presentation here on my blog. Introductory financial or managerial accounting is a great place to help students see how accounting connects to […]
Continue readingCh 01 Introduction, Ch 04 Internal control and cash, Ch 05 Receivables and revenues, Ch 06 Cost behavior, Ch 06 Inventory & COGS, Ch 07 PP&E and Intangibles, Ch 08 Current liabilities, Ch 08 Short-term Decisions, Ch 09 Budgeting, Ch 09 Long-term liabilities, Ch 10 Performance Evaluation, Ch 11 Standard Costs and Variances, Ch 11 Statement of cash flows, Ch 12 Capital Budgeting, Ch 12 Financial statement analysis, Ch 13 Stmt of Cash Flows, Ch 14 Financial Statement Analysis, Ch 15 Sustainability, Data analytics, Financial accounting, Managerial accounting
New! Crossword and word search puzzles to review financial statement analysis
December 3, 2022 0 Comments
Below are links to a crossword puzzle to review financial statement analysis concepts in financial accounting – and links to a word search puzzle to review the same concepts. I figured many of us are heading into the financial statement analysis chapter right now, so I thought I would share these puzzles I created for […]
Continue readingA financial statement analysis mini-dashboard for a quick data analytics exercise
April 28, 2022 2 Comments
Looking for a quick data analytics exercise for financial statement analysis in an introductory accounting class? You can give your students the link for this financial statement analysis dashboard and then ask a series of questions. There is no software for students to install; the dashboard is hosted on Tableau Public and can be accessed […]
Continue readingHow does cost cutting at Best Buy impact its ROI?
June 28, 2014 0 Comments
Best Buy is struggling to thrive (and some would say it is even struggling to survive) as it competes with online giant Amazon.com. According to a recent article in Forbes, one way Best Buy is aiming to improve its financial outlook is to cut its cost of goods sold through supply chain efficiency gains. Questions […]
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