ACNT 1372 
Special Topics in Accounting Theory

Instructor: 

Dr. Norma Morris Jacobs

Campus Office: 

Round RockCampus 
Room 2232.19

Office Phone: 

512-223-0181

Office Hours: 

To be determined

Course Syllabus 

Course Schedule

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Course Description

This course is a survey of current financial accounting theory to include the practical understanding and application of such theories to current events, skills, knowledge, and/or attitudes towards the accounting profession and the accounting process. Major course topics include the nature of accounting theory; the historical development of accounting,  the role of the FASB, the SEC, and other bodies on accounting standard setting; the FASB's Conceptual Framework project; concepts of income and valuation, earnings management, and the role of the auditng professional.