ACCT 3321 Intermediate Accounting for Finance and Consulting
This intermediate financial accounting course builds on ACCT1021 to provide, in greater depth, a comprehensive understanding of financial accounting topics important to assessing firm performance. The course is designed to teach users of financial statements (rather than preparers of financial statements) how accounting information, shaped by regulation, has advantages and limitations in assessing the economics of the underlying business. The goal of the course is to provide a better understanding of financial reporting and accounting information as an input to evaluating a firm. With hands-on use of cases and SEC filings, this course is beneficial for students seeking careers that require the use of financial statement information as an input to decision-making.
Course overview
- Department
- Accounting
- School
- CSOM
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Spring
Catalog details
Requirements fulfilled
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 3.51 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 3.83 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 10
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Mark Crowley | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 64 of 71 |
| Fall 2025 | Mark Bradshaw | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4–6 hrs/week | 63 of 73 |
| Spring 2025 | Mark Crowley | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 65 of 73 |
| Fall 2024 | Thomas Whalen | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4–6 hrs/week | 57 of 63 |
| Spring 2024 | Thomas Whalen | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 62 of 74 |
| Fall 2023 | Thomas Whalen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 of 81 |
| Spring 2023 | Christina Williams | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4–6 hrs/week | 36 of 41 |
| Fall 2022 | Christina Williams | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 15 of 17 |
| Fall 2022 | Thomas Whalen | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 36 of 40 |
| Spring 2022 | Christina Williams | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 22 of 39 |
| Fall 2021 | Mary Ellen Carter | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 40 of 59 |
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Sections
- Section 01
- Section 02
- Section 01
- Section 02