ACCT 8813 Financial Accounting Practice I

This course addresses, in a comprehensive manner, financial accounting and reporting standards. Emphasis is given to the application of accounting theory in the development of general purpose financial statements. The issues of asset valuation and income measurement are comprehensively explored.

Course overview

Department
Accounting
School
CSOM
Credits
3
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Fall, Every Spring

Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
4.81 / 5 · Excellent
52 responses
Instructor rating
4.89 / 5 · Excellent
52 responses
Terms evaluated
5
Most recent: Fall 2025

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Fall 2025Lian Fen Lee4.74.84.84.64.64.34.74.64–6 hrs/week22 of 24
Fall 2024Lian Fen Lee4.95.05.05.04.74.95.05.04–6 hrs/week16 of 18
Fall 2022Lian Fen Lee4.74.75.04.84.85.04.74.87–9 hrs/week6 of 6
Spring 2022Doris Kelly5.05.05.05.05.05.05.05.0—2 of 2
Fall 2021Lian Fen Lee5.05.05.05.04.84.84.84.84–6 hrs/week6 of 14

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Doris Kelly
    Spring 2022 · Official rating 5.00/5
  • Lian Fen Lee
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.88/5

Sections

  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Lian Fen Lee · Fulton Hall 135 TuTh 12:00 Noon-01:15PM · Offered