LAWS 3360 Law and Accounting
This course teaches concepts of basic financial accounting, including the financial reporting process and the development of financial statements for investors, creditors and other business stakeholders. In addition, practical application of the use financial statements and related concepts in transactional law as well as techniques for analyzing financial statements will be introduced. The course will also review where accounting goes wrong and can lead to litigation and criminal charges within the context of law, auditing, corporate governance.
Course overview
- Department
- Law
- School
- LAW
- Credits
- 2
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Fall
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 3.43 / 5 · Good
- Instructor rating
- 3.66 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 4
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Ronald Landen | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 13 of 13 |
| Fall 2024 | Ronald Landen | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 9 of 10 |
| Fall 2023 | Ronald Landen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 of 21 |
| Fall 2021 | David Mason | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 8 of 9 |
| Fall 2021 | Frank White | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 8 of 9 |