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Accounting, Chapters 1-14, 8/E
Charles T. Horngren
Walter T. Harrison Jr.
M. Suzanne Oliver

ISBN-10: 0136072984
ISBN-13: 9780136072980

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2009
Format: Cloth; 888 pp
Published: 11/25/2008

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For Principle of Accounting Courses

 

Students understand (or “get it”) right after you do a problem in class.  However, as soon as they leave class, their ability to do the problems and complete their homework diminishes with each passing hour.  Often times this results in students struggling to complete their homework on their own.  Even worse, the frustration can lead to students quitting on the material altogether and falling behind in the course.  As a result, an entire class can fall behind as instructors attempt to keep everyone on the same page.

 

With the Accounting 8e Student Learning System, all features of the student textbook, study resources and online homework system are designed to work together to provide students with more “I Get It!” moments.  The consistency, repetition and strong details throughout the entire student learning system allow students to achieve success both inside and outside the classroom while keeping both instructors and students on track.

Components of the Student Learning System

 

DUPLICATING THE CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE

Demo Docs — Introductory accounting students consistently tell us “When doing homework, I get stuck trying to solve problems the way they were demonstrated in class.”  Likewise, instructors consistently tell us, “I have so much to cover in so little time; I can’t afford to go backward and review homework in class.”  Those challenges inspired us to develop Demo Docs.  Demo Docs are comprehensive, worked-through problems that are available for every chapter of our introductory accounting text.  Demo Docs will aid students when they are trying to solve exercises and problems on their own with the goal being to help students duplicate the classroom experience outside of class.  Entire problems, mirroring end-of-chapter material, are presented and then solved along with annotated explanations written in a conversational style; essentially imitating what an instructor might say if standing over a student’s shoulder.  All Demo Docs are in the textbook in print, in the study guide in print version as well as on CD in Flash, and online in MyAccountingLab so that students can easily refer to them as needed.

 

CONSISTENCY, REPITITION AND DETAILS IN THE LEARNING PROCESS

 

The entire package matters. Consistency in terminology and problem set-ups from one medium to another–test bank to study guide to MyAccountingLab–is critical to success in the classroom. So when students ask “Where do the numbers come from?,” they can go to our text or go online and see what to do. If the material is worded one way in the text, you can count on it being worded the same way in the supplements for instructors and students.

 

The ENTIRE Student Learning System reinforces consistency, repetition and clear details in order to enhance the student learning experience.  For example, on pages 80-86, Journal Transactions and Posting to the Ledger is addressed.  For EVERY transaction, the same set of information is presented to the students in several different formats — in text, in journal entry, and in ledger accounts. These exact same formats are shown for EVERY transaction.  In repeating these formats, the authors eliminate the assumption that the student understands the concept completely.  As such, the chapter explains each detail for EVERY transaction to provide repetition and reinforcement of the concepts.  This also allows students to quickly find, track and correct their mistakes in the learning process.

 

***NEW***  Consistent Examples.  Three different sets of ‘Company Facts’ carry through all “in chapter examples.”  As a result, students gain a sense of familiarity with the context of these examples throughout the text.  This consistency provides a level of comfort with the examples and allows students to focus on learning the accounting principles as they are presented.

 

***NEW*** Continuing Exercise.  The unique ‘Continuing Exercise’  takes a single company and adds transactions or questions in each chapter to the existing fact pattern.  As students move throughout the text, they complete additional “steps” in this comprehensive exercise.  Students are able to see the ‘big picture’ and learn how the accounting topics build off one another.  Accounting is a process and the continuing exercise allows students to put it all together.

 

***NEW*** Continuing Problem.  For more detailed and in-depth practice, a ‘Continuing Problem’ is also available.  Like the Continuing Exercise, the Continuing Problems takes a single company and adds transactions or questions in each chapter to the existing fact pattern.  As students move throughout the text, they complete additional “steps” in completing this comprehensive problem.  Students are able to see the ‘big picture’ and learn how the accounting topics build off one another.  

 

***NEW*** Unique Practice Set Within Chapters 1-5.  An in-text ‘Practice Set’ is built into Chapters 1-5 of the student text.  Students do not have to purchase any additional material for their practice sets and instructors no longer have to create their own.  Since the Practice Set is written by the same authors that write the student textbook, students will once again have consistency.  Students will also be able to complete the Practice Set within MyAccountingLab, for automatic grading and immediate feedback.

 

 

Clutter-Free Design - The reviewer-inspired design is built on the premise that “Less is More.”  Extraneous boxes and features, as well as non-essential bells and whistles, removed. The authors know that excess crowds out what really matters–the concepts, the problems, and the learning objectives.  In addition, the equations are called out in a blue box so students can quickly locate them when studying.

 

ADDITIONAL FEATURES TO CREATE MORE “I GET IT” MOMENTS

 

Decision Guidelines:  Decision Guidelines explain why the accounting concepts addressed in the chapter are important in business.  The left hand side of the table explains the decision or action being asked of the student in the simplest terms.  The right hand side of the table shows the accounting topics that will help them facilitate those decisions.  In accounting, good numbers equate to good decisions while inaccurate numbers can lead to poor decisions.  The Decision Guidelines help illustrate this concept for students.

 

**NEW**Success Keys/ Learning Objectives — To build cohesiveness, clearly defined learning objectives are labeled throughout the chapter sections, end-of-chapter questions and also in MyAccountingLab.  After a student finishes reading a section within a chapter, they can turn to the back of the chapter and complete the labeled questions in order to self-assess their understanding.  If the student doesn’t “get it,” they can sign on to MyAccountingLab for interactive learning resources to answer their questions and also to complete additional practice. 

 

Every learning Objective has at least one Starter, Exercise or Problem to teach and assess the students.

 

**NEW**STOP and Think:  The ‘Stop and Think’ sections relate accounting concepts to students everyday lives by using examples that make sense to students.

 

**NEW**Completion Time for End-of-Chapter Material.   All Starters, Exercises and Problems in the textbook list the average completion time for students.

 

**NEW**Modern Restructured Table of Contents

 

THE POWER OF PRACTICE

**NEW**Five Book-Match Sets of Problems and Exercises (A, B, C, D, E)

Problems:  Students will have access to A and B Problems within the text.  Static Problem Sets C, D and E can be assigned by the instructor and completed by students through MyAccountingLab. 

 

Exercises:  Students will have access to exercise set A within the text.  Static exercise sets B, C, D, E can be assigned by the instructor and completed by the student through MyAccountingLab.

 

MyAccountingLab Online Homework and Assessment — MyAccountingLab is where “I get it!” moments meet the power of practice.  This online homework and assessment tool supports the text and resources by providing students “I get it!” moments at their teachable moment, whether that is 1 P.M. or 1 A.M.  MyAccountingLab is packed with algorithmic problems because practice makes perfect.  It is also includes the exact same end-of-chapter material in the text that instructors can assign for homework.  See www.myaccountinglab.com for additional information and a demo!

**NEW** Modern Restructured Table of Contents

 

***NEW***  Consistent Examples.  Three different sets of ‘Company Facts’ carry through all “in chapter examples.”  As a result, students gain a sense of familiarity with the context of these examples throughout the text.  This consistency provides a level of comfort with the examples and allows students to focus on learning the accounting principles as they are presented.

 

***NEW*** Continuing Exercise.  Theunique ‘Continuing Exercise’ takes a single company and adds transactions or questions in each chapter to the existing fact pattern.  As students move throughout the text, they complete additional “steps” in this comprehensive exercise.  Students are able to see the ‘big picture’ and learn how the accounting topics build off one another.  Accounting is a process and the continuing exercise allows students to put it all together.

 

***NEW*** Continuing Problem.  For more detailed and in-depth practice, a ‘Continuing Problem’ is also available.  Like the Continuing Exercise, the Continuing Problems takes a single company and adds transactions or questions in each chapter to the existing fact pattern.  As students move throughout the text, they complete additional “steps” in completing this comprehensive problem. 

 

***NEW*** Unique Practice Set Within Chapters 1-5.  An in-text ‘Practice Set’ is built into Chapters 1-5 of the student text.  Students do not have to purchase any additional material for their practice sets and instructors no longer have to create their own.  Since the Practice Set is written by the same authors that write the student textbook, students will once again have consistency.  Students will also be able to complete the Practice Set within MyAccountingLab, for automatic grading and immediate feedback.

**NEW**Success Keys/ Learning Objectives — To build cohesiveness, clearly defined learning objectives are labeled throughout the chapter sections, end-of-chapter questions and also in MyAccountingLab.  After a student finishes reading a section within a chapter, they can turn to the back of the chapter and complete the labeled questions in order to self-assess their understanding.  If the student doesn’t “get it,” they can sign on to MyAccountingLab for interactive learning resources to answer their questions and also to complete additional practice. 

 

Every learning Objective has at least one Starter, Exercise or Problem to teach and assess the students.

 

**NEW**Completion Time for End-of-Chapter Material.   All Starters, Exercises and Problems in the textbook list the average completion time for students.

 

**NEW**Five Book-Match Sets of Problems and Exercises (A, B, C, D, E)

Problems:  Students will have access to A and B Problems within the text.  Static Problem Sets C, D and E can be assigned by the instructor and completed by students through MyAccountingLab. 

 

Exercises:  Students will have access to exercise set A within the text.  Static exercise sets B, C, D, E can be assigned by the instructor and completed by the student through MyAccountingLab.

 

**NEW**STOP and Think:  The ‘Stop and Think’ sections relate accounting concepts to students everyday lives by using examples that make sense to students.

 

**NEW** "Instructor Teaching System" Package:  The primary goal of the Instructor’s Edition is ease of implementation, using any delivery method—traditional, self-paced, or online.  The Instructor’s Edition offers a quick cross-reference with key additional teaching resources with everything in one place.  The Instructor’s Edition includes chapter summaries, teaching tips provided by reviewers, pitfalls for new students, and “best of” practices from instructors from across the world.  To effectively implement the wealth of instructors’ resources available, a “Resource Roadmap” is provided to give the description and location of each resource, along with recommendations on classroom applications. 

CHAPTER 1 Accounting and the Business Environment

CHAPTER 2 Recording Business Transactions

CHAPTER 3 The Adjusting Process

Appendix 3A Alternative Treatment of Prepaid Expenses and Unearned Revenues

CHAPTER 4 Completing the Accounting Cycle

Appendix 4A Reversing Entries: An Optional Step

CHAPTER 5 Merchandising Operations

Appendix 5A Work Sheet for a Merchandising Business

Appendix 5B Accounting for Merchandise in a Periodic Inventory System

CHAPTER 6 Merchandise Inventory

Appendix 6A Accounting for Inventory in a Periodic System

CHAPTER 7 Internal Control and Cash

CHAPTER 8 Receivables

Appendix 8A Discounting a Note Receivable

CHAPTER 9 Plant Assets and Intangibles

CHAPTER 10 Current Liabilities, Payroll, and Long-Term Liabilities

Appendix 10A The Time Value of Money: Present Value of a Bond and Effective-Interest Amortization

Appendix 10B Retiring and Converting Bonds Payable

CHAPTER 11 Corporations: Paid-In Capital and the Balance Sheet

CHAPTER 12 Corporations: Effects on Retained Earnings and the Income Statement

CHAPTER 13 The Statement of Cash Flows

Appendix 13A Preparing the Statement of Cash Flows by the Direct Method

Appendix 13B Preparing the Indirect Statement of Cash Flows Using a Spreadsheet

CHAPTER 14 Financial Statement Analysis

Appendix A: Amazon.com Annual Report   A-1
Appendix B: Present Value Tables   B-1
Appendix C: Check Figures C-1
Photo Credits   PC-1
Glindex   G-1
Company Index   I-1

    The Horngren System of instruction replicates the classroom experience by providing more “I get it” moments outside of class.

    We’ve talked to tons of POA instructors and our editors have even taken the accounting course (numerous times!) to figure out the following issue in this course that is consistent:  Students understand (or “get it”) right after you do a problem in class, but as soon as they leave class, with each passing hour, their ability to do the problems again and complete their homework diminishes to the point of them either having to come to office hours to get help, or they just quit and get behind in the course.  On top of this, you can end up getting behind in the course as well, in order to keep everyone on track.  The Horngren system helps to recreate the “I get it” moments outside of class–keeping both you and the students on track.
  • 0132249952Accounting ch 1-13, 7/E
    Horngren & Harrison
    © 2007 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 722 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0132249952 | ISBN-13: 9780132249959
    Brief Description

Charles Horngren

Edmund W. Littlefield Professor of Accounting, Emeritus, at Stanford University. A graduate of Marquette University, he received his M.B.A. from Harvard University and his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. He is also the recipient of honorary doctorates from Marquette University and DePaul University.A Certified Public Accountant, Horngren served on the Accounting Principles Board for six years, the Financial Accounting Standards Board Advisory Council for five years, and the Council of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants for three years. For six years, he served as a trustee of the Financial Accounting Foundation, which oversees the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Government Accounting Standards Board.  Horngren is a member of the Accounting Hall of Fame.  A member of the American Accounting Association, Horngren has been its President and its Director of Research. He received its first annual Outstanding Accounting Educator Award.  The California Certified Public Accountants Foundation gave Horngren its Faculty Excellence Award and its Distinguished Professor Award. He is the first person

to have received both awards.  The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants presented its first Outstanding Educator Award to Horngren.  Horngren was named Accountant of the Year, Education, by the national professional accounting fraternity, Beta Alpha Psi.  Professor Horngren is also a member of the Institute of Management Accountants, from whom he has received its Distinguished Service Award. He was a member of the Institute’s Board of Regents, which administers the Certified Management Accountant examinations.

 

 Tom Harrison

Professor Emeritus of Accounting at the Hankamer School of Business, Baylor University. He received his B.B.A. degree from Baylor University, his M.S. from Oklahoma State University, and his Ph.D. from Michigan State University.  Professor Harrison, recipient of numerous teaching awards from student groups as well as from university administrators, has also taught at Cleveland State Community College, Michigan State University, the University of Texas, and Stanford University.  A member of the American Accounting Association and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Professor Harrison has served as Chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Committee of the American Accounting Association, on the Teaching/Curriculum Development Award Committee, on the Program Advisory Committee for Accounting Education and Teaching, and on the Notable Contributions to Accounting Literature Committee. Professor Harrison has lectured in several foreign countries and published articles in numerous journals, including Journal of Accounting Research, Journal of Accountancy, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Economic Consequences of Financial AccountingStandards, Accounting Horizons, Issues in Accounting Education, and Journal of Lawand Commerce.  Professor Harrison has received scholarships, fellowships, and research grants or awards from PriceWaterhouse Coopers, Deloitte & Touche, the Ernst & Young Foundation, and the KPMG Foundation

 

M Suzanne Oliver

M. Suzanne Oliver is an assistant professor of accounting at Northwest Florida State College in Niceville, Florida.  She received her B.A in Accounting Information Systems and her Masters in Accountancy from the University of West Florida.

Professor Oliver began her career in accounting in the tax department of a regional accounting firm, specializing in benefit plan administration.  She has served as a software analyst for a national software development firm (CPASoftware) and as the Oracle Fixed Assets Analyst for Spirit Energy, formerly part of Union Oil of California.(Unocal).  A Certified Public Accountant, Oliver is a member of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Professor Oliver has taught Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Intermediate Accounting, Tax Accounting, Accounting Software Applications, Payroll Accounting, Auditing, Accounting Systems, Advanced Accounting, Managerial Finance, Business Math, and Supervision.  She has also taught Pension continuing education classes for CPAs and has developed and instructed online courses using myaccountinglab.com, WebCT, and other proprietary software. 

Professor Oliver lives in Niceville where she is a member if the First United Methodist Church with her husband Greg and son C.J..

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    Students understand (or “get it”) right after you do a problem in class.  However, as soon as they leave class, their ability to do the problems and complete their homework diminishes with each passing hour.  Often times this results in students struggling to complete their homework on their own.  Even worse, the frustration can lead to students quitting on the material altogether and falling behind in the course.  As a result, an entire class can fall behind as instructors attempt to keep everyone on the same page.

     

    With the Accounting 8e Student Learning System, all features of the student textbook, study resources and online homework system are designed to work together to provide students with more “I Get It!” moments.  The consistency, repetition and strong details throughout the entire student learning system allow students to achieve success both inside and outside the classroom while keeping both instructors and students on track.

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    Horngren, Harrison Jr. & Oliver
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