Study Habits for the Average Accounting Student

Narcisse Dansou — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 04:50:06 +0000

Succeeding in any field of study requires the use of a solid strategy and accounting is no exception. As an undergraduate student in accounting, I many times had classmates in my accounting courses that would complain about their inability to consistently achieve above average exam grades. In response, I would ask them to outline their strategy for tackling accounting courses. In 9 out 10 cases, they had no clearly defined strategy and that’s exactly what I call a recipe for failure. Successful studies in the field of accounting require a structured approach. While I never did exceptionally well in college, I was however able to do better than average in all my accounting classes because I developed and adopted effective learning habits very early on. Before going any further, I would like to mention that the accounting study tips I am about to share with the whole world are

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The Best Business Operations Run on Sound Managerial Accounting

Narcisse Dansou — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:43:44 +0000

This week, I am going to cover the area of management accounting (often referred as managerial accounting or cost accounting): a division of accounting that is given little to no consideration by most students majoring in accounting. Little attention is given to management accounting because most students equate their post bachelor accounting career to working as either auditors or tax accountants. However, the Institute of Management Accountants states “In fact, of the five million finance function professionals in the U.S., more than 90% work inside organizations as management accountants and finance professionals”. Indeed, only 35% of students graduating with a bachelor in accounting do end up in public accounting. The other 65% join the ranks of the private sector working in businesses accounting divisions or some other areas unrelated to accounting. I do however have some bad news for those of you who firmly believe that you will be

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Study Habits for the Average Accounting Student

The Best Business Operations Run on Sound Managerial Accounting