Financial Reporting Notebook:

Students are encouraged to keep a Financial Reporting Notebook. The notebook should be maintained and be up to date at each class meeting.  


The Notebook should contain the following: 

       JOURNAL ARTICLES, including variety, appropriateness to the course, currency to the class material, and the quality of the summaries of the articles.
Wall Street Journal articles and other articles pertinent to the class and/or to the contemporary issues facing the accounting profession. These articles are to be added to the notebook as the semester progresses. Do not wait until the end of the semester to add the articles. For each article included, indicate on the top of the first page of the article what topic in the course it relates to. Questions related to pertinent Wall Street Journal articles may be included on exams and/or quizzes.

      CLASS NOTES AND APPROPRIATE INTERNET PAGES.

      HANDWRITTEN ANSWERS TO REVIEW QUESTIONS, looking at factors such as  completeness and  readability. Answers should be complete and comprehensive.

      CORRECTED ON LINE QUIZ QUESTIONS MISSED. For each question missed, provide a corrected answer and an explanation as to why you believe that this is now the correct answer.  It is insufficient to just change the answer to another choice without explanation.

    Suggestions for organization:  There should be a labeled tab for:
    • Journal articles.  Journal articles, if cut from the periodical, should be mounted on a sheet of paper and included in the ring binder. Place the three most significant articles accompanied by your summaries, at the beginning of this section.
    • Class Notes and internet pages.
    • Review questions and answers--include a print-out of the review questions as well as your handwritten answers to the questions.  These questions should be answered as each topic in completed in class.  Do not wait until the end of the semester to answer the questions.
    • On line quiz questions missed 
    • Other tabs as appropriate.
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