Theory and practice of accounting for corporate acquisitions and mergers and the preparation and presentation of consolidated financial statements. Other topics include multinational consolidations, interim reporting and partnership accounting. Prereq: M.S. in Accounting.

This course provides students with tools necessary to manipulate, analyze, and interpret financial data. Programming languages covered may include C++, Python, R, SAS, and Stata. Quantitative applications involving data from Bloomberg, CRSP, and Compustat are incorporated into the material.

This course covers the preparation and analysis of financial statements. It focuses on the measuring and reporting of corporate performance for investment decisions, stock valuation, bankers' loan risk assessment, and evaluations of employee performance. Emphasizes the required interdisciplinary understanding of business. Concepts from finance and economics (e.g., cash flow discounting, risk, valuation, and criteria for choosing among alternative investments) place accounting in the context of the business enterprise. Prereq: ACFI 801 (Corporate Finance); ACFI 802 (Investments).

This course will introduce students to business organizations, the business disciplines and critical issues in contemporary business. The priority will be in having students develop strong intellectual foundations in business, knowledge of core disciplines of business, and an awareness of businesses' role in the economy and in the larger society. The course will include once a week lectures and also small group discussion sessions. The lectures will be organized by the lead PAUL faculty person and include visits and discussions with executives from New Hampshire companies. Writing intensive.