Course Philosophy

Accounting 345 is being redesigned to provide UIC accounting graduates taking at least one tax course the necessary background, knowledge, skill set, and research experience to prepare them for work in public or private accounting in the corporate world.  The course revision is based on suggestions by the Accounting Education Change Commission (AECC).  The AECC believes that successful accounting graduates of the future have capabilities that set them apart from accounting graduates of the past (Capabilities).  The AECC has very strong feelings concerning the course content and their relation to the professional exams.  The new course will conform to the AECC's recommendations.

(AECC statement and recommendation).

Rules for Success in Accounting 508

1. Read all material before the class period material is to be presented.
2. Be prepared to discuss the assigned material on the day indicated for discussion.
3. Turn in assignments on time and in the proper format.
4. Do well on all exams.
5. Study your text, class notes, and suggested problems; not the solutions to suggested problems.
6. Study your friend's photocopy of last semester's exam  but don't let it give you brain lock.
7. Study with someone else in the class if you are having trouble.
8. Remember that you get as much out of the course as you put in.
9. Passive class members never do well and are almost always  dissatisfied with the final result.
10. Study.
11. Study.
12. Study.