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Prerequisite: ACCT 1010. 1 Course Unit. ACCT 2420 Accounting and Business Analysis. In the course, students learn how to analyze firms' financial statements.

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Accounting (ACCT)  1
ACCOUNTING (ACCT)
ACCT1010 Accounting and Financial Reporting
This course is an introduction to the basic concepts and standards
underlying financial accounting systems. Several important concepts will
be studied in detail, including: revenue recognition, inventory, long-lived
assets, present value, and long term liabilities. The course emphasizes
the construction of the basic financial accounting statements - the
income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement - as well as
their interpretation.
Fall or Spring
1 Course Unit
ACCT1020 Strategic Cost Analysis
Strategic Cost Analysis is the process of analyzing and managing
costs in order to improve the strategic position of the business. This
goal can be accomplished by having a thorough understanding of
which activities and costs support an organization's strategic position
and which activities and costs either weaken it or have no impact.
Subsequent cost management efforts can then focus on reducing or
limiting expenditures on activities that add little or no strategic value,
while increasing expenditures on activities that support the strategic
position of the organization. Performance can then be evaluated to
ensure that the chosen actions are taken, and that these actions are
yielding improved strategic performance. Throughout the course, a
strategic cost analysis and management framework will be applied
across functions and organizations to highlight the cost analysis
and performance evaluation methods available to forecast financial
performance and improve strategic position.
Fall, Spring, and Summer Terms
1 Course Unit
ACCT2120 Financial Measurement and Disclosure
This course builds on the knowledge you obtained in your introductory
financial accounting course. This is an intermediate level course on
financial reporting which covers more complicated transactions than
those found in ACCT1010. We will cover major valuation and financial
reporting topics on all three major sections of the balance sheet-assets,
liabilities, and equity-along with their consequences for net income and
cash flows. Case studies and illustrative examples from the financial
press will be used to increase your familiarity with actual firms' financial
statements and to emphasize the effect of financial accounting rules
on the information presented in financial statements. After completing
this course, you will have obtained many of the tools necessary to both
prepare and analyze financial statements and accounting information
provided by firms. You will acquire an understanding of both the "how" of
accounting procedures and the underlying reasons "why" these practices
are adopted. These skills are essential for pursuing a broad range of
professions in accounting and finance.
Fall
Prerequisite: ACCT1010
1 Course Unit
ACCT2420 Accounting and Business Analysis
In the course, students learn how to analyze firms' financial statements
and disclosures to determine how a firm's particular accounting choices
reflect the underlying economics of the firm. As a result, the course
strengthens students' ability to use financial statements as part of an
overall assessment of the firm's strategy and valuation. The course is
especially useful for anyone interested in working on the buy or sell side.
The course provides both a framework for and the tools necessary to
analyze financial statements. At the conceptual level, it emphasizes that
preparers and users of financial statements have different objectives
and incentives. At the same time, the course is applied and stresses
the use of actual financial statements. For example, students learn how
to detect when firms are managing earnings and/or balance sheets. It
draws heavily on real business problems and uses cases to illustrate the
application of the techniques and tools. If ACCT2420 is not offered in a
given year, Undergraduate students can take ACCT7420. Please submit a
permission request through Path@Penn.edu.
Fall or Spring
Mutually Exclusive: ACCT7420
Prerequisite: ACCT1010
1 Course Unit
ACCT2430 Accounting for Mergers, Acquisitions, and Complex Financial
Structures
Since ACCT2430 will not be cross listed with ACCT7430 in the Fall 2021
semester, students interested in ACCT2430 will need to be permitted into
ACCT7430. All prerequisites need to be completed in order to receive a
permit. Please submit a permission request through Path@Penn.edu.
Undergraduate students will be notified in August regarding a permit.
Also this class will follow the MBA calendar. The objective of this course
is to discuss and understand the accounting that underlies merger,
acquisition, and investment activities among firms that result in complex
financial structures. Key topics include the purchase accounting method
for acquisitions, the equity method for investments, the preparation and
interpretation of consolidated financial statements, tax implications
of mergers and acquisitions, earnings-per-share considerations, the
accounting implications of intercompany transactions and non-domestic
investments, etc.
Fall or Spring
Mutually Exclusive: ACCT7430
Prerequisite: ACCT1010 AND (ACCT2120 OR ACCT2420)
1 Course Unit
2022-23 Catalog | Generated 12/01/22
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ACCOUNTING (ACCT)

ACCT 1010 Accounting and Financial Reporting This course is an introduction to the basic concepts and standards underlying financial accounting systems. Several important concepts will be studied in detail, including: revenue recognition, inventory, long-lived assets, present value, and long term liabilities. The course emphasizes the construction of the basic financial accounting statements - the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement - as well as their interpretation. Fall or Spring 1 Course Unit ACCT 1020 Strategic Cost Analysis Strategic Cost Analysis is the process of analyzing and managing costs in order to improve the strategic position of the business. This goal can be accomplished by having a thorough understanding of which activities and costs support an organization's strategic position and which activities and costs either weaken it or have no impact. Subsequent cost management efforts can then focus on reducing or limiting expenditures on activities that add little or no strategic value, while increasing expenditures on activities that support the strategic position of the organization. Performance can then be evaluated to ensure that the chosen actions are taken, and that these actions are yielding improved strategic performance. Throughout the course, a strategic cost analysis and management framework will be applied across functions and organizations to highlight the cost analysis and performance evaluation methods available to forecast financial performance and improve strategic position. Fall, Spring, and Summer Terms 1 Course Unit ACCT 2120 Financial Measurement and Disclosure This course builds on the knowledge you obtained in your introductory financial accounting course. This is an intermediate level course on financial reporting which covers more complicated transactions than those found in ACCT 1010. We will cover major valuation and financial reporting topics on all three major sections of the balance sheet-assets, liabilities, and equity-along with their consequences for net income and cash flows. Case studies and illustrative examples from the financial press will be used to increase your familiarity with actual firms' financial statements and to emphasize the effect of financial accounting rules on the information presented in financial statements. After completing this course, you will have obtained many of the tools necessary to both prepare and analyze financial statements and accounting information provided by firms. You will acquire an understanding of both the "how" of accounting procedures and the underlying reasons "why" these practices are adopted. These skills are essential for pursuing a broad range of professions in accounting and finance. Fall Prerequisite: ACCT 1010 1 Course Unit ACCT 2420 Accounting and Business Analysis In the course, students learn how to analyze firms' financial statements and disclosures to determine how a firm's particular accounting choices reflect the underlying economics of the firm. As a result, the course strengthens students' ability to use financial statements as part of an overall assessment of the firm's strategy and valuation. The course is especially useful for anyone interested in working on the buy or sell side. The course provides both a framework for and the tools necessary to analyze financial statements. At the conceptual level, it emphasizes that preparers and users of financial statements have different objectives and incentives. At the same time, the course is applied and stresses the use of actual financial statements. For example, students learn how to detect when firms are managing earnings and/or balance sheets. It draws heavily on real business problems and uses cases to illustrate the application of the techniques and tools. If ACCT 2420 is not offered in a given year, Undergraduate students can take ACCT 7420. Please submit a permission request through Path@Penn.edu. Fall or Spring Mutually Exclusive: ACCT 7420 Prerequisite: ACCT 1010 1 Course Unit ACCT 2430 Accounting for Mergers, Acquisitions, and Complex Financial Structures Since ACCT 2430 will not be cross listed with ACCT 7430 in the Fall 2021 semester, students interested in ACCT 2430 will need to be permitted into ACCT 7430. All prerequisites need to be completed in order to receive a permit. Please submit a permission request through Path@Penn.edu. Undergraduate students will be notified in August regarding a permit. Also this class will follow the MBA calendar. The objective of this course is to discuss and understand the accounting that underlies merger, acquisition, and investment activities among firms that result in complex financial structures. Key topics include the purchase accounting method for acquisitions, the equity method for investments, the preparation and interpretation of consolidated financial statements, tax implications of mergers and acquisitions, earnings-per-share considerations, the accounting implications of intercompany transactions and non-domestic investments, etc. Fall or Spring Mutually Exclusive: ACCT 7430 Prerequisite: ACCT 1010 AND (ACCT 2120 OR ACCT 2420) 1 Course Unit

ACCT 2640 Climate and Financial Markets Climate change might be the defining challenge of our times, with a wide range of effects on financial markets and the broader economy. At the same time, financial markets play an important role in financing the transition to a net-zero economy. This role, however, is shaped by the information that is available to market participants. In this course, we examine how climate risks—both physical and regulatory—affect firms, financial markets (including carbon and renewable-energy certificate markets), and markets for energy and real estate. We examine the role that firms’ disclosures and third-party information sources play. As climate change is high on the agenda of almost every company and government, this course will be valuable both for students with the ambition to pursue a career centered around sustainability and those who want to gain a better understanding of how climate issues affect more traditional roles in the financial sector, consulting, or non-profits. The starting point for this course is that financial market participants increasingly realize that climate change represents an important investment risk. One central concern focuses on transition risks, and in particular on the effects that regulatory responses to climate change have on the business models of carbon-intensive energy companies. We discuss how concerns about various climate risks influence the way investors allocate their capital and exercise their oversight of firms. We start with the price impacts of climate risks in equity, debt and real estate markets, including the role played by shareholder activism and engagement, divestment and portfolio alignment. Next, we study carbon markets with a focus on pricing and discuss strategies to hedge climate risks through financial instruments such as carbon or renewable-energy credits and derivative contracts. We then explore how different firms in the global energy sector—ranging from oil & gas to renewable energy to electric utilities—have responded to climate-related pressures from their investors and other stakeholders. Because outsiders’ reactions depend on the information that they have, we investigate the impact of ESG reporting on financial markets and on the choices that managers make. Here, we also discuss the costs and benefits of regulating ESG reporting and the impact of greenwashing. We pay special attention to the impact of climate risk and reporting on decisions inside organizations, such as spin-offs, hedging, catastrophe insurance, and the structure of executive- compensation contracts. Further topics include life-cycle emissions and the social cost of carbon. Spring Also Offered As: BEPP 2640 Mutually Exclusive: BEPP 7640 Prerequisite: ACCT 1010 AND BEPP 2500 0.5 Course Units ACCT 2700 Forensic Analytics Recent trends in Big Data and predictive analytics are revolutionizing the way stakeholders analyze financial data. This course teaches students the hands-on skills necessary to manipulate large-scale financial databases and build predictive models useful for strategic and investment decisions. The course will cover three applications of predictive analytics: (i) forecasting future earnings, (ii) predicting accounting fraud, and (iii) detecting insider trading. The course will draw on cutting-edge academic research in each area; introduce students to the basic SQL coding skills necessary to manipulate Big Data and conduct meaningful analyses; and leverage the datasets and computing power of Wharton Research Data Services. The course is organized as a hybrid of a traditional seminar course and a computer science course. The first few classes of each unit will cover the conceptual material and source material related to each topic. The later classes in each unit will cover the technical material and programming skills needed to manipulate the respective datasets, estimate predication models, and backtest algorithms. Spring Prerequisite: ACCT 1010 AND STAT 1020 1 Course Unit ACCT 2970 Taxes and Business Strategy The objective of this course is to develop a framework for understanding how taxes affect business decisions. The key themes of the framework

  • all parties, all taxes and all costs - are applied to decision contexts such as investments, compensation, organizational form, and mergers and acquisitions. The ultimate goal is to provide a new approach to thinking about taxes that will be valuable even as laws and governments change. If ACCT 2970 is not offered in a given year, Undergraduate students interested in ACCT 2970 will need to submit a permission through Path@Penn.edu. All prerequisites need to be completed in order to receive a permit. Also this class will follow the MBA calendar. Spring Also Offered As: FNCE 2970 Prerequisite: ACCT 1010 AND FNCE 1010 1 Course Unit ACCT 3990 Independent Study Intensive reading and study with some research under the direction of a faculty member. Approval from one of the departmental advisers must be obtained before registration. Also a 3.4 average in major related subjects required. Fall or Spring 0.5-1 Course Unit

ACCT 7640 Climate and Financial Markets Climate change might be the defining challenge of our times, with a wide range of effects on financial markets and the broader economy. At the same time, financial markets play an important role in financing the transition to a net-zero economy. This role, however, is shaped by the information that is available to market participants. In this course, we examine how climate risks—both physical and regulatory—affect firms, financial markets (including carbon and renewable-energy certificate markets), and markets for energy and real estate. We examine the role that firms’ disclosures and third-party information sources play. As climate change is high on the agenda of almost every company and government, this course will be valuable both for students with the ambition to pursue a career centered around sustainability and those who want to gain a better understanding of how climate issues affect more traditional roles in the financial sector, consulting, or non-profits. The starting point for this course is that financial market participants increasingly realize that climate change represents an important investment risk. One central concern focuses on transition risks, and in particular on the effects that regulatory responses to climate change have on the business models of carbon-intensive energy companies. We discuss how concerns about various climate risks influence the way investors allocate their capital and exercise their oversight of firms. We start with the price impacts of climate risks in equity, debt and real estate markets, including the role played by shareholder activism and engagement, divestment and portfolio alignment. Next, we study carbon markets with a focus on pricing and discuss strategies to hedge climate risks through financial instruments such as carbon or renewable-energy credits and derivative contracts. We then explore how different firms in the global energy sector—ranging from oil & gas to renewable energy to electric utilities—have responded to climate-related pressures from their investors and other stakeholders. Because outsiders’ reactions depend on the information that they have, we investigate the impact of ESG reporting on financial markets and on the choices that managers make. Here, we also discuss the costs and benefits of regulating ESG reporting and the impact of greenwashing. We pay special attention to the impact of climate risk and reporting on decisions inside organizations, such as spin-offs, hedging, catastrophe insurance, and the structure of executive- compensation contracts. Further topics include life-cycle emissions and the social cost of carbon. Spring Also Offered As: BEPP 7640 Mutually Exclusive: BEPP 2640 Prerequisite: (ACCT 6110 OR ACCT 6130) AND MGEC 6110 AND MGEC 6120 0.5 Course Units ACCT 8970 Taxes and Business Strategy The objective of this course is to develop a framework for understanding how taxes affect business decisions. Traditional finance and strategy courses do not consider the role of taxes. Similarly, traditional tax courses often ignore the richness of the decision context in which tax factors operate. The key themes of the framework - all parties, all taxes and all costs - are applied to decision contexts such as investments, compensation, organizational form, regulated industries, financial instruments, tax-sheltered investments, mergers and acquisitions, multinational, and multistate. The ultimate goal is to provide a new approach to thinking about taxes (and all forms of government intervention) that will be valuable even as laws and governments change. Fall or Spring Also Offered As: FNCE 7970 Prerequisite: (ACCT 6110 OR ACCT 6130) AND FNCE 6110 0.5-1 Course Unit ACCT 9300 Empirical Design in Accounting Research This is an empirical research design course covering topics related to empirical methodology, causal inference, econometric analysis, and panel data approaches. At least one graduate level course in econometrics is recommended. 1 Course Unit ACCT 9400 Research in Accounting I This is Part I of a theoretical and empirical literature survey course covering topics that include corporate disclosure, cost of capital, incentives, compensation, governance, financial intermediation, financial reporting, tax, agency theory, cost accounting, capital structure, international financial reporting, analysts, and market efficiency. Fall 1 Course Unit ACCT 9410 Research in Accounting II This is Part II of a theoretical and empirical literature survey sequence covering topics that include corporate disclosure, cost of capital, incentives, compensation, governance, financial intermediation, financial reporting, tax, agency theory, cost accounting, capital structure, international financial reporting, analysts, and market efficiency. Please contact the accounting doctoral coordinator for information on the specific upcoming modules/topics that will be taught. Spring 1 Course Unit ACCT 9420 Research in Accounting III This is Part III of a theoretical and empirical literature survey sequence covering topics that include corporate disclosure, cost of capital, incentives, compensation, governance, financial intermediation, financial reporting, tax, agency theory, cost accounting, capital structure, international financial reporting, analysts, and market efficiency. Please contact the accounting doctoral coordinator for information on the specific upcoming modules/topics that will be taught. Spring 1 Course Unit ACCT 9430 Research in Accounting IV This is Part IV of a theoretical and empirical literature survey sequence covering topics that include corporate disclosure, cost of capital, incentives, compensation, governance, financial intermediation, financial reporting, tax, agency theory, cost accounting, capital structure, international financial reporting, analysts, and market efficiency. Please contact the accounting doctoral coordinator for information on the specific upcoming modules/topics that will be taught. 1 Course Unit ACCT 9810 Workshop Colloquium I Students attend workshops in departments outside of accounting to provide student exposure to theory, research designs and methods that are being explored outside of accounting to provide breadth of exposure to foster innovative research ideas. Students are required to attend 15 non-accounting workshops over one academic year and write up a referee report for 8 of those workshop papers. They are also required to write up at least one research proposal that stems from theories or research methods gleaned from one or more of the workshops attended. 1 Course Unit

ACCT 9820 Workshop Colloquium II Students attend workshops in departments outside of accounting to provide student exposure to theory, research designs and methods that are being explored outside of accounting to provide breadth of exposure to foster innovative research ideas. Students are required to attend 15 non-accounting workshops over one academic year and write up a referee report for 8 of those workshop papers. They are also required to write up at least one research proposal that stems from theories or research methods gleaned from one or more of the workshops attended. 1 Course Unit