Finance & Accounting

Finance and Accounting focuses on the money made and impact achieved through the organization's mission. 

Finance and Accounting is an in-depth analysis of capturing value through money and mission (the third component of the core curriculum). Evaluation will be performed on organizations’ income compared to their achievement of a greater purpose or mission to determine the underlying value of the institution. Students will make and justify financial decisions from an investing and managerial standpoint through use of the accounting cycle.

Finance and Accounting is a semester course and may be taken by students in grades 10-12. 

Prerequisites: Introduction to Business or Newspaper/Yearbook

Students completing the course will be prepared and equipped in the following standards for Being: 1, 3, 5, 6, & 7

Problem 1     |     Problem 2    |     Problem 3    |     Problem 4

• Chapter 1: Accounting Equation

  • • Margins and Ratios

• Chapter 2: T-Accounts

• Chapter 3: The Capital Account

• Chapter 4: General Journal

• Chapter 5: General Ledger

• Chapter 6: Financial Statements

• Chapter 7: Completing the Accounting Cycle

• Financial Statements

  • • Income Statement

    • Cash Flow Statement

    • Balance Sheet

• Does the company have financial strength? 

• Stock Selection

  • • Does the Stock Price Matter

    • Market Capitalization

    • Reading Stock Quotes

    • Stock Research Form

    • Buy or Sell

Prerequisites 

• • Introduction to Business 

Course Requirements

• • Access to your WCA School Account

  • 1 inch binder to be left in class. 

Classroom Procedures & Policies

Grades 

• • Quizzes - 10 Point quizzes will review key content and material that is critical knowledge that should be mastered by professionals.

  • Classroom Work - 10 Point classroom work will be assessed sporadically. 

  • Projects - Projects will be broken down into smaller sections to provide students with better feedback. a topic of the students choice.