LAWS3360 · Law
Boston College Law School
This course teaches concepts of basic financial accounting, including the financial reporting process and the development of financial statements for investors, creditors and other business stakeholders. In addition, practical application of the use financial statements and related concepts in transactional law as well as techniques for analyzing financial statements will be introduced. The course will also review where accounting goes wrong and can lead to litigation and criminal charges within the context of law, auditing, corporate governance.
Course experience
Averages use the original five-point historical evaluation scale.
Organization
3.7 / 5
How well the course was organized
Challenge
4.2 / 5
How intellectually challenging students found it
Attendance
4.5 / 5
How necessary attendance was
Assignments
3.8 / 5
How helpful assignments were
Weekly effort
~4.5
hours per week
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Across time
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Fall 2024
1 sectionFall 2023
1 sectionFall 2021
2 sectionsFall 2020
2 sections