Download or read book Introductory Accounting Skills written by S. H. Weil and published by Juta and Company Ltd. This book was released on 2001-05-31 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether taking a single course in elementary accounting or studying to become a chartered accountant, this textbook is designed to make the subject accessible and studying it easy and enjoyable. It is written in a friendly, personal style, and provides many examples with which students can identify. The text achieves this by: • integrating learning objectives so that students are reminded at regular intervals of what they should be able to achieve at that stage of their studies • regularly allowing students to test their theoretical understanding of concepts and principles through the use of self-tests • encouraging students to assess their technical understanding and ability to apply this understanding frequently through the use of activities, for which solutions are provided • providing students with the opportunity to review each chapter by completing revision questions, for which solutions are provided • assisting students with revision questions by providing a suggested approach for each question. Whether the book is used for a single course in introductory accounting or as the basis for further study, it is the author’s hope that students will enjoy using it; that they will find thestudy of accounting fun, dynamic and easy; and that the knowledge that they acquire will benefit them throughout their lives.