Accounting for Non-Specialists 7th Australian Edition by Peter Atrill
By: Peter Atrill; Eddie McLaney; David Harvey
Publisher: P.Ed Australia
Print ISBN: 9781488612589, 1488612587
eText ISBN: 9781488612602, 1488612609
Edition: 7th
Copyright year: 2018z
This text is the seventh Australian edition of a UK book.
It provides a broad-based, non-specialist introduction
to accounting and finance for those who wish, or need,
to acquire an understanding of the main concepts and
their practical application in decision-making, but who
do not require in-depth theoretical or technical detail. It
is aimed primarily at students who are studying a single
unit in accounting and finance as part of a university
undergraduate or MBA course, including courses in
business studies, economics, engineering and a range of
other non-specialist accounting courses. Given the content
and style of the text it is suitable for students studying at
a distance, and for those who are studying independently,
perhaps with no formal qualification in mind.
In writing the text we have been particularly mindful
that most of its readers will not have studied accounting
and finance before. We have, therefore, tried to write in
an accessible style, avoiding technical jargon. Throughout,
we have endeavoured to ensure that basic concepts are
thoroughly explained. Underpinning the text?s coverage
is an ?open learning? approach?that is to say, it involves
the reader in a way that is not traditionally found in
textbooks, delivering topics much as a good lecturer would
do and encouraging readers to interact with the text. This
approach distinguishes itself through a variety of integrated
and end-of-chapter assessment material, which has been
largely updated for this edition and is outlined below.
