Accounting and Finance for Non-Accounting Students

"Over 15 years teaching accounting for non-accounting students I've reviewed many potential supporting textbooks. This is the first one I've seen with such a refreshing, clear and insightful narrative."

Mark Fisher, Senior Lecturer in Accounting and University Senator, University of Sussex

Learn why accounting and finance matters and the key ideas in an easy-to-digest form

Accounting and Finance for Non-Accounting Students, 11th edition provides a clearly explained introduction to the key ideas of accounting and finance in the business world, and why these matter.

Assuming you have no previous knowledge of the subject, this textbook uses clear and non-technical language, which is accessible to all, and makes frequent connections to real-life finance issues through short news articles which bring the subject to life.

The textbook provides information in a bitesize way and uses everyday examples of finance decisions like spending on coffee, saving or investing, and the impact of those decisions on personal wealth, to help you grasp the essential concepts before exploring them in the context of companies later in the book. This innovative approach will help prepare you with a solid grounding in the fundamentals that you'll need for your university education and as you apply these ideas in a career and beyond.

Key features of the book:

-Covers aspects of personal and business finance, financial accounting and management accounting in a single text, making this text an excellent companion for your learning

-A wealth of news clips and articles show the relevance of key points to the finances of real companies and feature businesses that you will immediately recognise , such as Tesla, Inter Milan, Berkshire Hathaway, Marks & Spencer and Wizz Air

-Build on your reading with features that support active learning – these include Check your learning sections, critical thinking questions based on news stories, and a glossary of key terms

-Real company financial information is discussed so that you can learn from real life examples rather than in theory

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Ellie Franklin is Senior Lecturer in Finance at Middlesex University Business School, and has worked for Barclays and Deloitte. She is a member of the British Accounting and Finance Association, where for a number of years she was part of the Accounting Education Special Interest Group executive committee.

John R. Dyson was formerly Director of Studies of the Heriot-Watt University Management Programme, Edinburgh.

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