Wide variety of End of Chapter items- Internet Assignments, Group Cases, Writing Assignments, Ethics Cases, Real World Numerical Problems, Journal Entries, Spreadsheet Software Problems on Student CD-Rom (GLAS and SPATS). Beyond general accounting skills, these exercises help develop communication skills, demonstrate the value of teamwork, and enhance critical thinking and technological awareness. Comprehensive Problems Give Students "The Big Picture"- These problems, which occur every three to six chapters, challenge students by incorporating all the skill sets they have learned in the previous chapters into one inclusive "case-exercise." This distinctive feature not found in most texts allows students to identify the strengths and realize where they might need to brush up. Clearly, students also find these very helpful in studying for exams. Relevant In-Text Pedagogy -Cash Effects boxes show how methods and transactions affect cash flows -Your Turn boxes puts students in the role of decision-maker asking them to apply chapter concepts to situations faced by investors, creditors, and managers -Case in Point boxes use actual business events to illustrate the relationship between accounting concepts and the real world. -Key Ratio boxes introduce students to formulae key to understanding accounting events. | 
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