1. Welcome to Accounting Fall 2008 Mrs. Kerby instructing Find your seat and look through the items there

2. Accounting Why are we here?

3. Accounting is … planning analyzing interpreting financial information necessary for ALL businesses AND has many personal applications

4. Accounting requires … basic math skills attention to detail good organizational skills good communication skills oral communication written communication computer skills

5. Analytical or Global? What kind of learner are you?

6. Analytical or global? When it comes to…Analytical thinkers prefer … Global thinkers prefer … SoundSilence for concentrating Sound for concentrating Light for reading/studying Bright lightVery low light Room TemperatureWarmer / heavy clothing Cooler / lightweight clothing FurnitureStudying at a desk and chair Studying on a bed or floor MobilitySitting still for long periods of time Moving around constantly Time of day for studying Morning; going to bed early Late day; staying up late (night owl)

7. When it comes to…Analytical thinkers preferGlobal thinkers prefer EatingEating breakfast and regular meals Skipping breakfast; snacking while learning LearningWorking alone or under the direction of one other person; being self-directed, independent Working in a group or peer learning; discovering rather than being told TasksWorking on one job at a time until done; being somewhat compulsive Starting more jobs than they complete; procrastinating PlanningMaking lists for everything; planning far ahead; putting tasks on a calendar; avoiding risk-taking Doing things when they “feel like it”; not planning ahead, but “going with the flow”; experimenting; trying things out Analytical or global?

8. When it comes to…Analytical thinkers preferGlobal thinkers prefer DecidingTaking a long time to make decisions; second-guessing decisions Being spontaneous in making decisions; dong what “feels right” TimePunctuality; wearing watches with large numbers Running late; wearing fashion watches with few or no numbers NeatnessNeat, well-organized appearance; outfits that “go together” Disorganized appearance; clothes may not match PerceivingSeeing things as they are at the moment; noticing detail Seeing things as they might be; perceiving the whole; ignoring detail Analytical or global?

9. When it comes to…Analytical thinkers preferGlobal thinkers prefer AssemblingFollowing directions step- by-step; starting over if they “get stuck” Studying a picture of how something will look when complete, then assembling it their way ThinkingLogically, analytically, sequentially; seeing cause-and-effect; perceiving differences; figuring out things step-by- step; understanding symbolic code Intuitively and randomly; seeing similarities and connections; working backwards from whole to parts, from concrete to symbolic LearningSequential tasks and concrete logical steps Learning through open- ended tasks; creating new ideas; learning through simile and metaphor