USING QUICKBOOKS PRO® 2007 FOR ACCOUNTING allows you to easily incorporate computerized accounting into the first accounting course. The textbook takes a user perspective by illustrating how accounting information is both used and created. In addition, it uses proven and successful pedagogy to demonstrate the software's features and elicit interaction. The text's foremost goal is to help you learn fundamental accounting concepts through the use of QuickBooks Pro® and the analysis of business events.
About the Author, Glenn Owen
Glenn Owen is a tenured member of Allan Hancock College's Accounting and Business faculty, where he has lectured on accounting and information systems since 1995. In addition, he is a lecturer at the University of California at Santa Barbara, where he has been teaching accounting and information systems courses since 1980. He also has been a lecturer at the Orfala College of Business at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, teaching financial and managerial accounting courses. His professional experience includes spending five years at Deloitte & Touche, as well as holding the position of vice president of finance at Westpac Resources, Inc., and Expertelligence, Inc. He has authored many Internet-related books and accounting course supplements and is currently developing online accounting instruction modules for his Internet-based financial accounting courses. Mr. Owen recently released USING PEACHTREE COMPLETE 2009 and a new edition of his EXCEL AND ACCESS FOR ACCOUNTING text, which gives accounting students specific self-paced instruction on the use of spreadsheets (Excel 2007) and database applications (Access 2007) in accounting. His innovative teaching style emphasizes the decision maker's perspective and encourages students to think creatively. His graduate studies in educational psychology and his 35 years of business experience yield a balanced blend of theory and practice.
