Introduce yourself to the class. Discuss why you are interested in the accounting field and highlight any professional experience that you have.

Additionally, review GAAP briefly and then discuss why it is important to have a governing set of principles for accounting practices. Provide examples to support your ideas.

In your responses to your peers, respond to their introduction and add to the conversation about governing principles. Provide examples from personal experience or recent events.

Overview

Your active participation in the discussions is essential to your overall success this term. Discussion questions will help you make meaningful connections between the course content and the larger concepts of the course. These discussions give you a chance to express your own thoughts, ask questions, and gain insight from your peers and instructor.

Directions

For each discussion, you must create one initial post and follow up with at least two response posts.

For your initial post, do the following:

• Write a post of 1 to 2 paragraphs.
• In Module One, complete your initial post by Thursday at 11:59 p.m. Eastern.
• In Modules Two through Eight, complete your initial post by Thursday at 11:59 p.m. of your local time zone.
• Consider content from other parts of the course where appropriate. Use proper citation methods for your discipline when referencing scholarly or popular sources.