[GNC] Using GnuCash as an Accounting Tutor

[tkpmep at gmail.com]

Dear all,

I teach a course in Corporate Valuation Theory that is taken by students
from a variety of disciplines. Many of them have not studied accounting, and
while I devote two lectures and two homework assignments to the subject, it
is impossible to convey the depth of this vast subject and for students to
internalize why double-entry accounting is so extraordinarily powerful. 

 

I currently use examples built in Excel but am exploring the possibility of
moving to GnuCash, which allows its users to think in terms of double-entry
accounting using debits and credits, and to make entries using these terms.
It allows students to create different types of accounts
(asset/liability/equity), make journal entries for them using proper
accounting terminology, and then create financial statements. 

 

Question: Do you know of a simple accounting primer that uses GnuCash and
has many examples and some problem sets as well? If so, I would be very
appreciative if you would share it with me.

 

Sincerely and with many thanks in advance

 

Thomas Philips