Advanced Level Commerce

The Complete Student Guide to Accounting, Business Studies, Economics, Business Statistics and ICT

Prof. Dr. Larry Adams and Dr. Lance Adams

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Contents

1. How to Use This Book
2. Introduction: The Commerce Pathway
3. Study Skills, Exam Strategy, and Wellbeing
4. Accounting I: Foundations and the Accounting Cycle
5. Accounting II: Financial Statements of Sole Traders, Manufacturers, Not-for-Profit Bodies, and Incomplete Records
6. Accounting III: Partnership Accounts
7. Accounting IV: Company Accounts and Sri Lanka Accounting Standards
8. Accounting V: Analysis and Interpretation of Financial Statements
9. Accounting VI: Cost and Management Accounting
10. Business Studies I: The Business Basis, Environment, and Entrepreneurship
11. Business Studies II: Management
12. Business Studies III: Operations Management and Marketing
13. Business Studies IV: Financial Management, Human Resources, and Information Systems
14. Economics I: Foundations and Microeconomics
15. Economics II: Macroeconomics
16. Economics III: International Economics, Development, and the Sri Lankan Economy
17. Business Statistics I: Descriptive Statistics, Probability, and Distributions
18. Business Statistics II: Inference, Regression, and Decision Making
19. ICT for Commerce Students
20. Putting It Together: Business Skills Across the Subjects
21. Higher Education, Professional Qualifications, and Careers
22. A Two-Year Plan and Checklist
23. Conclusion
24. Glossary
25. End References