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faculty
Jia Wu, PhD
Professor / Chairperson
Accounting & Finance
Contact
508-999-8428
508-999-8646
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Charlton College of Business 328
Education
| 2005 | Rutgers University | PhD |
| 2000 | Washington University, St. Louis | MA |
| 1998 | Fudan University, China | BA |
Teaching
- Financial accounting
- Managerial accounting
- Accounting information systems
Teaching
Programs
Programs
- Accounting BS
- Accounting Online BS
- Accounting MS
- Accounting Online MS
- Business Administration MBA
- Business Administration Online MBA
- MBA: Business Analytics
- Finance BS
- General Business Administration BS
- General Business Administration Online BS
- Healthcare Management MS
- Healthcare Management Online MS
- Juris Doctor & Master of Business Administration JD, MBA
Teaching
Courses
Advanced topics in financial accounting. Students will become familiar with accounting for investments, business combinations, consolidated financial statements, and foreign currency translations.
Interpretation of corporate financial reporting by external users of financial statements. Students examine the form and content of financial statements and the methods used to account for assets, liabilities, capital, cash flows and other information reported in conformity with accounting principles. While pure financial accounting focuses on the external interpretation of corporate financial reporting, this course includes internal reporting for managerial decision-making. Management planning and control techniques, basic cost analysis, capital budgeting and activity-based management are encompassed in the course.
Teaching
Online and Continuing Education Courses
Stresses the principles and practices of external financial reporting, with particular
emphasis on balance sheet valuations and their relationship to income determination. Reviews basic accounting concepts and the essentials of the accounting process. Covers the application of present value techniques to accounting valuations. Studies in depth the measurement and disclosure problems associated with cash, receivables, inventories, fixed assets and intangibles. Alternative accounting procedures and their impact on financial statements are also examined.
Register for this course.
Stresses the principles and practices of external financial reporting, with particular
emphasis on balance sheet valuations and their relationship to income determination. Reviews basic accounting concepts and the essentials of the accounting process. Covers the application of present value techniques to accounting valuations. Studies in depth the measurement and disclosure problems associated with cash, receivables, inventories, fixed assets and intangibles. Alternative accounting procedures and their impact on financial statements are also examined.
Register for this course.
Interpretation of corporate financial reporting by external users of financial statements. Students examine the form and content of financial statements and the methods used to account for assets, liabilities, capital, cash flows and other information reported in conformity with accounting principles. While pure financial accounting focuses on the external interpretation of corporate financial reporting, this course includes internal reporting for managerial decision-making. Management planning and control techniques, basic cost analysis, capital budgeting and activity-based management are encompassed in the course.
Register for this course.
Research
Research interests
- Accounting information systems
- Auditing
- Analytical controls in continuous auditing
Jia Wu is a faculty member in the Department of Accounting and Finance. His research has been published in book chapters and presented at several conferences such as American Accounting Associations’ annual meetings. He has also worked on various joint projects with KPMG, Siemens and HCA (Hospital Corporation of America).