Unlike traditional accounting courses such as financial accounting and managerial accounting, which focus on recording transactions and analyzing corporate operations in detail, this course takes a broader perspective. It is designed to explore the fundamental questions of accounting: Why does accounting exist? What accounting information do different stakeholders need? How do they use this information? And how can we present financial information in a way that balances their diverse needs?

To address these questions, I guide students through economic theory, simplified theoretical models, and real-world case studies. This approach helps students develop a conceptual understanding of accounting’s role in economic decision-making. Additionally, students apply their learning by conducting in-depth case study analyses on firms of their choice, allowing them to bridge theoretical concepts with practical applications.
As part of this course, I showcase selected student projects to provide insights into their research and offer my audience a glimpse into the Chinese capital markets. 

Our university, SWUFE, actively promotes academic research among undergraduate students. We facilitate the formation of undergraduate research groups through a two-way matching process, pairing professors with undergraduate students to collaborate on research projects. This program has profoundly enriched students by: 

I have shared my thoughts and experiences from my work, research, and training sessions organized within the research group through Notion pages. You can access the articles I wrote via this link: Guide for Students.