ACCT 209 Survey of Accounting and Finance Sample Papers, Week by Week

Liberty University · BS in Accounting · Business and accounting · Updated

ACCT 209 introduces accounting and finance to students who will manage, not keep, the books: how statements are built, what they reveal and how managers use them to plan. The samples below cover the four written assignments: why earnings and cash flow tell different stories, budgeting and the cost of missing targets, a pro forma statement project for a small business and a faith essay on honesty and stewardship in accounting and finance.

CourseACCT 209 Survey of Accounting and Finance (ACCT209)
Credit hours3
ProgramBS in Accounting
Length8 Module/Weeks, online
Weeks with written work4 of 8
Samples on this site4 week sample papers
SourcesLiberty's 2026-2027 catalog and the published ACCT 209 course guide
UpdatedOctober 2026

What ACCT 209 covers

Hicks's Accounting for Non-Financial Managers is the course text, read one chapter a module/week with a presentation, a Connect homework set and an open-book reading quiz of ten questions.

Each forum thread runs at least 400 words with two peer-reviewed references, and each of two replies runs at least 200 words with two more. The Excel project asks students to prepare financial and pro forma statements from a fact situation, and the faith essay of 800 words connects biblical concepts to accounting and finance with three peer-reviewed references.

Liberty's 2026-2027 catalog describes ACCT 209 Survey of Accounting and Finance this way:
This course provides the basics of financial analysis and management for non-business majors. Topics in this course will include financial reporting, underlying accounting assumptions, performance measures, ratio analysis, cash flow, time value of money, and budgeting.

ACCT 209 week by week, with the sample for each

WeekWritten work in the course guidePointsSample
Week 1Connect Plus Homework 1 and Reading Quiz 1 onlyNo written paper this week
Week 2Discussion Board Forum 1 (Connect Plus Homework 2 and Reading Quiz 2 also due)110Read the Week 2 sample
Week 3Connect Plus Homework 3 and Reading Quiz 3 onlyNo written paper this week
Week 4Connect Plus Homework 4 and Reading Quiz 4 onlyNo written paper this week
Week 5Discussion Board Forum 2 (Connect Plus Homework 5 and Reading Quiz 5 also due)110Read the Week 5 sample
Week 6Excel Project (Connect Plus Homework 6 and Reading Quiz 6 also due)150Read the Week 6 sample
Week 7Faith Essay (Connect Plus Homework 7 and Reading Quiz 7 also due)150Read the Week 7 sample
Week 8Connect Plus Homework 8 and Reading Quiz 8 onlyNo written paper this week

Where ACCT 209 papers lose points

ACCT 209 work loses points when forum posts cite only the textbook or websites instead of peer-reviewed research, when replies fall short of their own two references, when the Excel project's statements do not tie together and when the faith essay quotes Scripture without applying it to a concrete accounting or finance practice.

Using a ACCT 209 sample well

Each sample takes one accounting idea a manager actually uses, explains it plainly, supports it with research and ends with what a non-accountant should watch for. The Excel project shows the statement logic in tables; build your own workbook from the assigned facts.

ACCT 209 questions, answered

What textbook does ACCT 209 use?

Hicks's Accounting for Non-Financial Managers, a text written for managers who need to read and use financial information rather than prepare it.

How long are ACCT 209 discussion posts?

Threads must reach 400 words with two peer-reviewed references, and each of two replies must reach 200 words with two peer-reviewed references of its own.

What is the ACCT 209 Excel project?

Students receive a fact situation and use Excel to prepare a company's financial statements and pro forma statements that project its results forward.

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