A Course Survey of Financial Statement Analysis

This study reports survey results of the pervasiveness and attributes of Financial Statement Analysis (FSA) as both an undergraduate‐ and graduate‐level course. The paper may be of interest to departments considering adding an FSA course to the curriculum. Demographic data of survey participants is provided as well as information regarding motivations for offering the course, classroom materials, instructional methods and topic analysis. The paper also includes descriptions of model assignments and teaching innovations.