Financial Accounting and Business Analysis: Guided Practice

Financial Accounting and Business Analysis: Guided Practice is an optional online learning resource designed specifically for those seeking guidance and support for Business 2257 and other introductory accounting courses.

It complements the classroom experience by giving students additional opportunities to prepare for upcoming concepts, practice applying what they are learning, review material, and ask questions during live online sessions.

Through short lessons, introductory and worked examples, guided activities, practice questions, and four live sessions, students can engage with course concepts, reinforce their understanding, and revisit material while preparing for assessments and exams.

Learning Outcomes

By engaging with Guided Practice, students will be able to: 

• Build familiarity with financial accounting and business-analysis concepts.
• Reinforce understanding through additional worked examples, guided activities, and practice questions.
• Apply key concepts with greater confidence in case-based activities and assessment preparation.
• Identify concepts that require further review and revisit relevant learning materials.
• Bring informed questions to live sessions and learn from the questions and perspectives of fellow students.

Guided Practice follows a simple prepare, practice, and review framework that students can use throughout Business 2257 or other introductory accounting courses.

Duration: Designed to support students through the basics of financial accounting

Learning Method: Supplementary online learning with four live Zoom sessions

This resource is designed to complement the in-class experience, instructors, assigned cases, and required course materials. It does not replace any component of the classroom course.

Guided Practice is designed for those seeking guidance and support for Business 2257 and other introductory accounting courses. The content offers additional opportunities to engage with accounting and business-analysis concepts outside of class and may be especially helpful for students who want to preview upcoming concepts, work through extra examples and practice questions, reinforce their understanding, revisit material before assessments, or ask questions during live online sessions.

This course may be a good fit for:

• Students currently taking Business 2257 or another introductory accounting course
• Students considering taking Business 2257 who want to be better prepared
• Students considering retaking Business 2257 to strengthen their understanding or improve their grade
• Students who have completed Business 2257 and want to refresh their knowledge
• Students seeking an introduction to financial accounting without committing to a full university course

Curious if it's the right fit for you? Email us at online@ivey.ca

This course was developed in conjunction with the Business Foundations Faculty.

Trina Ruthes

Facilitator, Financial Accounting & Business Analysis

Trina Ruthes is an educator, facilitator and performance coach with deep roots at Ivey Business School, where she spent 13 years teaching and facilitating in Business Foundations. During her time at Ivey, she taught thousands of students, designed curriculum, trained instructors, and authored 11 published business cases, developing extensive expertise in case-method learning and helping students translate knowledge into confident application.

Trina later joined Deloitte’s Human Capital practice, working in organizational and workforce transformation, and is now the founder of The Magnetic Mind, where her work focuses on the mindset, identity and practical systems that shape performance. She brings these worlds together in her teaching, helping students build both the practical tools to prepare and execute effectively and the confidence, mindset and resilience to perform when it counts.

How is the course structured? 

This is an online course with a combination of modules and virtual live sessions. The course will be run by a learning manager that you can connect with during live sessions and exam prep case reviews.

How long will I have to access to the course materials? 

Course access will conclude 150 days after the course start date.

What is the expected time commitment per week?

Plan for approximately 2 to 8 hours per module. 

Can I interact with instructors or other students? 

Yes, you’ll engage with your learning manager through live virtual sessions.

How do the virtual live sessions work? 

Live sessions are exclusive to participants enrolled in this cohort of the Financial Accounting & Business Analysis: Guided Practice course. Sessions include discussions, course insights, exam case reviews, and Q&A. Participation is optional but highly encouraged. Recordings will be available on the learning platform after live sessions.