| What is Accounting | |
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The American Accounting Association defines accounting as "the process of identifying, measuring and communicating economic information to permit informed judgements and decisions by users of the information."
US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/search/ooh.asp?qu=accounting&ct=OOH
Tutor 2U
http://www.tutor2u.net/business/accounts/intro_accounting.htm
Additional Career Planning Resources
http://www.uncw.edu/stuaff/career/Hotlinks/careerplanning.htm
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