ADM 1340 at uOttawa: Is It Hard + What’s on the Midterm
Course Guide · uOttawa Telfer
ADM 1340 at uOttawa: Is It Hard?
ADM 1340 is a first-year course at uOttawa’s Telfer School of Management, taken in the Winter term of Year 1. It introduces the financial statements and the accounting system that produces them — and, unusually for an intro course, it emphasizes why the numbers look the way they do, not just how to record them. The French-language equivalent is ADM 1740.
What ADM 1340 covers
How you’re graded
Weighting varies by term
Typically online assignments & quizzes, a midterm, a final exam, and a weekly discussion group (DGD). Confirm the exact split on your section’s outline.
What’s on the midterm
Expect the first half — the accounting cycle through adjusting entries and preparing the core statements — with journal entries, statement preparation, and conceptual questions about how policy choices and estimates change the numbers. That interpretive angle is what students most often under-prepare.
How to pass ADM 1340
- Get fluent with the mechanics early — journal and adjusting entries first.
- Practice explaining the “why” — how estimates & policy choices flow through the statements.
- Use the DGD actively — work problems, don’t just watch.
FAQ
Is ADM 1340 hard?
It’s a manageable first-year course if you keep up, but the interpretation side (estimates, policy choices) makes it a step beyond pure bookkeeping.
Is ADM 1340 in French?
The English course is ADM 1340; the French equivalent is ADM 1740 (Comptabilité financière).
What comes after ADM 1340?
ADM 2341 — Managerial Accounting, which lists ADM 1340 as a prerequisite.
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