Build Accounting Skills That ~Go Beyond the Classroom~
Cengage Accounting courses helps faculty teach the concepts students need to master today while building the practical, data-driven skills they'll need in their careers tomorrow.
Personalized Guidance that Builds Understanding
Student Assistant gives students course-aligned AI guidance directly within the learning experience. Now available across nearly all of our learning platform courses, it helps students work through challenges and move forward with confidence.

Help Students Think-and Work-Like Accountants
CNOW for Accounting helps students develop problem-solving, data analysis and decision-making skills for the workplace:
• Data Analytics: Use Excel and Tableau to analyze data in realistic business scenarios.
• AI in Accounting: Think critically about AI’s role in accounting through realistic scenario-based activities.
• Personalized Study Plans: Improve mastery and exam performance with adaptive study plans tailored to individual needs.
• Practical Application: Practice realistic journal entries and receive adaptive, personalized feedback and guidance to strengthen understanding.

Master Upper-Level Accounting Skills
Cengage's learning-science designed platform is proven to take students from concept to skill mastery.
• Learning-Science Designed: MindTap's Learning Paths are designed to take students from concept to mastery.
• AI-Powered Support: Guide students with a course-aligned, always available tutor directly placed in applicable assignments.

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Frequently asked questions
Do you offer CNOW training resources for accounting?
Yes, you can find a variety of CNOW training guides, video tutorials, webinars and other helpful training resources and accounting teaching tools to make the most of your accounting course. Explore our CNOWv2 training resources.
How does CNOW help accounting students build workplace skills?
CNOW’s features include:
- Excel online problems to seamlessly integrate Excel into the classroom and help students build hands-on spreadsheet skills for future business careers while learning valuable business concepts.
- Excel data analytics skill builders to help students focus on large data sets, perform calculations and use pivot tables and functions to extract relevant information.
- Tableau data analytics skill builders to engage students with algorithmic Tableau visualizations and extract insights from dashboards. With guided instructions and targeted questions, they can navigate simple accounting scenarios using online hints and feedback for optimal support.
- Automated General Ledger problems to give students hands-on, real-world experience in recording transactions, making adjusting entries, closing accounts and generating financials
How does CNOW prepare my accounting students for class?
CNOW’s adaptive study plan is a turn-key, gradable assignment that adapts to each accounting student’s unique needs and provides a remediation pathway to keep students progressing. CNOW's Tell Me More offers assignments to help build students’ mastery of learning objectives by using a combination of videos and knowledge checks to motivate students and develop true understanding of concepts.
How does the CNOW Check My Work feature give students feedback and support?
With Check My Work, students receive instant feedback on their answers. In addition, CNOW’s Show Me How videos walk students through ways to solve a similar but not identical activity and are linked to hundreds of questions.
How do I create a CNOW Course?
The intro to accounting course template offers ready-made assignments that have been constructed by subject matter experts and can be easily customized for your accounting courses. Watch this video for how to create a CNOW course.



