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COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA
ACCOUNTING, FINANCE AND COMPUTER OFFICE TECHNOLOGY
COURSE SYLLABUS
ACC 201 – FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Spring - 2011
Professor: Jeffrey Jones, MBA
Office: Henderson Campus, Building C, Room 101C (Arranged)
Phone: (702) - 651-3106
E-Mail: jeffrey.jones@csn.edu
Office Hours: Online Angel CMS, Email
Office Hours: Henderson Campus H4C.
M/W – 9-11:30am
COURSE NO: ACC - 201
COURSE TITLE: Financial Accounting
CLASSROOM: Angel CMS - 100% Online
REQUIRED TEXT: Accounting, 7th Edition Horngren, Harrison
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Basic accounting principles and techniques with special emphasis on sole proprietorships and partnerships, the complete accounting cycle, special journals, payables, receivables, depreciation, inventories, and financial statement preparation. Students will learn the use of Angel, allowing access to course information and instructor/student email.
COURSE OBJECTIVES: GENERAL
1. Provide a strong foundation for subsequent courses in business and finance
2. Initiate course work leading to a career in accounting
COURSE OBJECTIVES: - Specific
1. Familiarization with specialized terminology used in business and accounting.
2. Record business transactions in journal form.
3. Post journal entries to ledger accounts.
4. Prepare and record adjusting, closing, reversing entries.
5. Prepare a trial balance, work sheet, and financial statements.
6. Reconcile a bank statement.
7. Account for receivables, payables, notes, and interest.
8. Account for inventories.
9. Compute and account for depreciation.
10. Account for disposition of plant assets.
11. Compute and record a payroll.
12. Demonstrate knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles.
13. Account for partnership formation, division of income, and liquidation.
ONLINE COURSE NAVIGATION:
You will find that your first assignment is to send me an email with a personal profile. Also begin working on chapter 1. The best process for working through the materials is: Read the chapter, review the power points, work the homework assignments (once completed email them to me via email attachment), take the practice quiz (not graded), then take the graded exams (two per chapter). You will find the chapter materials within the course content link. Within each chapter link you will find the homework templates along with the graded exams. You will also find additional course study materials within these chapter links. There is a written research paper project that is also noted on the syllabus. If you have any questions email me. It will be a pleasure to work with each of you during this spring 2011 term.
STUDY SKILLS:
Here are a couple of ideas when taking an online exam that I have learned over the last 11 years of teaching in the classroom, hybrid, and online environments. Some of you are using these techniques, but everyone should have this additional information. In taking the exams I would have your homework, any notes, the textbook, and any other materials you used to go through the chapter materials, with you when taking the graded exams. Also use the Index in the rear of the textbook to reference specific chapter materials, in the text, as you work the exams. Take a look at the Index and see what features it provides. The glossary is also a great place to find reference materials about chapter concepts. This is true for almost every textbook. Also make sure you are completing each chapter’s homework and sending it to me, via email attachment.
Written Accounting Research Paper (60 points) - This paper will consist of 2-6 pages double spaced with 12 font. It may be done on an accounting topic of interest. Send me an email with your ideas for a paper topic and we will discuss. A paper may not be submitted without gaining approval of the topic before starting the work.
EVALUATION:
Grades will be determined by the student's performance on chapter exams, homework assignments, and discussion board postings. Each chapter exam will be worth 30 points and there are two exams for each chapter, for a total of 720 points for graded exams. Assignments will also have a combined possible score of 120 points. The written research paper will count for 60 points. The maximum number of total points for the course is 900.
GRADE TOTAL POINTS
A 900 - 810
B 809 - 720
C 719 - 630
D 629 - 540
F BELOW 539
EXTRA CREDIT:
(Email me for details).
Textbook Homework Assignments: See calendar within Angel course for start and due dates. We will also complete discussion board posting replies and two graded exams per chapter.
P1-29A and P1-32A and the ethical issue
P2-31A and P2-32A and P2-34A and the ethical issue
P3-32A and P3-34A and P3-35A and the ethical issue
P4-25A and P4-29A and Ethical Issue
P5-28A and P5-29A and P5-31A and Ethical Issue
Ch 6-E18 and P6-28A and P6-33A and ethical issue
P7-26A and P7-28A and ethical issue
P8-27A and P8-30A and P8-31A and ethical issue
P9-25A and P9-27A and P9-28A and ethical issue
P10-28A and P10-29A and P10-34A and ethical issue
P11-25A and P11-29A and ethical issue
P12-28A and P12-29A and ethical issue
Course Schedule:
1/24-1/30 – First Week of class – 1st Assignment is to send me an email with a personal profile about yourself. This may be in a written document, Facebook account, or personal webpage. We will paper topics during class this week. Begin working on Chapter 1/2/3 materials and start Written Research paper Project. (Textbook homework assignments are listed above. We will cover the homework assignments during class discussions. I will be looking to you for answers to the homework questions, so come prepared. Chapter 1/2/3, Profile, due 1/30.
1/31-2/6 – Second Week of Class. Begin working on chapters 4/5/6. These chapters are due 2/6.
2/7-2/13 – Third Week of Class. Begin working on chapters 7/8/9. These chapters are due 2/13.
2/14-2/18 – Fourth Week of Class. Begin working on chapters 10/11/12. These chapters are due 2/18.
SAFETY PROCEDURES:
Approved classroom safety procedures are posted in each classroom and are to be followed.
AMERICAN WITH DISABILITY ACT (ADA) STATEMENT:
Any student with a disability or requiring special accommodations for this class should see me after class or call for an appointment. All information will remain confidential.
SECTION 504 - REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973
"If you have a documented disability that may require assistance, you will need to contact the Disability Resource Center (DRC) for coordination of your academic accommodations. The DRC is located in Student Services on each campus. For Cheyenne the number is 651-4045, for West Charleston the number is 651-5644 and for Henderson, the number is 651-3086.
ACADEMIC INTERGRITY POLICY: Scholastic dishonesty will not be tolerated and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent. You are expected to have read and understood the current issue of the student handbook (published by Student Services) regarding student responsibilities and rights, and the intellectual property policy, for information about procedures and about what constitutes acceptable on-campus behavior.
TUTORIAL SERVICES: Students are entitled to 12 hours of free tutoring per semester. For appointments call 651-4232 Cheyenne, 651-5732 West Charleston, 651-3125 Henderson.
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