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1 Requisite Approval must be attached CITRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT DEPARTMENT Business COURSE NUMBER ACCT 101 TITLE Financial Accounting THIS COURSE IS CLASSIFIED AS: DEGREE APPLICABLE UNIT VALUE 4 LECTURE HOURS PER WEEK BASED ON 18 WEEK SEMESTER 4 ENTRANCE SKILLS, PREREQUISITES, OR CO-REQUISITES Strongly recommended: ACCT 100 or high school bookkeeping, or related job experience. CATALOG COURSE DESCRIPTION The objectives of this course are to learn the content and meaning of the basic financial statements and their impact on the decision-making process in the business environment. This course will provide a broad overview of the importance of accounting in the business process as well as introduce the student to the double entry system of accounting, how to record, process and report on the business transactions and events and to consider the operating cycles in business. Topical areas covered in this class will include cash, accounts, inventory, property, plant and equipment, intangible assets, current liabilities and stockholder equity. The importance of internal controls will be reviewed and the components of the income statement will also be discussed. Four hours lecture per week. CSU;UC CLASS SCHEDULE COURSE DESCRIPTION A comprehensive financial accounting course that covers the principles of collecting, sorting, and compiling financial data for businesses. Topics covered include cash, accounts receivable, inventory, property, plant and equipment, intangible assets, current liabilities and stockholder equity. The importance of internal controls will be reviewed and the components of the income statement will also be discussed. CSU;UC

2 ACCT 101 Financial Accounting Page 2 COURSE OBJECTIVES Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to: 1. understand basic financial statements 2. perform common journal entries, posting entries to general ledger, prepare trial balance and prepare financial statements 3. perform basic financial analysis using rations 4. define and discuss asset, liability and equity accounts REQUIRED TEXTS AND MATERIALS Financial and Managerial Accounting, Warren/Fess, 2002 Working papers Practice set may be required Study guide may be required The reading for this course is: PRIMARILY COLLEGE LEVEL REQUIRED ASSIGNMENTS OUTSIDE OF CLASS Over an 18 week presentation of the course three hours per week are required for each unit of credit. Two hours of independent work done out of class are required for each hour of lecture. Students will be required to complete the following types of assignments outside of the regular class time: Study Answer questions Read required materials Solve problems (manual/computerized) Oral and written reports Projects Group assignments/projects DEGREE APPLICABLE COURSE: 2 hours of independent work done out of class per each hour of lecture or class work, or 3 hours lab, practicum, or the equivalent, per unit. COURSE CONTENT

3 ACCT 101 Financial Accounting Page 3 I. Introduction to Accounting and Business II. III. IV. Analyzing Transactions The Matching Concept and the Adjusting Process Completing the Accounting Cycle V. Accounting for a Merchandising Businesses VI. VII. VIII. IX. Accounting Systems, Internal Controls, and Cash Receivables Inventories Fixed Assets and Intangible Assets X. Current Liabilities XI. XII. Corporations: Organization, Capital Stock Transactions, and Dividends Corporations: Income and Taxes, Stockholder s Equity, and Investments in Stocks METHODS OF INSTRUCTION Lecture Lecture/Discussion Directed Class Discussion Demonstrations Directed Group Discussion Directed Study METHODS OF ASSESSMENT FOR DEGREE APPLICABLE COURSES: Students will be graded, at minimum, in at least one of the following categories. If "essay" is not checked, it must be explained why essays are an inappropriate basis for at least part of the grade in the course. ESSAY OR SUBSTANTIAL WRITING ASSIGNMENT

4 ACCT 101 Financial Accounting Page 4 (Financial Reports) Includes not only "blue book" examinations but any written assignment of sufficient length and complexity to require students to select and organize ideas as well as to explain them. COMPUTATIONAL OR NON-COMPUTATIONAL PROBLEM-SOLVING Critical thinking should be demonstrated by the solution of unfamiliar problems that admits various solutions or various strategies for achieving the solution. SKILL DEMONSTRATION Student performance may be evaluated on manual or computerized practice sets. Student will be evaluated by at least one of the following: - student class participation including oral reports - written reports - group projects A course grade may not be based solely on attendance. Revised: December, 1981 Revised & Classified: October, 1990 Revised: February, 1994 Revised: April, 1995 Revised: March, 1996 Revised: September, 1998 Revised: April, 1999 Revised: March, 2002 Revised: October, 2003

5 REQUISITE APPROVAL The Requisite Approval form must be completed for any course that carries a prerequisite, corequisite, or limitation on enrollment as indicated on the Course Approval form. DEPARTMENT: Business COURSE NUMBER: ACCT 101 TITLE: Financial Accounting I. RECOMMENDED REQUISITE(S): Strongly Recommended: ACCT 100 or high school bookkeeping or related job experience. II. TYPE OF REQUISITE AND THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF SCRUTINY. CIRCLE THE APPROPRIATE LETTER: H. ADVISORY. Advisories require content review, but do not require a finding that they are necessary for student success. They only require the recommendation of faculty in the department or discipline and of the Curriculum Committee that they significantly enhance student success in the course. III. CONTENT REVIEW. FACULTY SHOULD BASE CONTENT REVIEW ON THE SYLLABUS AND OUTLINE OF RECORD, TESTS, RELATED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, TESTS, AND GRADING CRITERIA. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX TO INDICATE THAT THE CONTENT REVIEW HAS BEEN COMPLETED: For courses to be used as requisites or advisories, compare the knowledge and/or skills needed at entry with those taught in the requisite or advisory course. A. LIST THE SPECIFIC SKILLS, CONCEPTS AND INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR SUCCESS IN THE COURSE: 1. Apply basic accounting practice to personal business affairs and a small business. 2. Establish, maintain, and summarize financial records and reports using the double-entry system of accounting.

6 REQUISITE APPROVAL ACCT 101 Financial Accounting Page 2 3. Analyze simple accounting records and reports as an aid in the management of small business enterprises. B. LIST THE SPECIFIC SKILLS, CONCEPTS AND INFORMATION THE STUDENT WILL ATTAIN IN THE REQUISITE COURSE OR THAT WILL BE MEASURED WITH THE REQUISITE TEST: 1. Apply basic accounting practice to personal business affairs and a small business. 2. Establish, maintain, and summarize financial records and reports using the double-entry system of accounting. 3. Analyze simple accounting records and reports as an aid in the management of small business enterprises. NOTE: Per District policy and procedures the completed and approved Requisite Approval form is considered to be part of the official course outline of record.