PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING I ACCT Credit Hours

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1 PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING I ACCT Credit Hours COURSE INFORMATION Course Description: The study of basic principles of accounting, the accounting cycle, accrual accounting, and financial statements for proprietorships. Student Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe and illustrate accounting concepts for planning, controlling, and analyzing business operations. 2. Describe and illustrate the basic accounting concepts for recording, classifying, and summarizing business transactions on a day-to-day basis. 3. Illustrate the basic procedures for adjusting, closing entries, and summarizing the accounting records prior to the preparation of the financial statements. 4. Describe and illustrate the preparation of financial statements. 5. Describe and illustrate accounting devices, such as special journals and subsidiary ledgers, and various data processing methods, which are helpful in accounting systems. 6. Describe and illustrate procedures for preparing the accounting records of a merchandising enterprise for use in accumulating data for the following accounting period. 7. Identify and describe the two principal inventory systems and the inventory costing under FIFO, LIFO, and Average Cost. 8. Understand the nature of cash and importance of controls over cash. 9. Describe and illustrate the allowance method of accounting for uncollectible receivables. 10. Describe the characteristics of plant assets and illustrate the accounting for the acquisition and disposal of plant assets.

2 11. Describe the nature of depreciation, depletion, and amortization and illustrate the accounting for each item. 12. Describe and illustrate accounting for payrolls, including liabilities, arising from employee earnings, deductions from earnings, employer's payroll taxes, and employee's fringe benefits. Prerequisites: Documented eligibility for collegiate-level mathematics. Course Outline/Topics: Week Content to be Covered Assignments 1 Introduction to the course Post introduction to discussion board 2 Chapters 1 & 2 3 Chapter 3 4 Chapter 4 Read Chapters 1 & 2 Homework & Quizzes as assigned Read Chapter 3 Read Chapter 4 5 Exam 1 (Ch. 1-4) 6 Chapter 5 Read Chapter 5 7 Chapter 6 Read Chapter 6 8 Chapter 7 Read Chapter 7

3 9 Exam II (Ch. 5 7) 10 Chapter 8 11 Chapter 9 Read Chapter 8 Read Chapter 9 12 Exam III (Ch. 8 9) 13 Chapter Chapter 11 Read Chapter 10 Read Chapter Final Exam (Ch ) Special Course Requirements: None. TEXTBOOKS, SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS, HARDWARE/SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS Required Textbook(s): Accounting, Warren, Fess, Reeve 24th ed. ISBN: You do not need to purchase any online access code, nor do you need the working papers. This book can be purchased from MSCC online bookstore. A link is provided at the college s homepage.

4 Supplementary Materials: None. Hardware/Software Requirements: In an online class, a reliable internet connection is a necessity. Students must use a current a web browser that is compatible with D2L. To ensure that full compatibility, students should complete the systems check found on the Desire2Learn login screen. Additionally, students must have Adobe Reader software which can be downloaded free of charge from Homework assignments must be completed using Microsoft Excel. Students who do not have Excel can download a compatible version of Open Office at INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION Please see the course homepage for instructor contact information. ASSESSMENT AND GRADING Quizzes 20% Homework 20% Exam I 15% Exam II 15% Exam III 15% Final 15% 100%

5 GRADING SCALE A = B = C = D = F = Below 60 ASSIGNMENTS AND PROJECTS Assignments will consists of chapter homework and quizzes. Chapter quizzes will consist of multiple choice and/or true false questions and will be given via D2L. You may take them anytime up to the posted deadline. You may take each quiz up to three times with only the highest grade counting in your final average. You may use your book and notes (but not other people) to help you. For a specific schedule, see Course Outline/Topics above. PARTICIPATION Regular participation is a must for success in this class; students need to be logging in regularly, completing assignments, and asking questions in order to master the skills presented in this course. As in any online course, the bulk of the communication for this class will be written. We will communicate with each other through and the discussion board. If you wish to speak directly to the instructor, you may phone the number provided on the homepage and leave a message or the instructor with a request to call you and she will respond as soon as possible. The course will observe regularly scheduled breaks and holidays; no assignments will be due on those days, and the instructor will not necessarily be available to you. We will not alter our schedule for inclement weather day. PUNCTUALITY Students are solely responsible for watching the schedule and submitting assignments and taking quizzes in a timely manner. The due dates for all assignments are included in the course outline on the homepage. The common

6 due date is Tuesdays at 9:00 a.m. Late assignments will be penalized 20% per day or partial day they are late. You are expected to manage your time wisely and be prepared for contingencies. Technical difficulties on your end do not excuse you from having to turn work in on time. COURSE GROUND RULES Student integrity: You are required to do your own work at all times. You are permitted to post discussion questions asking for help on homework, but the final work must be your own. You may not discuss quizzes, exams, or any other assignments with other students prior to the deadline for these assignments. Any breach of these rules constitutes cheating, and cheaters will receive an F for the course. GUIDELINES FOR COMMUNICATIONS Always include a subject line. If you are responding to a previous , always use the Quote feature which copies the previous into the body of the message. Your instructor communicates with many, many students throughout the course of the semester, and will not necessarily remember what you are talking about without the prior context. Remember, without facial expressions some comments may be taken the wrong way. Please be considerate of others feelings and be careful in working your s. Use standard fonts. Do not send extremely large attachments without prior permission. Use standard formatting unless necessary to complete an assignment or special communication. Respect the privacy of other class members. Discussion Groups: Review the discussion threads thoroughly before entering the discussion. Try to maintain threads by using the Reply button rather than starting a new topic.

7 Do not make insulting or inflammatory statements to other members of the discussion group. Be respectful of other s ideas. Be patient and read the comments of other group members thoroughly before responding. Be cooperative with group leaders in completing assigned tasks. Be positive and constructive in group discussions. Respond in a thoughtful and timely manner. LIBRARY The Crouch Library at Motlow College is available to all students enrolled at the college. Links to library materials, e.g., electronic journals, databases, interlibrary loans, digital reserves, dictionaries, encyclopedias, maps, and library support services, are available at STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES If you have a documented disability, you can arrange for accommodations by contacting the Office of Disability Services at or by at shood@mscc.edu. Students needing academic accommodations are required to register with Disability Services and provide required disability related documentation. Although you may request an accommodation at any time, we recommend that you do so at the beginning of the semester. The Office of Disability Services is strongly committed to the needs of student with disabilities. SYLLABUS CHANGES The instructor reserves the right to make changes as necessary to this syllabus. If changes are required during the term, the instructor will immediately notify students of such changes both by individual communications and by posting both the notification and the nature of the change(s) on the course bulletin board. TECHNICAL SUPPORT

8 If you are having problems logging into your course, timing out of your course, using your course web site tools, or other technical problems, please contact the MSCC Technology Help Desk at (toll free), Ext. #1510. or go to the Help Desk website at: