Course Description Intermediate Accounting Theory and Practice (Online X 120A)

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1 Course Description Intermediate Accounting Theory and Practice (Online X 120A) Start Date: 1/16/2013 Quarter: Winter 2013 Course Description: This is the first course in the 3-course Intermediate Accounting sequence. X 120A covers the interpretation, use, processing, and presentation of accounting information and the preparation of principal accounting statements. Topics include an overview of the conceptual framework of accounting, valuation, recording, and presentation of the balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows. Students are introduced to time value of money concepts, as well as, accounting for cash, receivables, and the first part of inventories. Course Content Outline Week 1 Chapter 1: Financial Accounting and Accounting Standards Week 2 Chapter 2: Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting Week 3 Chapter 3: The Accounting Information System Week 4 Review of Chapters 1-3 Week 5 Chapter 4: Income Statement and Related Information Week 6 Chapter 5: Balance Sheet and Statement of Cash Flows Week 7 Chapter 6: Accounting and Time Value of Money Week 8 Review of Chapters 4-6 Week 9 Chapter 7: Cash and Receivables Week 10 Chapter 8: Valuation of Inventories: Cost- Basis Approach Week 11 Review of Chapters 1-8 Recommended Prerequisites: Students are advised to complete X 1A and X 1B Principles of Accounting (or equivalent) before taking X 120A Course Objectives / Learning Outcomes: This course is designed to provide you with a basic understanding of financial accounting concepts and procedures. By the end of the course, you should: Have a basic understanding of the financial reporting process, and accounting concepts and principles underlying the financial statements Have a basic knowledge of the different accounting standard setting bodies Be able to prepare, interpret, and analyze basic set of financial statements Understand basic accounting cycle and internal control procedures Have basic understanding and be able to perform basic time-value-of-money calculations.

2 Welcome from Your Instructor Welcome to our class Intermediate Accounting Theory and Practice (Online) x 120A (Winter 2013). I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday ending year Let us welcome and get ready for a great new year, 2013! To get started, go to the Syllabus area and read the entire syllabus. You will find all course materials organized by week behind the Weekly Materials button. Next, go to the Discussion Board and find the first message from me. Reply to it and post a brief bio. Throughout the eleven weeks, we will communicate lectures, assignments, exams, posting questions, forums, grades, etc. using our discussion board. If you have technical questions, please feel free to contact Technical Support. You can also contact me through the feature in the class. I hope you have a great learning experience! I will do my best to address all your concerns and questions related to this course in a very relaxed environment. Instructor Bio: Facilitator: Arlene Q. Al-os arlenealos@ucla.edu Office Location: White Oak Avenue Suite 200, Granada Hills, CA Office Hours: Monday to Friday 9-5 PM (Pacific Time); Weekends, by appointment only Arlene Al-os, CPA, CGMA, MBA, has extensive experience in tax services, auditing, financial consulting, business planning, business evaluation, and management services. Her experience includes a broad range of industries emphasizing in gaming, leasing, software, real estate, oil and gas, manufacturing, advertising, hospital, school, nursing home facility, parish, wholesale distributors, automobile dealerships, trucking companies, retailers, farming and equestrian activities. She graduated with a Bachelor s Degree in Accountancy and a Master s Degree in Business Administration. She obtained her Chartered Global Management Accountant designation from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. After fifteen years in both private and public accounting from different large firms, she went into practice for herself. She is a partner at AA Accounting Services, LLP. Technical Support Line: See staff information panel.

3 Instructor Expectations during the Eleven Weeks Online Course Welcome to our class! I'm excited to be with you in this course, learning about you and how you plan to use the course in your career. In general, adult learners appreciate more when their online facilitator is clear and direct with them about expectations for course requirements and procedures. Here are a few expectations I would like you to know as we begin this course. Just be yourself. Each of you will have different needs, expectations, concerns, and agendas. As your facilitator, it will be easier to help meet your needs and expectations if you communicate them directly and sincerely to me. I hope you'll always find that I am responsive and supportive. Here are a few expectations from the class during the eleven weeks of our course. Posting Responses: You are expected to participate, interact and bring in new ideas related to the subject matter by posting responses to assigned exercises, assignments, and discussions based on our weekly schedule. The distinguishing feature of a well done posting will include citing of the specific topic and/or accounting standard pronouncement, and your interpretation based on your work and industry experience. Responses to your Postings: I will be in the classroom at least five days a week, sometimes every day. I will respond to questions within 24 hours. All work will be graded within seven days of the original due date. Put my name in postings to me (to <Instructor s name>). Do the same for responses to everyone else. No messages are private - so please expand on any topic. Confused? If, after reading an assignment, you do not understand what to do, please start by asking questions in the Questions about the Course Discussion Board Forum. If you are confused, it is likely that other students are also confused. This not only allows me to clarify the issue for everyone, but it also allows other students to answer the question if they happen to be in the course before I am. This is much better than turning in an assignment that is not done correctly and losing points. For technical problems, please contact technical support. For personal issues, feel free to contact me my or for complex issues, by phone. Thank you for your thoughtful reading of the expectations; I welcome your comments. Have a great learning experience!

4 Required Course Text: Intermediate Accounting, 14th Edition by Kieso, Weygandt, Warfield; published Wiley March 2011, We will cover chapters 1 through 8 in the text Course Panel: Syllabus and Weekly Materials Administrative Information and Course Links Student links, course syllabus, course information, other reference/informational links Week 1 Financial Accounting and Accounting Standards Chapter 1 lecture, powerpoint, discussion board responses, assignments, solutions Week 2 Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting Chapter 2 lecture, powerpoint, discussion board responses, assignments, solutions Week 3 The accounting Information System Chapter 3 lecture, powerpoint, discussion board responses, assignments, solutions Week 4 Review Chapters 1-3 Discussion board responses, exam 1 (chapters 1-3), solutions Week 5 Income Statement and Related Information Chapter 5 lecture, powerpoint, discussion board responses, assignments, solutions Week 6 Balance Sheet and Statement of Cash Flows Chapter 6 lecture, powerpoint, discussion board responses, assignments, solutions Week 7 Accounting and Time Value of Money Chapter 7 lecture, powerpoint, discussion board responses, assignments, solutions Week 8 Review Chapters 4-6 Discussion board responses, exam 2 (chapters 4-6), solutions Week 9 Cash and Receivables Chapter 9 lecture, powerpoint, discussion board responses, assignments, solutions Week 10 Valuation of Inventories: A Cast-Basis Approach Chapter 10 lecture, powerpoint, discussion board responses, assignments, solutions Week 11 Review Chapters 1-8 Discussion board responses, exam 3 (chapters 1-8, solutions)

5 Course Grading: Your overall course grade will be determined as follows: % Item Points 25 Homework 22 Due by next class (2.75 points /week) 25 Exam Exam Exam 3 28 Comprehensive Grading Scale: A 90% - 100% B 80% - 89% C 70% - 79% D 60% - 69% F Below 60% *PLEASE BE AWARE THAT SOME CERTIFICATES REQUIRE A FINAL CUMMULATIVE GRADE OF B- IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE CERTIFICATE. Policies About Deadlines and Late Work Late assignments: I understand that work and family emergencies occur. If your work is posted late but during the week that it is due, you ll receive full points. If the work from one week is posted late during the next week, you ll lose ten percent for each day that it is late. I generally do not accept work that is more than a week late. If you contact me before the assignment is late, we can try to work out something for your schedule. However, there are no extensions for the class. All work must be turned in by the last day of class. Academic Dishonesty: Academic dishonesty covers behavior in cheating, plagiarism, and fabrication of information. These behaviors are not tolerated. Citations and references should be provided following a formatting standard such as APA 6 th. Students are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the UCLA Student Conduct Code and the official statements regarding cheating and plagiarism. These and other relevant documents are available on the Dean of Students Office website:

6 Summary of Assignments Weekly assigned problems must be submitted in Excel. Please send your weekly assigned problems to the Submit Assignments Panel in Blackboard, and format your file as follows: chapterxx_your name_course#.xls. Course Outline Week Chapter Readings Assignments and Exam One Autobiography Post autobiography Discussion Board Responses 1 Financial Accounting and Accounting Standards Two 2 Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting Discussion Board Responses Three 3 The Accounting Information System Discussion Board Responses Four Review Chapters 1-3 Discussion Board Responses Exam 1 Five 4 Income Statement and Related Information Discussion Board Responses Six 5 Balance Sheet and Statement of Cash Flows Discussion Board Responses Seven 6 Accounting and the Time Value of Money Discussion Board Responses Eight Review Chapters 4-6 Discussion Board Responses Exam 2 Nine 7 Cash and Receivables Discussion Board Responses Ten 8 Valuation of Inventories: A Cost-Basis Approach Discussion Board Responses Eleven Review Chapters 1-8 Discussion Board Responses Exam 3 (Comprehensive)