University of Manitoba Asper School of Business Department of Accounting and Finance ACC 2010 Intermediate Accounting - Assets Fall 2013 Course Outline A01 Monday & Wednesday 11:30 am 12:45 pm 115 Drake A02 Monday & Wednesday 1:00 pm 2:15 pm 115 Drake Instructor: Office: Office hours: Phone: Email: Wenxia Ge 402 Drake Centre Mon/Wed, 2:30 pm 3:30 pm, or by appointment (204) 474-9331 wenxia.ge@ad.umanitoba.ca Course Description ACC 2010 is the first of a two-part series in Intermediate Financial Accounting. This course is designed to help students develop a thorough understanding of (a) the environment of financial reporting and the conceptual framework that underlies financial reporting in Canada; (b) the accounting for assets, revenues, and expenses in greater depth than in introductory accounting course; and (c) substantive differences between International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) by publicly accountable enterprises and accounting standards for private enterprises (ASPE). It applies some accounting theory to help explain the why behind accounting standards and practices. Learning Outcomes Upon completion of this course, you will be expected to: have a solid understanding of financial accounting concepts and IFRS, as they apply to the topics covered in this course; have developed professional judgment in analyzing accounting issues and recommending accounting policies; and have developed skills in applying accounting standards to situations and problems.
ACC 2010, Fall 2013, Course Outline / Page 2 of 9 Course Materials Required Text: - Intermediate Accounting, Vol. 1, by Lo and Fisher, 2 nd edition, Pearson Canada. Reference: - CICA Handbook, Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (see Appendix 1) Class Notes & Sample Exams: - Available on course website: https://universityofmanitoba.desire2learn.com/ - Sign in using your University of Manitoba UMnetID - From your Fall 2013 list of courses, click on ACC-2010-A01/A02 - INTER ACCTG A - Click Content Allocation of Grades (1) Online Assignments 10% (2) Midterm Exam (Wed, Oct. 23, 6:30 pm 8:30 pm) 35% (3) Final Exam (To be scheduled by the Registrar s Office) 55% 100% Online Assignments Students will complete, online, a series of assignments through MyAccountingLab associated with the Lo/Fisher textbook. Do not throw away the student access code card included with new textbooks sold in the bookstore! You need the access code and a lab course ID to register in MyAccountingLab. The course ID of MyAccountingLab and the registration information is provided in Appendix 2. There are a total of eight assignments. Each assignment is worth 1.5 marks, and a maximum of 10 marks are available. A student can miss one assignment without penalty. The percentage grade you receive on each assignment will be applied against the 1.5 mark weighting. Example: suppose an assignment consists of several questions adding up to a total of 25 points. If a student scores 20 points on the assignment they will receive 1.2 marks (20/25 x 1.5 marks) on the assignment. You can do the assignments at any time and can redo them to improve your grade up until the deadline. I encourage you to do the assignments early and as many times as you find necessary. Keep in mind that MyAccountingLab is an internet-based program. Problems with the MyAccountingLab website, your internet server or your computer are all possible and will not be considered valid reasons for missing a deadline. Late assignments will not be accepted. Extensions will only be granted in documented cases of illness or family emergency. The following schedule outlines the due dates for each of the online assignments:
ACC 2010, Fall 2013, Course Outline / Page 3 of 9 Assignment Due by 11:59 PM on Textbook Chapters Covered 1 Friday, September 27 3 2 Friday, October 11 4 3 Monday, October 21 5 4 Monday, October 28 6 5 Monday, November 4 7 6 Monday, November 18 8 7 Monday, November 25 9 8 Monday, December 2 10 Examinations The midterm examination will test all material covered in chapters 1-5 of the textbook. The final examination will test all material covered throughout the entire course. Examinations will test students understanding of the concepts covered in lectures, readings and assigned homework. Students will also be tested on their ability to apply these concepts to new situations. A grade of zero will be given to a missed midterm examination without a legitimate reason. Students who miss the midterm examination for legitimate reasons (medical, compassionate, academic conflict or university sports team travel) will have the marks assigned to that examination added to the final examination. Conflicts with employers do not qualify as legitimate reasons to miss examinations. In all cases of absence on the midterm examination date, I should be advised within seven working days of the examination date and receive suitable documentation. Students who miss the final examination must apply to the Undergraduate Program Office in their faculty for possible deferred examination privileges. Guidelines for Student Conduct A student s conduct in class will depend on the nature of the class, the technologies available and the professor. To avoid misunderstandings, I include here a list of guidelines that will hopefully enhance the Assets Experience for all students. The guidelines are derived from general principles of professional courtesy, contribution and service that will serve you well throughout your career.
ACC 2010, Fall 2013, Course Outline / Page 4 of 9 Classroom conduct Be on time. The class will start promptly at the time set by the university. Students should be seated and the professor s presentation properly set up by this time. Occasionally, things happen that will get in the way, but these things should be rare. Address your comments in class to the professor. Talking with your neighbour distracts students sitting around you and the professor. Questions directed to the professor, on the other hand, almost always help to clear up confusion that other students in the room have. Turn off cellphones and other communication devices. Be here now. If you come to class, come to class. Put away newspapers, mp3 players and Ipods, and other materials that are not related to the class. Asking questions/asking for help E-mail Questions are important as they help me to deal with your difficulties and help to point out problems with the textbook and my materials. I encourage questions in class and during my office hours. Many students like to ask questions immediately before and after class but this can be problematic. Before class, I am usually setting up the computer, projector and class materials. After class, I have to pack up and get out before the next instructor comes in. It is okay to ask me questions during this time, but please be understanding and let me do the setup/takedown first. In the interest of fairness to the other students, please do not ask for information or resources (e. g., exam study tips, my lecture notes) that are not available to all students. E-mail can be a useful way of dealing with smaller issues. I respond to all e-mails during normal working hours and answer questions where practical. If the question is too complicated (e. g., Can you explain revenue recognition to me?), I will ask you to come and see me in my office. Some more specific guidelines: Use your university e-mail account (cc account) to communicate with me. The university s spam program frequently filters out messages from hotmail and gmail accounts. Tell me who you are. Please give your full name and your class when you write to me. Use a brief but descriptive subject line to help me get back to your e-mail if I need to do some research first. Please avoid unhelpful subject lines like Question.
Tentative Class Schedule (Changes are possible and will be announced in class) ACC 2010, Fall 2013, Course Outline / Page 5 of 9 Day Date Topic Suggested Questions 1 Sept. 9 Course Introduction Ch. 1 Fundamentals of Financial Accounting Theory P1-6, P1-7, P1-16, P1-18 2 Sept. 11 Ch. 1 Fundamentals of Financial Accounting Theory 3 Sept. 16 Ch. 2 Conceptual Frameworks for Financial Reporting P2-3, P2-4, P2-11, P2-15, P2-22 4 Sept. 18 Ch. 3 Accrual Accounting/ Review of the Accounting Cycle P3-2, P3-9, P3-16, P3-19, P3-22, P3-24, P3-29, P3-30, P3-31, Case 5 Sept. 23 Ch. 3 Accrual Accounting/ Review of the Accounting Cycle 1 6 Sept. 25 Ch. 3 Accrual Accounting/ Review of the Accounting Cycle 7 Sept. 30 Ch. 4 Revenue Recognition P4-6, P4-7, P4-8, P4-17, P4-20, P4-21, P4-26, P4-28, P4-37, P4-8 Oct. 2 Ch. 4 Revenue Recognition 40, Case 2 9 Oct. 7 Ch. 4 Revenue Recognition 10 Oct. 9 Ch. 5 Cash and Receivables P5-3, P5-11, P5-15, P5-21, P5-27, P5-32, P5-33, P5-37 Oct. 14 Thanksgiving No Class 11 Oct. 16 Ch. 5 Cash and Receivables 12 Oct. 21 Ch. 6 Inventory P6-2, P6-6, P6-11, P6-14, P6-23, P6-26, P6-28, P6-29, P6-35, P6-13 Oct. 23 Ch. 6 Inventory 36 Oct. 23 Midterm Examination (6:30 pm 8:30 pm, 122 Drake) 14 Oct. 28 Ch. 7 Financial Assets P7-4, P7-9, P7-11, P7-14, P7-16, P7-20, P7-21, P7-23, P7-31, P7-15 Oct. 30 Ch. 7 Financial Assets 40 16 Nov. 4 Ch. 8 Property, Plant and Equipment P8-4, P8-11, P8-15, P8-27, P8-31, P8-32, P8-36, P8-41, Case 2 17 Nov. 6 Ch. 8 Property, Plant, and Equipment Nov. 11 Remembrance Day Observed - No Class 18 Nov. 13 Ch. 8 Property, Plant, and Equipment 19 Nov. 18 20 Nov. 20 Ch. 9 Intangible Assets, Goodwill, Mineral Resources, and Government Grants Ch. 9 Intangible Assets, Goodwill, Mineral Resources, and Government Grants P9-7, P9-8, P9-11, P9-12, P9-15, P9-18, P9-20, P9-21, P9-25, P9-26, P9-32, Case 2 21 Nov. 25 Ch. 10 Applications of Fair Value to Non-Current Assets P10-6, P10-7, P10-9, P10-12, P10-14, P10-16, P10-17, P10-23, 22 Nov. 27 Ch. 10 Applications of Fair Value to Non-Current Assets P10-27, P10-28, P10-38, P10-34, P10-42, P10-44 23 Dec. 2 Appendix A: Statement of Cash Flows PA-1, PA-2, PA-5, PA-16, PA-22, PA-28, PA-29, PA-33 24 Dec. 4 Appendix A: Statement of Cash Flows
ACC 2010, Fall 2013, Course Outline / Page 6 of 9 Appendix 1. The CICA Handbook The CICA Standards and Guidance Collection, also known as the CICA Handbook (CICA HB), is made up of 5 parts. For this course, we will only be studying Part I and Part II. Part I is the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Part II is the Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises (ASPE). Though it is not absolutely necessary to read the IFRS or ASPE themselves, motivated students may find it useful to read directly from the accounting standards to obtain a better understanding of the application of accounting. The CICA Handbook is available in electronic format on the University of Manitoba Libraries website. To access the Handbook: 1. From the University of Manitoba homepage (umanitoba.ca), click on Librairies in the Resources widget. 2. In the Find widget, click on Databases A Z page 3. Click on C and then scroll down to, and click on, CICA Standards & Guidance Collection. 4. You will then have to enter your Library ID and PIN (if you do not know your Library ID and/or PIN, there is a link on this page that will help you) and click on Login. 5. On the Knotia.ca page, click on CICA Standards & Guidance Collection (CICAHB). 6. In the left-hand window, click on Accounting. This in turn gives you access to International Financial Reporting Standards (for public accounting entities) and Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises. 7. The most efficient way to access a particular section in the Handbook is to enter the section number in the Fetch box on the left-hand side of the screen and click on Go. The Handbook is accessible on campus or from off-campus with an internet connection. The CICA Handbook subscription is provided by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Manitoba.
Appendix 2. MyAccountingLab Registration Instructions To register for Lo, Intermediate Accounting, Volume 1, 2ce: 1. Go to pearsonmylabandmastering.com. 2. Under Register, click Student. 3. Enter your instructor s course ID: ge95957, and click Continue. 4. Sign in with an existing Pearson account or create an account: ACC 2010, Fall 2013, Course Outline / Page 7 of 9 If you have used a Pearson website (for example, MyITLab, Mastering, MyMathLab, or MyPsychLab), enter your Pearson username and password. Click Sign In. After signing in, you must edit your profile and change your Login Name to the following format: Your UMNetID@acc2010f13 (Notes: instructions on how to change login name: available on D2L) If you do not have a Pearson account, click Create. Follow the instructions to create your account. Your Login Name should be the following: Your UMNetID@acc2010f13 where Your UMnetID is the id you use to log into Jump and D2L. For example, a student with the UMNetID umsmithj should set his/her MAL id to umsmithj@acc2010f13 5. Select an option to access your instructor s online course: Use the access code that came with your textbook or that you purchased separately from the bookstore. Buy access using a credit card or PayPal. If available, get 17 days of temporary access. (Look for a link near the bottom of the page.) 6. Click Go To Your Course on the Confirmation page. Under MyLab / Mastering New Design on the left, click Lo, Intermediate Accounting, Volume 1, 2ce to start your work. Retaking or continuing a course? If you are retaking this course or enrolling in another course with the same book, be sure to use your existing Pearson username and password. You will not need to pay again. After you sign in, you need to change your Login Name to the required format: Your UMNetID@ acc2010f13 To sign in later: 1. Go to pearsonmylabandmastering.com. 2. Click Sign In. 3. Enter your Pearson account username and password. Click Sign In. 4. Under MyLab / Mastering New Design on the left, click Lo, Intermediate Accounting, Volume 1, 2ce to start your work. To do an assignment 1. Click on Do Homework. 2. Click on the desired assignment. 3. Click on one of the questions to begin. You can spend as much time as you want on any of the questions until the deadline there is no time limit. 4. IMPORTANT: Click on Save any time to calculate and record your grade within the Gradebook. You can go back into the question and complete it later on. 5. To redo a question to improve your grade, click on Similar Exercise within each question.
Appendix 3. Academic Integrity ACC 2010, Fall 2013, Course Outline / Page 8 of 9 It is critical to the reputation of the I. H. Asper School of Business and of our degrees that everyone associated with our faculty behaves with the highest academic integrity. As the faculty that helps create business and government leaders, we have a special obligation to ensure that our ethical standards are beyond reproach. Any dishonesty in our academic transactions violates this trust. The University of Manitoba Undergraduate Calendar addresses the issue of academic dishonesty under the heading Plagiarism and Cheating. Specifically, acts of academic dishonesty include, but are not limited to: using the exact words of a published or unpublished author without quotation marks and without referencing the source of these words duplicating a table, graph or diagram, in whole or in part, without referencing the source paraphrasing the conceptual framework, research design, interpretation, or any other ideas of another person, whether written or verbal (e.g., personal communications, ideas from a verbal presentation) without referencing the source copying the answers of another student in any test, examination, or take-home assignment providing answers to another student in any test, examination, or take-home assignment taking any unauthorized materials into an examination or term test (crib notes) impersonating another student or allowing another person to impersonate oneself for the purpose of submitting academic work or writing any test or examination stealing or mutilating library materials accessing tests prior to the time and date of the sitting changing name or answer(s) on a test after that test has been graded and returned submitting the same paper or portions thereof for more than one assignment, without discussions with the instructors involved. Group Projects and Group Work Many courses in the I. H. Asper School of Business require group projects. Students should be aware that group projects are subject to the same rules regarding academic dishonesty. Because of the unique nature of group projects, all group members should exercise special care to insure that the group project does not violate the policy on Academic Integrity. Should a violation occur, group members are jointly accountable unless the violation can be attributed to a specific individual(s). Some courses, while not requiring group projects, encourage students to work together in groups (or at least do not prohibit it) before submitting individual assignments. Students are encouraged to discuss this issue as it relates to academic integrity with their instructor to avoid violating this policy. In the I. H. Asper School of Business, all suspected cases of academic dishonesty are passed to the Dean s office in order to ensure consistency of treatment.
Appendix 4. UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA Faculty of Management Medical Absenteeism Form Student Identification: (please print clearly) Last Name First Name Middle Initial U of M Student Identification Number I hereby authorize to verify with the attending physician or his/her (Name of Instructor/Administrator) staff or colleagues that the contents of this form are true. Student s Signature Date To be completed by the attending physician: (after the above section is completed) Physician s Last Name (please print clearly) Physician s First Name Middle Initial Street Address City, Province Postal Code Telephone Number Fax Number To the attention of the physician: Your evaluation of the student s condition is being used for the purpose of determining whether or not the student has a valid reason to miss an important exam or assignment. Your professional evaluation is necessary to ensure that only valid cases are excused. I certify that the nature of the student s condition is severe enough to prevent the student from taking an exam or completing an assignment. If requested, my associates or I will verify for the above-named instructor/administrator that this information is accurate. The student s condition will likely span the following dates: date) Physician s Signature (indicate start date) until (indicate end Date Notes to physician: Please make a note in the student/patient s file indicating that the student has given the above-named instructor/administrator permission to verify with you, your staff, or your colleagues, that the information contained on this form is correct. Thank you for your professional evaluation of this student s condition. PLEASE ATTACH THIS FORM TO YOUR REGULAR OFFICE STATIONERY THAT INDICATES THE STUDENT VISITED YOUR OFFICE. Note to student: The use of this form is at the option of the student. However, in order to obtain an excused absence for an assignment or exam, the student must obtain a doctor s certification that the student s condition is severe enough to prevent the student from taking the exam or completing the assignment. It is NOT SUFFICIENT to provide a note that only indicates the student visited the doctor s office.