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online Principles of Accounting course at Canyon College

COURSE SYLLABUS: PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING

Course Title:
Department:
Instructor:

BU330 - Principles of Accounting
Business
George Gonzalez, Ph.D., M.B.A. E-Mail -- Vita

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Accounting is the language of business. It provides information to managers, owners, investors, governmental agencies, and others inside and outside the organization. It is a system that measures the activities of a business in financial terms.

Learning Outcomes:

Learner will be expected to…

Acquire an understanding of basic accounting concepts and practices,
Learn basic procedures and relationships between various financial recordkeeping documents and procedures.
Be able to prepare basic financial documents.
Understand the use of accounting data to analyze , control , and assist in management decision-making process.
Understand the importance of account data as a method of communicating financial information concerning the operations of the organization.
Describe the basic accounting functions.
Explain the concept of double entry bookkeeping.
Explain the accounting cycle.
Identify the goals of the adjusting and closing processes.
Establish cash controls.
Prepare payroll entries.
Prepare journal entries.
Post to general and subsidiary ledgers.
Process notes receivable and notes payable.
Prepare financial statements.

Course Concept:

Leaner will understand major concepts of…

Assets, Liabilities, and Owner’s Equity
Debits and Credits
The Accounting Cycle
Banking Procedures
Control of Cash
Payroll and Employees Tax Responsibilities
Special and Combined Journals
Worksheet for a Merchandizing Company
Accounting for bad depts.
Notes Receivable and Notes Payable

Learning Strategies: Leaner will utilizes a variety of learning strategies to accomplish an understanding and mastery of the learning outcomes and concepts presented in this course. These include, but are not limited to, reading assignments, discussions with the faculty mentor, case studies, research paper, journal article reviews, essays, critical thinking and analysis of the subject matter and examinations.

REQUIRED TEXT: Online Bookstore

Slater, Jeffery; College Accounting: 8th edition, 2002, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, Inc.
ISBN #: 0130911429

Supplementary Materials: Study Guide / Working Papers.

Bibliography:

Eisen, Peter J., Accounting, Baron’s Educational Series, Inc., 2000

Horngen, Charles T., Accounting, Prentice Hall, 2001

Tracy, John A., Accounting for Dummies, Wiley, 2001

Warren, Carl S., Accounting, South-Western Thomson Learning, 2001

Course Outline:

Overview of Accounting
1. Concepts
2. Procedures
Debits and Credits
Accounting Styles
Cash
1. Banking Procedures
2. Control of
Payroll
1. Concepts of
2. Procedures
Tax Responsibilities
1. Employer
2. Form 941
3. W-2 and W-3
4. Form 940-EZ
5. Workers Compensation

Assignments / Course Grade:

Your grade for the course will be based upon demonstrating that you have met the learning outcomes for the course. This consists of completing the Mini Practice Set for Chapters 1 – 5 and Mini Practice Set for Chapters 6 – 8 and the Achievement Tests for Chapters 1 – 8.

Check figures for each problem are presented in the textbook in the left-hand margin and the complete solutions to selected problems are provided for your reference. In the Syllabus labeled Solutions to Group ‘A’ problems from textbook.”

Achievement Tests are to be submitted according to specific chapter divisions. This is designed in order that ongoing feedback can be provided to learners. We have learned that feedback to learns, via comments on assignments, enhances the learning process, and fosters favorable learner/faculty relationships.

Each Achievement Test is worth 100 points, for an overall of 400 points.

Mini Practice Set: Valdez Realty is worth 100 points.
Mini Practice Set: Pete’s Market is worth 100 points.

Grading:

A 600 – 540 points
B 539 – 480 points
C 479 – 420 points
D 419 – 360 points
F 359 & below

Recommended Schedule For Course Completion:

Week 1	Read Chapter 1	Complete Group A Problems 1A-1, 1A-2, 1A-3, 1A-4, 1A-5
Week 2	Read Chapter 2	Complete Group A Problems 2A-1, 2A-2, 2A-3, 2A-4, 2A-5
Complete & Submit Achievement Test 2A for Chapters 1 & 2
Week 3	Read Chapter 3	Complete Group A Problems 3A-1, 3A-2, 3A-3
Week 4	Read Chapter 4	Complete Group A Problems 4A-1, 4A-2, 4A-3
Complete & Submit Achievement Test 1A for Chapters 3 & 4
Week 5	Read Chapter 5	Complete Group A Problems 5A-1, 5A-2, 5A-3
Complete & Submit Mini Practice Set Page 196 Valdez Realty. Valdez Realty: Complete assignments n Page 196 & 197 only.
Week 6	Read Chapter 6	Complete Group A Problems 6A-1, 6A-2, 6A-3