Office: Thompson Clark 308 Office Hours: M-W-F 12:00-12:45 and 3:00 3:30 T 3:30 4:30 R - 10:30 11:00 and 3:30 4:00 By appointment Phone: 724 946 6834 Campus 412 443 7850 Mobile E-mail: bittelkb@westminster.edu COURSE DESCRIPTION: Westminster College ACC-201 (02) Principles of Accounting I Keith B. Bittel, CPA, EA, MS Ed Old Main 314, M-W-F 12:50 pm 1:50 pm ACC-201 Principles of Accounting is an introductory course that will focus on recording common business transactions using the principles of financial accounting as well as the concepts and premises that an accounting system is based on. The course will lead students through the accounting cycle to achieve the goal of preparing financial statements that reflect the business s financial results and current financial health. Emphasis will be placed on understanding information that the financial statements communicate to 3 rd parties such as banks & investors. Other topics include who the end-users of financial statements are and the difference between financial and managerial accounting. The course is also a prerequisite for the 2 nd part of the introductory accounting sequence, ACC-202. COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES: Upon completion of the course & after applying the proper amount of attention & effort, students should be able to: I. Use the accounting equation to analyze & record business transactions. II. III. IV. Define transactions in terms of debits, credits and normal balances. Record business transactions into an accounting journal and post them to the general ledger. Differentiate between accrual & cash-basis accounting V. Journalize & post adjusting entries VI. VII. VIII. IX. Prepare an accounting worksheet and adjusted trial balance Prepare the 4 basic financial statements according to generally accepted accounting principles for service and merchandising businesses. Journalize & post closing entries Complete the accounting cycle for both service and merchandising businesses X. Account for purchase & sale of inventory using a perpetual inventory system XI. XII. XIII. XIV. XV. XVI. XVII. Use three common inventory costing methods Define internal control and describe components of an internal control system Prepare a bank reconciliation and demonstrate the use of it as a control device Calculate an estimate of uncollectible receivables using the allowance method Calculate the cost basis of fixed assets Calculate depreciation of fixed assets and journalize related entries Identify 3 rd party users of a company s financial statements & understand the role of the CPA in providing assurance to these 3 rd parties regarding the reasonableness of a company s financial statements.
TEXT & SUPPLIES: Accounting 9 th Edition. Author: Horngren. Publisher: Pearson. ISBN-13: 978-0-13-256905-7. Students are expected to bring the textbook and other necessary resources to each class period. Non-programmable calculator: You will NOT be permitted to use a programmable (scientific) calculator or the calculator on your phone during quizzes and exams. Basic, inexpensive non-programmable calculators are available at Staples, Wal-Mart and other stores for less than $5. CLASS PROCEDURES: Classroom instruction will consist of lecture, discussion, problem solving and use of supplemental materials/resources to reinforce concepts covered in class. Students are expected to read each chapter prior to that chapter being discussed in class. This will allow for classroom discussions and provide students with information that will be necessary for completing in-class and homework assignments. Quizzes will be administered to periodically test student understanding of the text readings. After introduction of the information in each new chapter, problems will be completed during class so that students can apply concepts covered in the reading. Completion of problems in the class will also provide students an opportunity to ask questions and get assistance from the instructor. Homework problems will be assigned to provide students with a chance to independently apply what they are learning. Homework problems will be reviewed in class and certain problems will be selected for graded assessment. Class time will be spent on problem solving and dissemination of information required for classroom learning. Any concern that a student may have with the class should be addressed during a scheduled meeting with the instructor during office hours or other appointed time. Cell phones are to be in silent mode and texting is not permitted. Failure to comply may result in a reduction of your grade. Those who are late or disruptive may be required to leave. ACADEMIC DISHONESTY Cheating, plagiarism, copying another student s homework, use of unauthorized materials in class, divulging information regarding examinations and other forms of academic dishonesty will be handled as noted in the Undergraduate Catalog. Refer to the College s Academic Integrity Policy (AIP) found on pages 60 64 of the 2018 2019 Undergraduate Catalog for examples of academic dishonesty and the consequences of engaging in such activities. Any suspected violation of the AIP will be taken extremely seriously. If I determine that the AIP has been violated, I will notify the student of the academic consequence and will refer the violation to the Academic Affairs office for review and disciplinary action. ATTENDANCE: In this course, attendance is required and is also necessary to achieve academic success. Regular attendance in class allows for in-depth discussion of accounting concepts with the instructor and classmates, guided practice in the completion of in-class problems and review of homework assignments all of which serve to enhance and reinforce student learning. Attendance is, therefore, expected at all regularly scheduled classes. The grading for the course contains an attendance/participation component worth 45 points. Those students who have 3 or fewer absences will maintain this grade. After 3 unexcused absences, 15 points will be deducted from your grade for each absence. Accumulating more than 6 unexcused absences may result in further reduction to your course grade. An excused absence, as defined by the Class Attendance and Excused Absences policy found on pages 55 of the 2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog, will not count as an absence for purposes of determining your attendance grade. However, for the absence to be considered excused, written notification must be received prior to the class. E-mail is an acceptable form of communication. Written verification may be requested by the instructor to validate an absence as excused. The instructor withholds the right to determine whether an absence will be considered excused or not. Students are expected to agree to a learning contract as part of this class. 10 points will be deducted from your grade should the learning contract not be returned by the 3 rd scheduled class.
METHODS OF ASSESSMENT Student mastery of the course s learning outcomes will be measured utilizing methods listed below. HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS: Each assignment should be completed prior to the class in which it is to be covered. Unless instructed otherwise, assignments must be submitted via the Dropbox function of the Desire2Learn system. Failure to do so may result in partial or zero credit for the assignment. Late assignments may receive partial credit at the discretion of the instructor. However, late assignments will not be accepted once the exam for the related unit has been administered. It is vital that the homework assignments be completed as they reinforce concepts covered in class. In addition, ongoing evaluation of these assignments serves as a form of continual assessment that will enable the instructor and student to diagnose areas of strength & weakness in terms of understanding the course content. Evaluation of homework assignments will be conducted by the student, the instructor and peers. QUIZZES: Quizzes will occur throughout the term on an unannounced basis. The number of quizzes will depend on the level of preparedness the class demonstrates and will be at the instructor s discretion. Quizzes serve as an important assessment tool that will be used by the instructor to evaluate student learning. However, students should also use the quizzes to self-evaluate their learning. The policy for make-up quizzes will follow the same policy as exams. Please read the Testing section of the syllabus for details. TESTING: All exams and quizzes are required. While the information covered in each chapter builds upon knowledge learned in previous chapters, only information presented since the prior exam will be tested. The testing format will consist of multiple choice, short answer, problem solving and essay. Each test will be comprised of some but not necessarily all these components. As a rule, there will be no make-up exams. However, in certain situations a legitimate request may be granted. Requests may be granted if they meet the criteria for excused class absences and absences from exams as defined by the Class Attendance and Excused Absences Policy found in the Undergraduate Catalog. Feeling under the weather, worn down or being very busy do not qualify as acceptable excuses for missing class. A written request must be submitted prior to the time of the exam. E-mail constitutes an acceptable method of written notification. The make-up exam must be taken before the regular test is returned to the class for review and it is up to the student to contact the instructor to plan to take the make-up exam. Failure to follow these procedures will result in the missed exam being assigned a 0 grade. FINAL EXAM: There will be a comprehensive final exam in this course. The final exam will be approximately 17% of the course grade. The exam may utilize one or several of the following testing formats: multiple choice, true false, short answer, problem solving and essay. The final exam for this class will take place in OM314 on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 8:00 am. GRADING: Students will have the opportunity to earn points on exams, quizzes, assignments, class discussion, etc. At any point during the term, your average can be calculated by dividing the number of points you have earned by the total possible points. Extra credit will NOT be available for this class. Grades may be calculated on a curved grading scale, however, do not expect this to be the case. The decision to implement a curved grading scale will not be made until the end of the term. Understand that your grade and whether a curve adjustment is utilized are at the discretion of the instructor. A 92% C < 78 73% A- < 92 90% C- < 73 70% B+ < 90 88% D+ < 70 68% B < 88 83% D < 68 63% B- < 83 80% D- < 63 60% C+ < 80 78% F < 60% Note: Please remember that you need to obtain a minimum grade of a C for this course to satisfy a major or minor requirement.
COMPONENTS OF GRADED ASSESSMENT: Your grade will be comprised of the following components: Category Points % Attendance/Participation 45 6.3 Homework/Class Activities 150 20.9 Quizzes 100 14.0 Exams (3 in total) 300 42.0 Final Exam 120 16.8 Totals 715 100.0 Accessibility Statement Westminster College actively strives for the full inclusion of all our students. Students with disabilities who require access solutions for environmental or curricular barriers should contact Faith Craig, Director of Disability Resources, located in 414 Thompson-Clark Hall. Phone: 724-946-7192 e-mail: craigfa@westminster.edu ACC 201 Principles of Accounting I Course Outline: Fall 2018 Readings Related Course Date Subject Chapter Pages Homework Due Learning Outcome 8/27 1 Introduction N/A N/A I 8/29 2 Accounting in Business One 1-25 N/A I 8/31 3 Accounting in Business One 1-25 E1-18, 21 I 9/3 4 Accounting in Business One 1-25 E1-23 I & VII 9/5 5 Record Business Two 62-84 E1-27 & P1-34A I & VII Transactions 9/7 6 Record Business Two 62-84 S2-5 & S2-9 I & II Transactions Record Business Two 62-84 E2 17, 18 I, II & III 9/10 7 Transactions 9/12 8 Review Unit 1 One & Two E2 21, 26 & P2-29A I, II, III, IV & VII 9/14 9 Exam 1 - Chapters 1 & 2 One & Two Study! I, II, III, IV, VII & XVII 9/17 Review Exam 1 Start The Three 130-152 N/A IV & V 10 Adjusting Process 9/19 11 The Adjusting Process Three 130-152 E3-14 IV & V 9/21 12 The Adjusting Process Three 130-152 E3-17 IV, V & VII 9/24 13 The Adjusting Process Three 130-152 E3-21, E3-25, E3 26 V, VI & VII 9/26 14 Four 198-214 E3-28 IV 9/28 15 Guest Speaker N/A N/A 10/1 16 10/3 17 10/5 18 Four 198-214 N/A V, VI, VII, VIII Four 198-214 E4-13, E4-15, E4-16 V, VI, VII, VIII Four 198-214 E4-21 & E4-22 V, VI, VII, VIII
Readings Related Course Date Subject Chapter Pages Homework Due Learning Outcome 10/8 19 Review Unit 2 Chapters 3 & 4 Three & Four 198-214 P4-26A IV, V, VI, VII, VIII & IX Exam 2 Chapters 3 & 4 Three & 198-214 Study! IV, V, VI, VII, VIII & 10/10 20 IX 10/12 21 Review Exam/ Merchandising Operations Four Five 255-275 N/A II & X 10/15 22 Merchandising Operations Five 255-275 N/A II, V, VII, VIII & X 10/17 23 Merchandising Operations Five 255-275 E5-17 II, V, VII, VIII & X 10/19 24 Merchandising Operations Five 255-275 E5-21, E5-22 II, V, VII, VIII & X 10/22 25 Merchandising Inventory Six 311-327 P5-29A II, V, VII, VIII & X 10/24 26 Merchandising Inventory Six 311-327 N/A II, V, VII, VIII & X 10/26 27 Merchandising Inventory Six 311-327 E6-17, E6-18, E6-19 X, XI 10/29 Fall Break No Class 10/31 28 Merchandising Inventory Six 311-327 E6-33A X, XI 11/2 29 Exam 3 Chapters 5 & 6 Five & Six Study! II, V, VII, VIII, X & XI 11/5 30 Review exam/begin Ch. 7 N/A 11/7 31 Internal Controls & Cash Seven 355-378 S7-1, S7-2 & S7-3 XII 11/9 32 Internal Controls & Cash Seven 355-378 E7-13, E7-14 & E7-15 XII 11/12 33 Internal Controls and Cash Seven 355-378 E7-17 XIII 11/14 34 Internal Controls and Cash Seven 355-378 E7-18 II & XIII 11/16 Finish Ch. 7/Intro to Eight 404-426 P7-27A XIII & XIV 35 Receivables 11/19 36 Accounting for Receivables Eight 404-426 S8-9, E8-15 & E816 III, VII & XIV 11/21 THANKSGIVING 11/25 BREAK 11/26 37 Accounting for Receivables Eight 404-426 E8-20, E8-21 III, VII & XIV Accounting for Receivables/ Eight & Nine 404-426 P8-28A XV & XVI 11/28 38 Plant Assets & Intangibles 452-471 11/30 39 Plant Assets & Intangibles Nine 452-471 E9-13, E9-14, E9-15 XV & XVI 12/3 40 Plant Assets & Intangibles Nine 452-471 E9-17, E9-20 XV & XVI 12/5 Special Topics The P9-27A 41 Accounting 12/7 Special Topics Financial N/A 42 Statement Preparation 12/11 Comprehensive Final Exam 8:00 AM in OM 314 Learning Outcomes I-XVII Learning Outcomes I-XVII
Learning Contract for ACC 201 Principles of Accounting I (Please sign and turn in by 3rd scheduled class. Note step 9 listed below.) Print Name Last, First I have read and understand the course syllabus and agree to abide by the following: Initials 1. I read and understand the class procedures as listed in the course syllabus. 2. I read and understand the attendance policy as listed in the course syllabus. Furthermore, I recognize that missing even one class impairs my ability to get needed material from this course. 3. I agree to bring the text and supplies as listed on the course syllabus to every class. 4. I agree to make a good faith effort to complete my homework prior to class as noted in the course syllabus. 5. I understand that if I cannot take an exam or quiz at the scheduled time, it is my obligation to personally contact the professor to find a viable alternative. Failure to follow these instructions will result in a zero. 6. I understand when the final exam is scheduled and will be available at that time. 7. I understand that cell phones are to be turned off or set to vibrate during class. 8. I am committed to abiding by the course syllabus & doing my best to be successful in this course. 9. I have taken the quiz on this syllabus and have earned at least 70% on said quiz. Signed Date