FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING ACCT 201 FALL2014 Tues/Thurs 12-1:15pm Instructor: B. Routh Office Hours: TR: 8:30-10:30am Phone: 812-228-5013 or by appointment E-mail: tbrouth@usi.edu COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is an introduction to financial accounting and financial statements. We will examine accounting principles and their association in communicating economic events and informational content. The primary focus will be on the users' perspective, and will emphasize the analysis and interpretation of financial statements, working through actual financial statements, utilizing cases and 'real-world' examples, and working exercises from the text. Prerequisites: CIS 151 or CIS 261, MATH 111, and completion of at least 24 semester hours. COLLEGE OF BUSINESS SKILL DEVELOPMENT To further develop the analytical problem solving skill. LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Identify economic events that must be recorded in the accounting records. 2. Prepare the four basic financial statements (income statement, statement of changes in retained earnings, balance sheet, and cash flow statement). 3. Prepare journal entries for routine sales transactions, purchase transactions, operating expense transactions, etc. for a merchandising business. 4. Calculate and record bad debt expense/allowance for doubtful accounts, cash discounts (on purchases), sales discounts, sales returns and allowances, warranty liabilities/expense 5. Compute the historical cost to record for the acquisition of long-term assets and make that journal entry; calculate depreciation using the straight line, doubledeclining, and units of production methods and make the required journal entry to record the expense; record the disposal of long-term assets. 6. Record the sale/issuance of long-term debt, compute and record the associated interest expense, and record the payment of that debt. 7. Record the sale/issuance of preferred and common stock, purchase and re-sale of treasury stock, and the declaration and payment of cash and stock dividends for preferred and common stock. REQUIRED TEXT AND CALCULATOR Harrison, Walter T., Charles T. Horngren, and C. William Thomas, Financial Accounting, 10 th Edition, Pearson Education, Inc. MyAccountingLab Basic 4 Function Calculator
MyAccountingLab MyAccountingLab (MAL) is a computer program developed and designed to reinforce the information introduced in the accounting text. You will use the computer program to complete exercises and problems that will give you practice in applying basic accounting principles and procedures. A major advantage of computer-assisted instruction is that you will be provided immediate feedback to your responses and provided with an explanation of the suggested solution to the exercise. In completing the HW and Exams, you are expected to do your own work. ALL assignments (HW/Exams) completed on MAL are due by 11:59pm on the due date. No late work is accepted! ATTENDANCE Attendance is important and expected. Attendance records may be kept by the instructor. More than three absences is considered excessive and will be reflected in the final grade. HOMEWORK Homework assignments are to ensure that you are comprehending current material being covered. You should NOT wait until the due date to begin work on the homework! You may work on the homework at different times and the assignment does not have to be completed in one sitting. The homework assignments are a tool to allow you the opportunity for more practice of the concepts in the chapter and those covered in class. Working diligently and fully understanding the homework assignment will be a good first step in preparation for the upcoming exam. You should NOT fully rely on the homework as your only preparation for the exam/assessment(s). I encourage working together on homework assignments. However, everyone MUST submit an individual assignment via MyAccountingLab to receive credit! Homework may be reviewed by students on MAL anytime after the due date. (These assignments are located under Do Homework in MAL). CASE STUDIES During the semester you will be asked to complete cases. These cases will be real-life scenarios of materials that you have encountered throughout the semester. You will be required to work in teams on these case studies. Peer evaluations of your team members will be required for each case study and may affect your individual final grade on the case study.
EXAMS Exams are completed online via MAL (can be a combination of short answer, multiple choice). Exams test your ability to recall the concepts that you have acquired in your readings of the chapters, our class discussions, online lectures and individual research. In addition, exams will require that you be able to not only recall concepts but be able to apply them in accounting situations. Exams will be given, on MAL, during the course as outlined in the Course Calendar. Please note: there are NO makeup exams! The exams have a time limit of 2 hours. Once you begin an exam on MAL you will have to complete the assignment (i.e. you may not stop and start). Once the last day to complete the exam has past there will be no make-up exams allowed. That being said, I always recommend completing assignments earlier rather than later. Exams are not available for review by students. However, you may come by my office and review the assessments anytime after the due date. Information regarding the FINAL EXAM will be given in class. (These assignments are located under Take a Test in MAL). PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/DEPORTMENT/PARTICIPATION Professional development activities may be required for this class. Professional development points may be earned by completing assignments given during class, attending student organization meetings (Accounting and Professional Services Club, Beta Alpha Psi, Alpha Kappa Psi, AITP, Speaking Eagles, O Daniel Leadership, Economics and Finance Club, etc.), professional organization meetings (IMA, Rotary Club, etc.) and/or plant tours. In addition, good behavior is expected in this course and lack of respect for each other and/or the professor will result in a reduction or loss of deportment points. NOTE: If any assignment is given in class (i.e. not completed on MAL) unless otherwise stated, NO work will be accepted/graded unless it is typed and it is your own work. I do not mind you working on homework assignments together; however, you should type up and submit your own work (i.e. don t work with a classmate on one computer and simply click print twice, etc.). All Assignments in MAL are due by 11:59pm on the due date or the last date available unless otherwise stated. Assignments that must be submitted in-class are due at the beginning of class on the due date. You should only email assignments if you are not going to be present in class. Any emailed assignment should be in PDF format and in ONE file (i.e. Not multiple files for multiple pages - these should all be merged into one PDF file - if I can't open the file it will not be accepted as on time). Any emailed assignments must appear in my email box PRIOR to the beginning of the class it is due or it is considered late and will not be accepted. Please make sure you keep a close eye on your MAL calendar and the course calendar at the end of the syllabus to stay abreast of when things are due! This is YOUR responsibility - NO LATE WORK IS ACCEPTED! METHODS 1. Lecture and classroom discussion of text material. 2. Application of text material in solving assigned problems. 3. Collaborative group discussions for case study analysis and problem solving. 4. Interaction with accounting practitioners.
GRADES Exams (3 @ 100 points ea.) 300 points 90-100% A Final Exam 200 points 80-89% B Lemonade Stand Case 50 points 70-79% C Shear Madness Case 50 points 60-69% D Weis Markets 50 points Below 60% F - Presentation 25 points HW (6 @ 50 points ea.) 300 points Professional Development 50 points Total 1,025 points ACADEMIC DISHONESTY Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated in any form and will result in a grade of 0" for the examination or assignment and a failing grade in the course. The instructor may also pursue the option of starting proceedings to have a student expelled from the University for academic dishonesty. ELECTRONIC DEVICES The use of electronic devices will not be tolerated during class time. Cell phones should be turned off or on silent (NOT vibrate) before entering the classroom. If you have a potential emergency requiring cell phone usage, you should inform the professor ahead of time. Otherwise, please refrain from answering your cell phone until the end of the class period. ipods, iphones, etc. should be turned off and stored away before entering the classroom. Computer laptops should only be used during class for taking notes or following along in an online textbook. Utilizing your laptop to engage in other activities during classroom time will not be permitted. CAREER ADVISING Career advising is available through your academic advisor or any accounting professor. Please take advantage of this opportunity to discuss the career paths open to accounting graduates and to ask relevant questions. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITITES ACT COMPLIANCE If you have a disability, you are encouraged to register for disability support services in the Counseling Center. If you require an accommodation, please advise the instructor by the end of the first week of class. You may be required to provide written documentation to support these accommodations. The instructor will work with you to provide reasonable accommodations to ensure that you have a fair opportunity to perform and participate in class. AVAILABLE SUPPORT SERVICES The University has a number of support services which are available for students. The Counseling Center located in the University Division provides counseling services for students with learning, physical or other disabilities. Please contact the Counseling Center to learn more about this service. Academic Skills provides tutoring for many lower level courses. Contact the Academic Skills office to determine the courses and hours of tutoring services.
Due Date Ch. Objective / Topic Assignments 8/26 Class Introduction Read Syllabus thoroughly 8/28-9/2 1 The Financial Statements 9/4-9/9 2 Transaction Analysis 9/11-9/16 3 Accrual Accounting HW (ch. 1, 2) Due 9/11 9/18 Christy s Lemonade Stand case study team discussion 9/23 4 Internal Control & Cash 9/25 4 Christy s Lemonade Stand presentations; Internal Control & Cash Christy s Lemonade Stand Case submissions due 9/30 ASSESSMENT DAY - NO CLASS HW (ch. 3, 4) Due 9/30 10/2 Shear Madness case study team discussion 10/7-10/9 5 Shear Madness case presentations; Short-Term Investments & Receivables 10/14 FALL BREAK - NO CLASS Shear Madness Case submissions due 10/7 10/16-10/21 6 Inventory & Cost of Goods Sold EXAM (Ch. 1, 2, 3, 4) Due 10/16 10/23 7 Plant Assets HW (ch. 5, 6) Due 10/23 10/28-10/30 8 Long-Term Investments & the Time Value of Money 11/4 9 Liabilities HW (ch. 7, 8) Due 11/4 11/6-11/11 10 Stockholders Equity EXAM (ch. 5, 6, 7 8) Due 11/6 11/13-11/18 11 The Income Statement, the Statement of Comprehensive Income & the Statement of Stockholders Equity 11/20-11/25 12 The Statement of Cash Flows 11/27 THANKSGIVING BREAK - NO CLASS HW (Ch. 9, 10) Due 11/13 12/2 12 The Statement of Cash Flows HW (ch. 11, 12) Due 12/2 12/4 Weis Markets case study team discussion; Assignment of team presentation parts EXAM (ch. 9, 10, 11, 12) Due 12/4 12/9 Weis Markets case study team presentations Weis Markets case Submissions due 12/16 Final Exam (cumulative: ch. 1-12)
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