1 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Course of Study Date Revised Spring 2017 Course Number and Name: Department/Program: Instructor: ACC 2213 Principles of Accounting I Business Megan Parker Semester Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Prerequisite Courses: None Course Description: A study of the financial accounting principles that relate to business. The topics to be covered include the accounting cycle, accounting systems and controls for service and merchandising businesses, assets, liabilities, and equity. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes students and employees without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, or qualified disability.
2 The student will: STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Estimated In Class hours Estimated Out of Class hours Recognize the types of businesses and business organizations 2 4 Know the accounting equation and be able to recognize how individual transactions affect the equation 3 6 Understand the laws of debit and credit 5 10 Record transactions in the general journal, post the journal to the ledger, and produce a trial balance 6 12 Complete worksheets, prepare financial statements and understand the closing process 3 6 Analyze and record transactions peculiar to merchandising businesses 6 12 Be familiar with events relating to cash and cash management 5 10 Understand the process of writing off uncollectible accounts, calculate due dates and interest for notes and make journal entries as needed to record transactions affecting receivables 5 10 Value inventories under both periodic and perpetual systems using FIFO, LIFO, and average costing systems 5 10 Calculate depreciation of fixed assets by various formulas and record the acquisition and disposition of non-current assets 5 10 Totals 45 90 Content Outline 1) Introduction to Accounting and Business Nature of a Business The role of accounting in business Generally Accepted Accounting Principles The accounting equation Introduction to financial statements 2) Analyzing Transactions Account characteristics Analyzing and summarizing transactions in accounts Preparation of a trial balance 3) The Adjusting Process
3 The matching concept Recording adjusting entries 4) Completing the Accounting Cycle Preparing a worksheet Preparing financial statements The closing process 5) Accounting Systems Subsidiary ledgers Special Journals 6) Accounting for Merchandising Businesses Recording sales and purchase transactions Calculating discounts Transportation costs Multiple-step income statement 7) Inventories Perpetual inventory costing methods o FIFO o LIFO Periodic inventory costing methods o FIFO o LIFO o Average Other inventory costing methods 8) Sarbanes-Oxley, Internal Controls, and Cash Internal controls Bank reconciliations Petty Cash 9) Receivables Writing off uncollectible accounts Accounting for notes receivable 10) Fixed Assets and Intangible Assets Recording the acquisition and disposal of fixed assets Calculating depreciation o Straight-line o Declining-balance o Units of production Intangible assets References/Textbook: Accounting, 25 Edition; Warren, Reeve, Duchac; Thomson Publishing Textbook website: http://accounting.swlearning.com
4 Evaluation and Assessment Methods: Final averages are based on a combination of homework, quizzes, and test grades. A standard 10-point grading scale is used: 100-90 = A 89-80 = B 79-70 = C 69-60 = D Below 60 = F There will be three online tests as outlined below: Test # Materials tested Test Value Test One Chapters 1-2 15% of final grade Test Two Chapters 3-5 15% of final grade Test Three(Proctored) Chapters 6-7 15% of final grade Test Four Chapters 8-10 15% of final grade All tests will be administered in an online setting in CANVAS. Exam 3 will be proctored by the testing center. You are responsible for making an appointment to take the exam at the testing center. Please see Proctored Test Information in the Module labeled Course Policies in CANVAS for more information regarding the proctored exam. Each exam (excluding the proctored exam) will require Respondus Lockdown Browser. Please see the course policy entitled Respondus Lockdown Browser for information on how to download the browser. *You will be able to see the correct answers to each quiz the day after the exam closes at 8am for one hour. If you are interested in the correct answers, please plan accordingly. This course will use a web-enhanced feature for turning in homework assignments, meaning that you will need access to the Internet and the CANVAS website. Homework assignments will be completed using Microsoft Excel spreadsheet templates (available in the MODULES section of CANVAS) and submitted using the MODULES feature in CANVAS. There will be no opportunity to turn in homework late as the assignments are posted well in advance of their due dates. Quizzes will be given randomly throughout the semester to determine your understanding of the materials covered. In some chapters we may not have a quiz, but in others we may have more than one quiz. Homework will constitute 25% of the final grade for the course and Quizzes will constitute 15% of the final grade for the course. The final exam will cover chapters 8-10 and will be online. The Final Exam is worth 15% of the final course grade.
5 Grade Breakdown: Homework 25% Quizzes 15% Test 1 (Ch. 1-2, online) 15% Test 2 (Ch.3-5, online) 15% Test 3 (Ch. 6-7, PROCTORED) 15% Final Exam (8-10, online) 15% 100% Attendance Policy: There is an assignment of some sort (homework, quiz, and/or exam) each week of the course. Attendance is monitored through participation in these assignments each week. A missed assignment (homework, quiz, and/or exam) will be considered an absence in the course. You are only allowed three absences in this course, which means that you can only miss three assignments (homework, quiz, and/or exam) before you are dropped from the course. The only excused absence from the course is for an official college function. You must officially withdraw from the class to avoid receiving a WF (withdrawn failing) grade. Instructor Contact Information: Instructor: Megan Parker Email: Megan.Parker@mgccc.edu Office: B-29 Phone: (Office) 897-3723 I am available to assist you with the course should you need it. Office hours are posted on my door, and I welcome you. The best way to get in touch with me is through the inbox in CANVAS. Additional Course Materials Needed: You will need a basic four function calculator as well as a computer with a valid internet connection. Academic Dishonesty Policy: Acts of academic dishonesty, including but not limited to, cheating on any test or examination, and plagiarism by the representation of previously written, published or creative work as one's own, will not be tolerated. If an instance is deemed in violation of this policy, the outcome is a grade of zero for all parties involved on the test or other assignment and an automatic grade of F for the course. Learning is a process, and if dishonesty is the means by which you choose to achieve an education, you are learning nothing. Reasonable Accommodation:
If you have a disability of any kind and will need reasonable accommodations or assistance in the classroom or with this course, please see the instructor the first day of attendance. 6