ACCT 204 Managerial Accounting The College of Charleston Spring 2015 Classes: Section: Mon/Wed. 2:00pm-3:15pm Beatty 216 Instructor: Gerry H. Grant, Ph.D., CPA Office: Beatty Center 424 Office hours: Mon/Wed/Fri 8:50-9:50am; Mon/Wed 10:50 11:50 am; and by appointment. Please email me to schedule an appointment. Office phone: 843-953-0227 E-mail: grantgh@cofc.edu COURSE DESCRIPTION AND PREREQUISITES A survey of accounting information critical for planning, control and business decision-making within an organization. Prerequisite: ACCT 203; sophomore standing. REQUIRED MATERIALS Managerial Accounting 2 nd ed., Stacey Whitecotton, Robert Libby, and Fred Phillips McGraw Hill Publishers A basic calculator for exams. No devices with memory storage will be allowed during exams. This includes graphing or other memory storage calculators, smart phones, and ipods. COURSE OBJECTIVES The nature and purpose of managerial accounting. Managerial accounting differs from financial accounting because managerial accounting is used to help managers plan and control the operations of the firm. The importance of managerial accounting information and techniques to parties within an organization in order to make optimal decisions, establish meaningful plans, implement strategies (i.e., control) and evaluate performance. The types of reports and information that managers need to make decisions. The flow of resources through manufacturing and service organizations along with the accumulation of different types of costs as these resources flow through an organization. The differences between traditional costing and activity-based costing approaches. The purpose and types of organizational budgets. How responsibility accounting can allow organizations to monitor performance of cost, profit and investment centers and how to calculate and analyze variances resulting from comparison of actual and standard cost data. The difference between relevant and irrelevant information for business decision making as applied to various problems (i.e., acceptance/rejection of special orders, make or buy decisions) The importance of ethics and professional integrity. 1
OAKS Oaks will be used in this class to post documents, announcements, class presentations, and grades. Oaks is also used to send e-mail messages to your CofC email address, so make sure to check this inbox frequently. If you do not have a username issued through UAB, please take care of this as soon as possible. Class presentations are normally posted a least one day prior to class for you to print and use during the lecture. The presentations are provided in advance so that you need only take a minimum amount of notes and can participate and pay attention to the lectures and discussions. Please print these presentations prior to class, in hand-out form, to facilitate note taking in class. Check Oaks frequently for announcements and documents pertinent to class. Articles and handouts that are to be used in class are posted on Oaks for your convenience. SCHOOL OF BUSINESS LEARNING OBJECTIVES RELEVANT TO THIS COURSE: Ethical Awareness: Students will recognize and be able to appraise ethical dilemmas involved in business decisions. Global Awareness: Students will recognize and examine the global implications of business decisions. Problem Solving Ability: Students will demonstrate critical thinking skills in identifying and evaluating problems and opportunities in the business environment and apply analytical techniques to formulate creative solutions. CENTER FOR STUDENT LEARNING I encourage you to utilize the Center for Student Learning s (CSL) academic support services for assistance in study strategies, speaking & writing skills, and course content. They offer tutoring, Supplemental Instruction, study skills appointments, and workshops. Students of all abilities have become more successful using these programs throughout their academic career and the services are available to you at no additional cost. For more information regarding these services please visit the CSL website at http://csl.cofc.edu or call (843)953-5635. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY Cheating or plagiarism in any form will result in a failing grade for the course. Each student must adhere to the College of Charleston Honor Code and Code of Student Conduct (see Student Handbook on these policies). STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES The College of Charleston fully complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you need accommodation for any disability, please let me know at the beginning of the semester so that I can help you. 2
CLASS POLICIES Exam Policy- All examinations and quizzes will be in class. No one will be allowed to leave the classroom once the exams have been distributed. Make sure you are present on exam and quiz days, as make up exams are only administered in extreme circumstances. No make-up quizzes will be given. Missing a quiz will result in a zero on the quiz, though one quiz grade will be discarded for your final average. Bring your calculator to class on exam and quiz days. Attendance Policy- Attendance in this course is mandatory. Sign in sheets will be available at each class session. It is your responsibility to sign the document to verify your attendance. Your signature must be legible. Attendance is essential for your success in this course. Students are allowed two unexcused absence during the semester. All subsequence absences will result in a 1 point reduction of your final grade. Sleeping, texting or leaving during class will result in a recorded absence for the day. In extreme cases exceptions to the absence and exam policy may be made on an individual (case-by-case) basis. These exceptions will only be considered with appropriate documentation requested by the professor. Medical excuses require documentation from a licensed physician. Make up exams will only be allowed in extreme circumstances with proper documentation and my approval. Make up exams must be scheduled and approved in advance of the exam time. A fellow student is your best source to find out the material covered and assignments made in the class you missed. Please get the name and contact information from two students in this class. Name Contact Information Policy on Cell Phones, Laptops and PDA Devices Please refrain from cell phone use, web surfing, or use of devices not intended to be a part of this course. Cell phones should remain in the off position during class time. In the event you forget to turn off your phone and it rings, please, silence your phone as quickly and quietly as possible. Text messaging during class is not allowed and may result in grade penalties. You may not use your laptop computers during the lecture. During lectures and exams, it is particularly important that you do not use any PDA devices including cell phones, iphones, etc. Texting during exams or quizzes will result in a failing grade for that exam. Other Policies: 1. Recording class lecture or discussion is strictly prohibited. 2. You should not walk in late for class. If unavoidable circumstances warrant you being late, please come in quietly and take a seat. 3
3. Please familiarize yourself with the College s Student Code of Conduct as you are bound by those rules in this course. This includes being disruptive, being rude, sleeping, texting, talking during the lecture, or otherwise impeding the learning of others. 4. Students must complete all assigned material before coming to class. This included reading the assigned chapters before the day of the lecture, as well as all homework problems. 5. e-mail has become the main method of communication in Business. Remember to always use proper e-mail etiquette, that is, begin each e-mail with a proper salutation and end with an appropriate closing and signature. Begin each sentence with a capital letter and end with the correct punctuation. Always spell check and read your e-mail before sending. Refrain from text messaging acronyms or shortcuts. Of course, write in sentence case and avoid all caps. Please, begin practicing this as we go through the semester. ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS Students are responsible for reading the assigned materials prior to attending class. There will be lectures and class discussions on material in the text as outlined in this syllabus. Homework should be completed by the next class day following the lecture. Teams may be assigned to work on specific homework or classwork assignments. Generally, grades are not curved. There will be no extra credit assignments. There will be three Exams, and four to five quizzes throughout the semester. Your lowest quiz grade will be dropped from your quiz average. Although the final exam is not comprehensive, many of the concepts covered in the first part of the course and apply to chapters included in the final exam. The weight of each of these is: Exam 1 28% Exam 2 28% Exam 3 28% Quizzes 16% GRADING You are guaranteed the following letter grade for the percentage of you final grade as outlined in the scale below (minimum grade values are shown): A = 92% C = 72% A- = 90% C- = 70% B+ = 87% D+ = 67% B = 82% D = 62% B- = 80% D- = 60% C+ = 77% F = Below 60% 4
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Tentative Schedule - Acct 204 Managerial Accounting This schedule is subject to revision during the semester. You are responsible for any changes announced in class, posted on Oakes or e-mailed to your cofc account. PM = Practical Material, MC = Multiple Choice, M = Mini-Exercises, E=Exercises, PA = Group Problems Date Jan 12 & 14 Chapter in Text and/or Presentations Course Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction to Managerial Accounting Classwork MC 5, 6, 7, 8, M 5 Homework Read Chapters 1 & 2 M 6, 9 E 3,4,5 Jan 21 Chapter 2 Job Order Costing MC- 4, 5 M 1, 3, 4, 5 M 6, 7, 14, 15 E 1, E-18 Jan 26 & 28 Chapter 2 Continued M 18,19 PB2-1 Read Chapter 3 Feb 2 & 4 Feb 9 & 11 Chapter 3 Process Costing Quiz Chapter 1 & 2 (Feb 2) Chapter 3 Process Costing Exam 1 Chapters 1-3 (Feb 11) MC 3,4,5,6,7, E 16 M 3,4,5.6,7,8 E-6 14, 16 E 2,3,4, Read Chapter 4 Feb 16 & 18 Chapter 4 Activity-Based Costing and Cost Management Chapter 4 - Continued Chapter 5 - Cost Behavior MC 1, 2, 6, 7, 8 M-5, 6, 7 M 8, 9, 12 MC 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 M 2, 8, 9, E 3,4,12,14, Read Chapter 5 E 2,3, 5, 10, 14, 15 Feb23 & 25 Chapter 5 Continued Chapter 6 Cost-Volume- Profit Analysis M-12, 13, 14 Managerial Analysis Tools Pg 263 MC 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, M 1,2, 3, 4, 6, 7 Read Chapter 6 M 8,9, 10 E 2,3,4,14, 6
Mar 1-6 Mar 9 & 11 Mar 16 & 18 Mar 23 & 25 Mar 30 & Apr 1 Spring Break Chapter 6 Continued Quiz Cha 4 & 5(Mar 9) Chapter 7 Incremental Analysis for Short-Term Decision Making Chapter 7 Continued Quiz Cha 7 (Mar 18) Exam 2 Chapters 4-7 (Mar 23) Chapter 8 - Budgetary Planning Chapter 8 continued (Cash Budgets) M 5, 6PA6-2 MC 3, 5 M 3,4, 5, 6, 7, 8 E 9, PA 2, 3, 4, E 10, 11 M 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 Read Chapter 7 M 1, 10, 11 E 4,5,6,7, Read Chapter 8 E 2, 5,6,7,8,9,10 M10, E 11, PA 1 E 16, 17, 18 Read Chapter 9 Apr 6 & 8 Chapter 9 Standard Costing and Variances MC 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 E 1, 2, M 9, M 1, 7, 8, 9, E 4, 7, 8,13 Apr 13 & 15 Apr 20 & 22 Apr 29 May 6 Quiz 8 & 9 (Apr 13) Chapter 11 - Capital Budgeting Chapter 11 Continued Exam 3 Chapters 8., 9, & 11 (April 22) Exam Week M 10, 11, E9 MC 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 7, M 2, 3, 7, 8 E 4 E 15, 16 Read Chapter 11 M 1,4, 5, 9, 11, 12, E 7, 8 7