Dean: Dr. Maya Durnovo Department Chair: Mel McQueary HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYLLABUS ACCT 2302 PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING II (Fall 2010, Distance Education) PREREQUISITE: ACCT 2301 (Principles of Accounting I) Course Description: This course is a continuation of ACCT 2301 and covers the fundamentals of managerial accounting including manufacturing operations and planning and control. Other topics include budgets, introduction to cost accounting, cost control techniques, methods of measuring performance and financial statement analysis. Basic Course Goals The primary purpose of this course is to help managers make decisions that support the achievement of an organization s financial goals and objectives. This course is designed to provide a comprehensive and contemporary foundation for the kinds of accounting data used by managers in organizations today. Throughout the course, the focus is on the acquisition, analysis, and application of accounting information in the management decision process. Instructor Information: Instructor: ERCAN SINMAZ Instructor of Accounting, Northwest College Office Hours: T-Th 12: 30 pm to 1:30 pm by appointment only Phone #: 713 718 8521 Email: Please use email function on http://hccs.blackboard.com, in case an emergency, you could use the following email: ercan.sinmaz@hccs.edu *Response Time: Please be aware that I will be responding you within 24 hours except that holidays and weekends, which will increase the respond time. **Technical Support: If DE students experience technical problems in online classes, they are encouraged to: Go to http://webct.hccs.edu for notification of network problems, etc. A message will appear on the WebCT Main Entrance page. Contact the Technical Support Department for WebCT assistance. 713.718.5275, option #3, or desupport@hccs.edu IT Help Desk (for HCC network problems only) 713.718.8800 Textbook and Related Material Required for the course: Managerial Accounting, 13th edition, by Garrison, Noreen, Brewer New York, N.Y.: McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2010
Evaluation and Requirements: Students are expected to read all assigned chapters, complete and submit all assignments on due date. Accounting is best learned through doing. Therefore, there are always assignments to do. This will require a considerable commitment of time and effort from you. Your final grade for this course will be based on how well you do in meeting the evaluation requirements listed on your assignment schedule and applying the grading scale which is listed below. Disability Notification: *Any student with a documented (e.g. physical, learning, psychiatric, vision, hearing, etc.) who needs to arrange reasonable accommodations must contact the appropriate Disability Support Service Counselor at the beginning of each semester. Faculty is authorized to provide only the accommodations requested by the Disability Support Services Offices. Students who are requesting special testing accommodations may first contact the Distance Education Counselors, Angela Berveiler at 713. 718. 7014 or angela.berveiler@hccs.edu or Carmen Gentry at 713.718.7008 or Carmen.Gentry@hccs.edu in order to be referred to the appropriate Disability Support Services Counselor. Students who require testing accommodations need to schedule an appointment for testing to ensure that staff will be available for proctoring and to arrange for any adaptive equipment that may be required. Students should contact their distance education instructor's Instructional Support Specialist the week prior to each of the exams throughout the semester to confirm that the requested testing accommodations will be met. If you need assistance in determining your instructor's Instructional Support Specialist, please contact your instructor or the Distance Education Counselor. Communication with your online course professor is important: Please keep them informed of problems you are having either with the course or with your assignments. Disagreements or complaints must be addressed initially with the instructor. For other grievance procedures, consult the HCC Student Handbook found at www.distance.hccs.edu, click DE Student Services and then choose HCC Student Handbook. Academic Honesty: Students are responsible for conducting themselves with honor and integrity in fulfilling course requirements. Penalties and/or disciplinary proceedings may be initiated against a student accused of scholastic dishonesty. Scholarly dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion. Student Conduct: The guidelines for student conduct are specifically defined in The HCC Student Handbook. (As) "mature, responsible adults, they will voluntarily observe these rules as a matter of training and habit. Students (will) not interfere with or disrupt the orderly educational processes of the College System." It is expected that students will demonstrate both courtesy and cooperation in the classroom. A student who either cannot or will not extend both courtesy and cooperation may not continue the course. The instructor will not tolerate disorderly conduct in the Discussion threads, chat rooms, or any other on-line communication venues. Class Attendance: Since this is an online class, students are expected to attend class regularly by signing in and submitting the assignments and assessments through WebCT. Students are responsible for materials covered during their absences, and it is
the student s responsibility to consult with the instructor for any make-up assignments. Although it is the responsibility of the student for non-attendance, the instructor has full authority to drop a student for excessive absences. Please, be online at least once in a week. Special Note regarding this Syllabus: The instructor reserves the right to change this syllabus except for the grading scale, grading legend and attendance policy. Students will be notified of all changes in writing or by way of verbal announcement to the entire class prior to the change. Drops and Withdrawals: Faculty members will no longer be able to assign a W on the final grade entry screen. It is the responsibility of each student to officially drop or withdraw from a course. Failure to officially withdraw may result in the student receiving a grade of F in the course. Procedures for withdrawing from a class are found in the Student Handbook. International Students: Receiving a W in a course may affect the status of your student visa. Once a W is given for the course, it will not be changed to an F because of visa considerations. New Policy: Students who repeat a course three or more times will face significant tuition/fee increases at HCC and other Texas public colleges and universities. Please seek tutoring or other assistance prior to considering course withdrawal. Evaluation Requirements: 2 Sectional Exams Quizzes Assignments Discussion Questions Final Total 500 points Grading Scale: 90 100% = A (449 to 500 points) 80 89% = B (399 to 448 points) 70 79% = C (349 to 398 points) 60 69% = D (299 to 348 points) BELOW 60% = F ( 0 to 298 points) Examinations: There are no make up exams, unless it is documented as an emergency. Incompletes The grade of I (incomplete) is conditional and at the discretion of each instructor. If you receive an I, you must arrange with your instructor to complete the course work by the end of the following term (excluding summer). After the deadline, the I becomes an F. HCCS Website:
Our website is: www.hccs.edu Tutoring/Lab Hours: This will be posted in The Learning Web during the second week of the semester. Assignment Schedule: An assignment schedule is attached to this syllabus. This schedule will be followed throughout this course. Any modifications to this schedule will be announced in class. SCANS Secretary s Commission for Achieving Necessary Skills: Detailed SCANS information on this course is available from your instructor. For additional information about SCANS, go to: wdr.doleta.gov/scans/teaching SCANS Secretary s Commission for Achieving Necessary Skills The Secretary s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) from the U.S. Department of Labor was asked to examine the demands of the workplace and whether our students are capable of meeting those demands. Specifically, the Commission was directed to advise the Secretary on the level of skills required to enter employment. In carrying out this charge, the Commission was asked to do the following: Define the skills needed for employment Propose acceptable levels of proficiency Suggest effective ways to assess proficiency, and Develop a dissemination strategy for the nation s schools, businesses, and homes SCANS research verifies that what we call workplace know how defines effective job performance today. This know how has two elements: competencies and a foundation. This report identifies five competencies and a three part foundation of skills and personal qualities that lie at the heart of job performance. These eight requirements are essential preparation for all students, whether they go directly to work or plan further education. Thus, the competencies and the foundation should be taught and understood in an integrated fashion that reflects the workplace contexts in which they are applied. Workplace Competencies Resources: allocating time, money, materials, space, staff Interpersonal Skills: working on teams, teaching others, serving customers, leading, negotiating, and working well with people from culturally diverse backgrounds Information: acquiring and evaluating data, organizing and maintaining files, interpreting and communicating, and using computers to Foundation Skills Basic Skills: reading, writing, arithmetic and mathematics, speaking and listening Thinking Skills: thinking creatively, making decisions, solving problems, seeing things in the minds eye, knowing how to learn, and reasoning Personal Qualities: individual responsibility, self esteem, sociability, self management and integrity
process information Systems: understanding social, organizational, and technological systems, monitoring and correcting performances, and designing or improving systems Technology: selecting equipment and tools, applying technology to specific tasks, and maintaining and troubleshooting technologies SCANS workplace competencies and foundation skills have been integrated into Advanced Accounting, and are exhibited in the SCANS schedule. Assignment Schedule ACCT 2302 Principles of Accounting II Objectives and Details Week Activities Number and Assignment 1 Problem 1 4 Chapter 1: Managerial Accounting and Business Environment 2 Problem 2 16, 2 24 Chapter 2: Cost Terms, Concepts and Classifications 3 Pr 3 25, 3 27, 3 31 Pr 4 19 Chapter 3: System Design: Job Order Costing Chapter 4: System Design: Process Costing 4 Exam #1 (Chapters 1 4) 5 Pr 5 11, 5 12, 5 16 Chapter 5: Cost Behavior: Analysis and Use 6 Pr6 19, 6 22 Chapter 6:Cost Volume Profit Relationships Pr. 7 11, 7 16 Chapter 7: Variable Costing: A Tool for Management 7 Pr 8 17 Chapter 8: Activity Based Costing: A Tool to Aid Decision
Week Number Activities and Assignment Objectives and Details 8 Exam #2 (Chapters 5 9) 9 Pr 10 19 Chapter 10: Flexible Budgets and Performance Analysis Pr. 11 15, 11 18 Chapter 11: Standard Costs 10 Pr 12 23, 12 24 Chapter 12: Segment Reporting and Decentralization 11 Pr. 13 18, 13 22, 13 25 Chapter 13: Relevant Costs for Decision Making 12 Pr. 16 12 Final Exam week (Chapters 1 13, 16) **Subject to changes