ACCT 1052 - Computerized Accounting

Academic Division: Business, Industry and Technology
Academic Discipline: Accounting

Assistant Dean: Vincent Palombo PhD

2 Credit(s)
A comprehensive approach to teaching accounting concepts in a software environment utilizing data files designed to simulate real-world businesses so that students gain “hands-on” experience with performing accounting activities, producing financial statements, and analyzing company performance. UG

2 Lecture Hour(s);

Required Prerequisite Course(s): Take ACCT 1010

Student Learning Outcomes for Course

Demonstrate the basic operations of most current Quickbooks Pro software.
Prepare general journal entries, postings and various reports in QBP
Prepare various transactions with customers, vendors, and employees for service and merchandising businesses.
Prepare adjustments to ledger accounts, financial statements and close the accounting period for service and merchandising businesses.
Create a new company using QBP software.

Topics:

Get Ready for QuickBooks Pro (current edition) – weeks 1-2
QuickBooks Basics- weeks 1-3
General Journal Transactions and Reports –weeks 4-8
Customer Activities for a Service-Based Business – weeks 4-8
Vendor Activities for a Service-Based Business
Close the Accounting Period for a Service-Based Business- weeks 4-8
Customer Activities for a Merchandising Business- weeks 9-14
Vendor Activities for a Merchandising Business- weeks 9-14
Create a New Company – weeks 15-16

Assignments:

Practice of course topics in class
Homework preparation for class
Practice problems using QBP
Test prep
Comprehensive Exam

Standard Grading Scale
93-100 A

90 - 92 A-

87- 89 B+

83 - 86 B

80 -82 B-

77- 79 C+

73 - 76 C

70 -72 C-

67- 69 D+

63 - 66 D

60 -62 D-

00- 59 F

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