ACCT 1010 - Financial Accounting

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

Assistant Dean: Brooke Miller, M.B.A.

4 Credit(s)
This is an introductory course of study in financial accounting and financial reporting for business entities. (TAG# OBU010) UG OBU001

4 Lecture Hour(s);

College Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Learning Outcomes	Assessments - - How it is met & When it is met
Communication – Written
Communication – Speech
Intercultural Knowledge and Competence
Critical Thinking
Information Literacy
Quantitative Literacy

Student Learning Outcomes for Course

Outcomes	Assessments – How it is met & When it is met
1. Explain the broad role that accounting information plays in the economy.	Daily Homework-entire semester; Exam – week 1.
2. Explain basic financial statements-their nature, purposes and use by business decision makers.	Daily Homework- entire semester; Exams – weeks 2, 3, 4 and 5, 15.
3. Use the language of accounting and apply the important concepts on which financial reporting is based.	Daily Homework- entire semester; Exams – weeks 1-16.
4. Summarize general business concepts and processes.	Daily Homework- entire semester; Exams – weeks 1-16.
5. Analyze the impact of basic business transactions on the financial statements of a business corporation.	Daily Homework- entire semester; Exams – weeks 1-16.
6. Prepare basic financial statements for a simple corporate business entity.	Daily Homework- weeks 13-14; Exams – weeks 13, and 14.
7. Evaluate the financial performance of a simple corporation on the basis of its financial statements.	Daily Homework- weeks 15-16; Exams – weeks 15 and 16.

Topics:

Accounting and the Business Environment – Week 1
Recording Business Transactions – Weeks 2 & 3
The Adjusting Process - Week 4
Completing the Accounting Cycle – Week 5
Merchandising Operations – Week 6
Merchandise Inventory – Week 7
Internal Control and Cash – Week 8
Receivables – Week 9
Plant Assets and Intangibles – Week 10
Current Liabilities and Payroll – Week 11
Long-Term Liabilities, Bonds Payable, and Classification of Liabilities on the Balance Sheet- Week 12
Corporations: Paid-In Capital and the Balance Sheet – Week 13
Corporations: Effects on Retained Earnings & the Income Statement – Week 14
The Statement of Cash Flows – Week 15
Financial Statement Analysis – Weeks 15 and 16

Assignments:

Practice of course topics in class
Daily homework
Practice problems using computer program
Exams.
Presentation of financial statements

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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