Term: Fall 1997



Term: Fall 2001

Course Number: ACG 2021 – Sections: 132 Tuesday/Thursday 9:25am

133 Tuesday/Thursday 10:50am

Course Title: PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

Catalog Description: Conceptual introduction to financial accounting. Emphasis is placed on wealth and income measurement and the preparation of conventional financial statements.

Prerequisites: Sophomore standing

Instructor: Dr. C. H. Calhoun, CPA

Office No. Building 42, Room 3224

Office Phone: 620-2630

E-Mail: ccalhoun@unf.edu

Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday – 12:15p.m. – 1:30p.m.; 3:00p.m. – 4:15p.m.

and by appointment.

Required Texts Financial Accounting The Impact on Decision Makers-Alternate Third Edition,

and Materials: Porter and Norton Four scan sheets for tests - Brown ink with alphabetic choices

Optional Materials: Two Column Accountant’s Ledger

Study Guide to accompany Financial Accounting The Impact on Decision Makers-

Alternate Third Edition

Course Content: See daily class schedule.

Goal: The purpose of this course is to provide students with a solid introduction to financial statements, how they are prepared and how to interpret them. This course should provide a strong foundation for students who intend to major in accounting and an appreciation of financial accounting for other business majors and others who need to use financial statements.

Grading: Exam #1 (Chapters 1-4) 20%

Exam #2 (Chapters 5-7) 20%

Exam #3 (Chapters 8-10) 20%

Final Exam (Comprehensive & Chapters 11-12) 30%

Class Participation and Attendance 5%

Computer Project 5%

Total 100%

If you have an emergency, I reserve the right to use my own discretion to excuse you and allow you to make up the work. If a make-up is not allowed, the points missed will be added to future exams, proportionately.

Final grades will be assigned based upon your cumulative percentage grade as follows:

A 90 - 100

B 80 - 89

C 70 - 79

D 60 - 69

F 0 - 59

Plus grades will be given at my discretion, considering such things as trend, effort exhibited, etc. No minus grades will be assigned.

Written Communication

Requirements: This course requires solutions to textbook exercises and problems. Work should be done outside of class, to be covered in class per syllabus.

Oral Communication Oral communication skills will be demonstrated through class participation and Requirements: discussion of homework assignments.

Computer Applications: This course requires a computer project using any spreadsheet program. However, if you are not familiar with a spreadsheet program, you are encouraged to utilize Excel 00 Smart Start. This is a tutorial based workbook that will guide you through basic excel skills. This knowledge is sufficient for completing the assigned project. Excel is available in the UNF Computer Lab. If you are unfamiliar with a Windows operating environment, you should allow additional time for the assignments. Preparation will be discussed in class and any questions should be directed to me. The project is due Tuesday, November 15.

Ethical Issues Covered: Ethics will be covered throughout this course as it relates to the collection and reporting of accounting information.

Academic Integrity: In today’s environment, ethics have become an extremely important topic. An accountant’s only product is his/her service that is measured by his/her integrity and professionalism. These characteristics are not bestowed upon you at graduation but are developed over time.

The College of Business Administration has published an undergraduate handbook that includes a Code of Conduct (pages 2-3). All items listed will be strictly enforced. Any student violating any aspect of the code of conduct will be penalized and receive a grade of “F” for the course and be referred to the proper authorities for expulsion from the University. This includes, but is not limited to:

--Computer projects must be done independently.

--The submission of substantial portions of the same academic work for credit more than once without authorization is considered cheating. This includes submitting computer assignments using another student’s computer data files or submitting assignments that appear to be copies of another student’s assignments whether on disk or paper.

Classroom Protocol: Upon graduation and entering the job market, you will quickly find that success in business requires much more than adequate technical training. Some of the factors that you should begin developing include:

(1) dependability (e.g., attend class regularly)

(2) punctuality (e.g., class starts on time, BE THERE)

(3) courtesy (e.g., pay attention, don’t pack up early)

(4) motivation (e.g., be adequately prepared for class)

(5) decorum (e.g., NO HATS in class)

Tutoring: FREE TUTORING is available in the Academic Resource Center. Tutors for this course will be available approximately 20 to 30 hours per week. A tutoring schedule should be posted in the Academic Resource Center during the second week of classes.

Class Preparation: Homework and attendance are essential parts of the learning process. It is the student’s responsibility to have read the assigned chapter(s) and completed all homework before coming to class.

Withdrawals: The withdrawal deadline for the Fall 2001 semester is Thursday, November 8, 2001.

Americans with

Disabilities Act: If you have a disability, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which requires a classroom accommodation or auxiliary aid(s), please inform me of your needs during the first week of class so that I may take appropriate action. You should also notify the Office of Disabled Services Programs at 620-2769 concerning your needs.

CLASS SCHEDULE

Day/Date Lecture Assignments Text Assignments

Exercises Problems

T Aug 28 Orientation, Syllabus, Introduction, etc.

Th Aug 30 Chapters 1 – Prof. Hubert Gill

T Sep 4 Complete chapter 1 ; begin chapter 2

Th Sep 6 Complete chapter 2; turn in scantrons; seating chart

T Sep 11 Chapter 3 – Discussion (ignore pp. 103 bottom thru pp112)

Th Sep13 Chapter 4 - Discussion 3-1,5,6,12 3-3

T Sep 18 Complete chapter 4 4-3,4,8,15 4-5

Th Sep 20 EXAM #1-----Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4

T Sep 25 Chapter 5 – Discussion; Review Exam #1

Th Sep 27 5-8,9,13,14

T Oct 2 Chapter 6 – Discussion

Th Oct 4 6-2,7,9,15

T Oct 9 Chapter 7 – Discussion

Th Oct 11 7-9,13,16,19 7-1

T Oct 16 EXAM #2-----Chapters 5, 6, 7

Th Oct 18 Chapter 8 – Discussion; Review Exam #2

T Oct 23 Chapter 9 - Discussion 8-1,2,5,6,7 8-9

Th Oct 25 Complete chapter 9 9-1,4,5,18,19,20 9-1,4,8

T Oct 30 Chapter 10 – Discussion

Th Nov 1 Computer project day – no class

T Nov 6 10-1,2,4,5,7 10-1,4

Th Nov 8 EXAM #3 ----- Chapters 8, 9, 10

T Nov 13 Review Exam #3; review computer problem

Th Nov 15 Chapter 11 – Discussion

T Nov 20 Chapter 11 – Exercises and problems TBA

Th Nov 22 Chapter 12 – Discussion

T Nov 27 Chapter 12 – Exercises and problems TBA

Th Nov 29 Review for final

T Dec 4 Review for final

Th Dec 6 Review for final

COMPREHENSIVE FINAL EXAM

Note: Final exam will emphasize Chapters 11 and 12, but will also include other material.

Section 132 Tuesday, December 11 9:00am - 10:50am

Section 133 Thursday, December 13 9:00am - 10:50pm

Bring a self-addressed stamped postcard (NO ENVELOPES) and I will mail your grade to you.

No grades will be given by phone or email.

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