GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

ACCOUNTING 111

 

SECTION: 10289, SUMMER 2, 2009, MTWR 9:10-11:10 A.M. ROOM MA119

 

INSTRUCTOR:  MR. HEATWOLE

 

VOICE MAIL:  480-731-8866, MAILBOX NO.  14189

 

E-MAIL: bruce.heatwole@gcmail.maricopa.edu PLEASE USE ACC111 AS THE SUBJECT

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES

 

Accounting Principles I will cover Chapters 1 - 9 in the text, Corporate Financial Accounting, by Warren.  You may also want to purchase the Working Papers that accompany the text, and these materials are used for both ACC 111 and ACC 112.  In the course, measuring and recording business transactions, financial statement preparation, accounting cycle completion, merchandise inventory evaluation and control, short-term liquid assets, and long-term assets are among the topics that will be discussed.  When you successfully complete the course, you will be able to understand some of the basic components of  accounting systems.   

 

LEARNING METHODS

 

Class meetings are designed to help you learn accounting.  A minor portion of our class time will be devoted to lecture on the chapter material.  Most of the class time will be spent in discussing and working out solutions to certain exercises found at the end of each chapter.  A list of the these exercises is found on the last page of this syllabus, and you will find  that completing these exercise in advance of the classroom presentation very helpful in learning accounting.  Student questions are encouraged.

 

To achieve success in the course most students find it essential to devote a SUBSTANTIAL amount of out-of-class time to studying the text and working out solutions to accounting problems and exercises.  Reading assignments should be completed BEFORE the material is discussed in class.    Specific “Problems” have been assigned.  These problems, which are listed on the third  page of this syllabus, are to be completed IN PENCIL or erasable ink.   The “learning objectives” listed at the beginning of each chapter should guide your study.

 

Keep current in your work in the class.  Most students find it very difficult to catch up once they have fallen behind.

 

COURSE MATERIALS

 

Bring to EACH class meeting the text, the materials for the chapter we are studying, a regular pencil, a red pen or pencil, a good eraser, a calculator, a Scantron answer sheet for each exam, and a desire to learn accounting.

 

GRADES

 

Although some latitude is reserved for the instructor’s  subjective evaluation of your achievement, your final grade is primarily determined by the number of points you have earned.

 

The tentative point schedule will be:       

3 regular exams

300

Final Exam              

100                                 

Assignments

  45

Total points          

445

                                                   

                                                                                  

The grading scale will be:

90% - 100% = A           

80% -   89% = B

70% -   79% = C                    

60% -   69% = D                            

Below 60%   = F

 

ATTENDANCE, TARDINESS, WITHDRAWALS, MAKE-UPS, AND LATE WORK

 

ATTENDANCE AT EACH CLASS SESSION IS REQUIRED.  More than two absences will  be considered excessive.     The deduction for excessive absences will be 10 points each.  If an excessive absence is necessary, please notify me by leaving a message at  480.731.8866, Mailbox No.  14189.   PARTIAL PERIOD ABSENCES WILL BE CONSIDERED FULL PERIOD ABSENCES. IF YOU PLAN TO WITHDRAW FROM THIS OR ANY OTHER CLASS, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO FILE A WITHDRAWAL FORM WITH THE INSTRUCTOR.  Occasional tardiness is excusable, however, habitual tardiness is both rude and disruptive to the class. After two tardies,   additional tardies will be penalized the same as excessive absences.

 

Make-up exams  might be arranged if you miss an exam, with an EXCUSED ABSENCE ACCEPTED BY THE INSTRUCTOR PRIOR TO THE DAY OF THE EXAMINATION.  You must have a conference with the instructor to discuss your absence.  The instructor reserves the right to accept or reject your reason for missing an exam.   If you miss an exam without an excused absence, you may not be allowed to make up the exam.  Make-up exams will be different from the regular exam.

 

Assignments will NOT be accepted after the due date.  To get the five points for the assignment you must turn your  work in on time and it must be complete, it need not be correct, just on time and complete.

 

OTHER ITEMS

 

STUDENT CONDUCT

 

You,  the student, are responsible for the following:

 

· The college policies included in the college catalog and student handbook

 

· The information contained in this syllabus

 

· All cell phones and pagers must be placed in a non-audible mode while in the classroom

 

Respect for the rights of others and for the college and its property are fundamental expectations for every student.  A student impaired by drugs or alcohol will be asked to leave the class and subject to appropriate school discipline.

 

For students that require special accommodations or services, please refer to the GCC home page at http://www.gc.maricopa.edu/  under the ”Student” link for information about Counseling & Career services, Disability Services, International Students, Multicultural Affairs, etc.

 

This course syllabus is subject to change.  Students will be notified by the instructor of any changes.

 

FINAL COMMENT

 

Although I am here to try to help you learn accounting, your success in the course will be determined by what you do.  If your background for the course is reasonably adequate and if you follow the requirements listed in this syllabus, your chances for completing the course successfully are very good indeed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT SHEET FOR SUMMER,   2009

 

 

ALL ASSIGNMENTS ARE FOR THE “A” PROBLEMS AT THE END OF EACH  CHAPTER.  THESE ARE THE ASSIGNMENTS THAT ARE TO BE TURNED IN.

 

 

Chapter         Problem Assignments

 

            1          1-1-A; 1-3-A; 1-4-A

 

            2          2-1-A; 2-2-A

 

            3          3-3-A; 3-4-A

 

EXAMINATION NO. 1         CHAPTERS 1 - 3

 

            4          4-1-A; 4-2-A

 

            5          5-1-A; 5-5-A

 

            6          6-1-A 6-2-A; 6-5-A

 

EXAMINATION NO. 2         CHAPTERS 4 - 6

 

            7          7-2-A; 7-4-A

 

            8          8-1-A; 8-2-A; 8-4-A

 

            9          9-1-A; 9-2-A; 9-4-A

 

EXAMINATION NO. 3         Chapters 7 - 9

 

FINAL EXAMINATION        Chapters 1 - 9

 

DUE DATES FOR ASSIGNMENTS AND  EXAMINATION DATES WILL BE ANNOUNCED AS THE COURSE PROGRESSES.

 

Tape recording of all class activities (except post-exam activities) is permitted.

 

Please be considerate of others in the use of pagers and cell phones.

 

This syllabus can also be found at:    www.gc.maricopa.edu/business/heatwole

                                                       

EXERCISES TO BE USED IN CHAPTER PRESENTATIONS

 

NOTE:  These exercises are NOT to be turned in, and are NOT required, but, if prepared prior to coming to class, will make learning accounting much easier.

 

CHAPTER NO. 1

 

            1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 1-6, 1-8, 1-12, 1-16, 1-17, 1-18, 1-19, 1-22

 

CHAPTER NO. 2

 

            2-2, 2-6, 2-8, 2-9, 2-13, 2-15, 2-16  

 

CHAPTER NO. 3

 

            3-1; 3-2; 3-3; 3-7; 3-10; 3-12; 3-26

 

CHAPTER NO. 4

 

            4-5, 4-12, 4-41, 4-16, 4-18, 4-19

 

CHAPTER NO. 5

 

            5-4, 5-6, 5-7, 5-8, 5-11, 5-13, 5-15, 5-17, 5-18, 5-19, 5-21, 5-23, 5-25,

           5-26,  5-27, 5-29, 5-30

 

CHAPTER NO. 6

 

            6-2, 6-5, 6-6, 6-11, 6-13, 6-17, 6-18

 

CHAPTER NO. 7

 

            7-7, 7-9, 7-12, 7-13, 7-16, 7-17, 7-20, 7-24

 

CHAPTER NO. 8

 

            8-4, 8-6, 8-7, 8-8, 8-9, 8-10, 8-19, 8-20, 8-22, 8-24

 

CHAPTER NO. 9

 

            9-2, 9-4, 9-8, 9-9, 9-10, 9-13, 9-14, 9-15, 9-17, 9-18, 9-19, 9-21, 9-22,

           9-24, 9-25