Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Course Syllabus

                                                                                                Course Syllabus in Fundamentals of Accounting 1

I.        Course Code:      Acctg1


II.        Course Description:

This course provides and introduction to accounting, within the context of business and business decisions.  Students obtain basic understanding of the principles and concepts of accounting as well as their applicability and relevance in the national context and learn how to use various types of accounting information found in financial statements and annual reports.  Emphasis is placed on understanding the reasons underlying basic accounting concepts and providing students with an adequate background on the recording, classification, and summarization functions of accounting to enable them to appreciate the varied uses of accounting data.



Credit Units                 : 3 units
Contact Hours             : 52 hours, 3 hours per week
Prerequisites               : (None)

III.        Course Outcomes:                     At the end of the course, students are expected to:

a.     GENERAL                     :           Apply the accounting principles covering the problems in accounting
b.    SPECIFIC                     :           Appreciation of accounting concepts for problems in accounting



IV.        Course Contents:


Objectives
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1.     Define accounting and bookkeeping
2.     Learn how accounting helps business
3.     Know the type of business activities.
4.     Distinguish the different kinds and forms of business organization
5.     Identify the specialized fields of accounting
6.     Know the users of accounting reports.

1.       1.         Introduction to Accounting
1.1          Definitionpurposenaturefunctionsscope and objectives of accounting
1.2       Different branches of accounting ( financial, managerial, etc)
1.3       Users of accounting information (internal vs external users)
1.5       Double entry bookkeeping
1.6       Forms of business organization and their activities
1.7      Accounting concepts and principles
1.8      The basic financial statements of business organizations
1.9      Relationships among the financial statements
1.10    Definition, classification and examples of assets, liabilities, capital or owner’s equity, income, and expenses.
1.11    The accounting profession: career opportunities
1.12   Specialized accounting fields (public accounting, private accounting, government accounting, accounting education)

4 meetings
Midterms
Lecture/
PPT Presentation
Problem-solving
Board Exercises
Assignments
Seatwork
Quizzes
Recitations

1.     Learn the basic accounting values or elements
2.     Know the difference between debit and credit
3.     Know the rules of addition and subtraction by position
4.     Analyze the effects of a transaction in the accounting values.
5.     Learn how to record formally in the general journal (journalizing)
6.     Learn how to record formally in the general ledger (posting)
7.     Learn how to prepare preliminary trial balance
8.     Know the statements produced by accounting

2.1   Definitions of business transactions and source documents
2.2   Summary of business activities (financing, investing, operating)
2.3   The accounting equation
2.4   Analyzing and accounting for business transactions
2.5   The account and T-account
2.6   Rules of debit and credit
2.7   Chart of accounts and normal balances of an account
2.8  Recording in two-column journal (initial investment by owner, changes in assets, liabilities and capital, changes in income and expenses, withdrawals of owners)
2.9   Posting to the ledger
2.10   Preparing the trial balance
2.11 Presentation of results of routine transactions by preparing the Basic Income Statement, Owner’s Equity Statement, Balance Sheet, and Statement of Cash Flows


5 meetings
Midterms
Lecture/
PPT Presentation
Problem-solving
Board Exercises
Assignments
Seatwork
Quizzes
Recitations

MIDTERM EXAMINATION              
1.     Know what is an accounting period and its significance.
2.     Differentiate nominal from real account.
3.     Know the items normally adjusted at the end of an accounting period.
4.     Prepare the adjusting journal entries.
5.     Understand the purpose of adjusting entries.
6.     Prepare a worksheet
7.     Distinguish between a preliminary and adjusted trial balance.


3.       Measuring business income
3.1          Accrual-basis accounting vs Cash-basis accounting
3.2          Accounting period
3.3          Revenue principle
3.4          Matching principle
3.5          Time period concept
3.6          Overview of the adjusting process
3.7          Adjustments for prepayments (deferrals), accruals, uncollectible accounts receivable, depreciation of property, plant and equipment
3.8          Preparation of the adjusted trial balance and financial statements
3.9          Use of accounting information for decision making  

4 meeting
Finals
Lecture/
PPT Presentation
Problem-solving
Board Exercises
Assignments
Seatwork
Quizzes
Recitations

8.     Enumerate the procedures in the accounting process in a sequential order.
9.     Distinguish the Preliminary Trial Balance, Adjusted Trial Balance, and Post-closing Trial Balance.
10.  Distinguish between the Asset Method and the Expense Method for recording expenses paid in advance.
11.  Distinguish between the Liability Method and the Income Method for recording income collected in advance.
12.  Know how to prepare the closing entries.
13.  Know how to close the books by ruling the ledger.
14.   Understand the purpose of preparing the opening entry.


4.1          Overview of the accounting cycle               
4.2          Preparing an accounting worksheet
4.3          Using the worksheet
4.4     Preparing financial statements form the worksheet (income statement, owner’s equity statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement (simple cash receipts and disbursements statement)
4.5          Journalizing and posting adjusting entries
4.6          Journalizing and posting closing entries
4.7          Preparing the post-closing trial balance
4.8          Preparing the reversing entries

5 meeting
Finals
Lecture/
PPT Presentation
Problem-solving
Board Exercises
Assignments
Seatwork
Quizzes
Recitations

FINAL EXAMINATION        

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