NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE

COURSE SYLLABUS

 

COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

 

 

Course title:  Introduction to Accounting 1

Course prefix, number, and section number:  ACNT 1303 Section 0400

Semester/Year of course:  Spring 2025

Semester start and end dates:  January 21, 2025 – May 19, 2025

Modality (Face to face/Synchronous or Asynchronous online/Hybrid):  Face to Face

Class meeting location, days, and times: Mondays & Wednesdays 8:00 am – 9:20 am

Lab meeting location, days, and times: 

Semester credit hours:  3

Course Description:  A study of analyzing, classifying, and recording business transactions in a manual and computerized environment.  Emphasis on understanding the complete accounting cycle and preparing financial statements, bank reconciliations and payroll.

Course prerequisites:  None

Required course materials:  College Accounting, 1e by Weygandt, Kimmel, Martin, Mitchell with Wiley Plus access

 

Name of instructor:  Astonida Draper, MBA CPA

Office location:  Monday & Wednesday Mornings Hours – In-Person Administrative Suite 201;

Evening Hours - Virtual

Telephone number:  817-800-5809

Email address: adraper@nctc.edu

Office hours for students: By Appointment

            Mondays 9:45am – 10:15am;

            Tuesdays 7:00pm – 8:00pm

            Wednesdays 9:45– 10:15am

            Thursdays – 7:00 – 8:00 pm

 

SYLLABUS CHANGE DISCLAIMER

 

 

The faculty member reserves the right to make changes to this published syllabus if it is in the best interest of the educational development of this class. Any such changes will be announced as soon as possible in person and/or writing.

 

 

SUMMARY OF COURSE ASSIGNMENTS

 

 

List of graded assignments:

• 8 Homework, 10 points each
• 18 Pop Quizzes – 10 points each
• 8 Course Learning Objectives Assessments, 10-20 points each
• 11 Discussion Forums, 10 points each
• 3 Unit Exams, 100 points each
• 1 QEP Problem, 100 points
• 1 Program Outcomes Problem, 100 Points
• 1 Final Exam (comprehensive/mandatory), 300 points

 

 

Final grade scale: 

A    90% - 100%

B    80% - 89%

C    70% - 79%

D    60% - 69%

F    0% - 59%

 

Late work policy:

Discussion posts after the discussion is closed will not be allowed (comments are turned off once grading has started).  Homework exercises are accepted late for partial credit.  No make-up exams will be given except at the discretion of the instructor with whom special arrangements must be made prior to the exam.

 

SEE CANVAS FOR THE COMPLETE COURSE CALENDAR, OUTLINE, DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF GRADED WORK, AND OTHER RELATED MATERIAL.

 

 

COURSE POLICIES

 

 

Academic Integrity Policy: Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, academic falsification, intellectual property dishonesty, academic dishonesty facilitation and collusion.  Faculty members may document and bring charges against a student who is engaged in or is suspected of being engaged in academic dishonesty.  See Student Handbook, “Student Rights & Responsibilities: Student Conduct ([FLB(LOCAL)]”.  

Consequences for academic dishonesty may include:

1. First offense you will receive a warning and a zero on the assignment without the opportunity to make it up.
2. Second offense you will be dropped from the course.

Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but not be limited to cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion.  See Student Handbook “Student Rights & Responsibilities:  Student Conduct [FLB (LOCAL)]” #20 on page 175.

 

Artificial Intelligence Policy:

Prohibited

This course assumes that all work submitted by students will be generated by the students themselves, working individually or in groups. Students should not have another person/entity do the writing of any substantive portion of an assignment for them, which includes hiring a person or a company to write assignments and using artificial intelligence tools

 

Attendance Policy: Each student is expected to attend in-person class during the class designated time.  As a part of attendance, each student should be prepared for a pop quiz, which will be administered via paper.  The pop quizzes will be administered in person.

Withdrawal Policy: A student may withdraw from a course on or after the official date of record. It is the student’s responsibility to initiate and complete a Withdrawal Request Form.

Last day to withdraw from the course with a “W” is: April 7, 2025

Student Learning Outcomes:

• Define accounting terminology
• Analyze and record business transactions in a manual and computerized environment
• Complete the accounting cycle
• Prepare financial statements
• Apply accounting concepts related to cash and payroll
• Prepare bank reconciliations
• Correct accounting errors

 

Core Objectives:  Not applicable.  WECM course

 

 

COLLEGE POLICIES

 

 

ADA STATEMENT

NCTC will adhere to all applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations to afford equal educational opportunity. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the Office for Students with Disabilities to arrange appropriate accommodations.  See the OSD Syllabus Addendum.

AI STATEMENT

Absent a clear statement from a course instructor, use of or consultation with generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) or other similar technologies shall be treated analogously to assistance from another person, agency, or entity. In particular, using generative AI tools to substantially complete an assignment or exam is not permitted. Students should acknowledge the use of generative AI (other than incidental use) and default to disclosing such assistance when in doubt.

 

When students use generative AI to replace the rigorous demands of personal engagement with their coursework, it runs counter to the educational mission of the college and undermines the heart of education itself. Artificial Intelligence, large language models, and other such technologies hold promise for deploying knowledge in service to others and accelerating the discovery of new knowledge. However, such technology poses new challenges to pedagogy and to integrity. Within the context of the teaching mission of the college and consistent with the Student Code of Conduct, the authority to define the appropriate use, study, and deployment of these technologies rests with the faculty.

 

Individual course instructors, in coordination with their divisions, set policies regulating the use of generative AI tools in their courses, including allowing or disallowing some or all uses of such tools. Course instructors will set such policies in their course syllabi and clearly communicate such policies to students. Students who are unsure of policies regarding generative AI tools are encouraged to ask their instructors for clarification.

 

STUDENT HANDBOOK

Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the Student Handbook.

 

STUDENT SERVICES

NCTC provides a multitude of services and resources to support students.  See the Student Services Syllabus Addendum for a listing of those departments and links to their sites.