NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE

COURSE SYLLABUS

COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

Course title:  Introduction to Computerized Accounting—Donna Kay, 4e

Course prefix, number, and section number: ACNT1311.0301

Semester/Year of course: Fall 2025

Semester start and end dates:  August 25—December 13

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

Class meeting location, days, and times: This is an online course.

Lab meeting location, days, and times: Not applicable.

Semester credit hours: 3

Course description: Introduction to utilizing the computer in maintaining accounting records with primary emphasis on a general ledger package.

Course prerequisites: ACNT 1303 or equivalent is recommended.

Required course materials: Computer Accounting with QuickBooks Online, Fourth Edition. Donna Kaye, author. McGraw Hill Publishing.

You may purchase the text with access to McGraw-Hill Connect from either the bookstore or the publisher. You are encouraged to contact both to receive the best price. Just be sure you obtain access to the e-text AND to Connect.

You must register for a free online accounting reference text--Principles of Accounting, Volume 1-Financial Accounting--at openstax.org. [download free at https://openstax.org/details/books/principles-financial-accounting].

Name of instructor: Richard W. Walker

Office location: Room 313, Corinth campus

E-mail address:  rwalker@nctc.edu; text to 214-507-4610 preferred.

Office hours for students: 8-9 am & 1-3 pm, M-R; by appointment at all other times.

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:

25% - Project Assignments

25% - Chapter Exercises

25% - Chapter Quizzes

15% - Comprehensive Project

10% - Certification Exam

Final grade scale: 

A – 90% - 100%

B – 80% - 89%

C – 70% - 79%

D – 60% - 69%

F – 0% - 59%

Late work policy:  Late work is not accepted.

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 to be engaged in academic dishonesty.  See Student Handbook, “Student Rights & Responsibilities: Student Conduct ([FLB(LOCAL)]”.

Attendance Policy:  Regular and punctual attendance is expected of all students in all classes for which they have registered.  All absences are considered to be unauthorized unless the student is absent due to illness or emergencies as determined by the instructor.  It is the student’s responsibility to provide documentation as to the emergency for approval and judgement by the faculty member.  Approved college sponsored activities are the only absences for which a student should not be held liable and only when provided by a college official ahead of the absence.  Valid reasons for absence, however, do not relieve the student of the responsibility for making up required work.  Students will not be allowed to make up an examination missed due to absence unless they have reasons acceptable to the instructor.  A student who is compelled to be absent when a test is given should petition the instructor, in advance if possible, for permission to postpone the exam.  Students will be dropped from a class by the Registrar upon recommendation of the instructor who feels the student has been justifiably absent or tardy a sufficient number of times to preclude meeting the course’s objectives. Persistent, unjustified absences from classes or laboratories will be considered sufficient cause for College officials to drop a student from the rolls of the College. From Board Policy FC (LOCAL).

LATE SUBMISSION POLICY: Students may not submit late work without prior approval from the instructor. There is no such thing in an accounting practice for late submission of assignments. And so it is for this class. There are two exceptions.

1. A documented excuse. If, but only if, a student has both a legitimate reason for missing the assignment and s/he submits documentation for it, the instructor will allow a make-up within three calendar days of the due date.

Legitimate reasons for missing an assignment:

1. 1. 1. Birth in the family
      2. Death in the family
      3. Illness documented by an attending physician (MD or DO)
      4. A hospital report or bill
      5. Irregular Military deployment—i.e., deployment that was not scheduled.

2. No excuse. The instructor realizes that life sometimes just happens. So, once—and only once—during the semester if a student misses a due date due his/her own error, s/he may make up the assignment within three calendar days, but with a 10-point penalty for late submission.

In both cases, student must inform the instructor within one day—not one business day, one day—that the assignment has been missed. Then, once the instructor has extended assignment, the student must complete and submit it as soon as possible. Only under extreme circumstances may an assignment three calendar days after the due date.

Finally, no assignments due during the last week of the semester may be made up. There simply is no time to do so at that time.

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

*EXTRA CREDIT: I do not offer individual extra credit. It is not fair to other students who completed their work on time and sometimes at great sacrifice. Besides, ample opportunities for extra credit already are provided—attendance and LO scores (see Attendance above):

• If a student scores greater than 70% on each LO assignment, I will add 10 points to their lowest exam grade at the end of the semester.
• If the student scores greater than 80% on each LO assignment (not on average, but on each LO), an additional 10 points will be added to her/his lowest exam score at the end of the semester.

That’s total of 20 points—two letter grades! However, it is up to the student to notify the instructor that the extra credit for LO scores has been earned.

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:  Nov. 3, 2025.

Student Learning Outcomes:

Utilize application software to perform accounting tasks; maintain records

• Prepare reports; analyze reports for a business entity
• Prepare a comprehensive project
• Explain the components of general ledger software

Core Objectives:  Not applicable.  WECM course

COLLEGE POLICIES

STUDENT HANDBOOK

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

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 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.

QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, or COMPLAINTS

The student should contact the instructor to deal with any questions, concerns, or complaints specific to the class.  If the student and faculty are not able to resolve the issue, the student may contact the chair or coordinator of the division.  If the student remains unsatisfied, the student may proceed to contact the instructional dean.

Name of Chair/Coordinator:  Teresa Laman

Office location:  Corinth Campus, Office #172 (inside Suite 170)

Telephone number:  940-498-6263

E-mail address:  tlaman@nctc.edu

Name of Instructional Dean:  Debbie Huffman

Office location:  Gainesville Campus 2100 Building Office #2106

Telephone number:  940-668-3357

E-mail address:  dhuffman@nctc.edu