NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE

COURSE SYLLABUS

 

 

COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

 

 

Course title: Principles of Accounting I

Course prefix, number, and section number: ACNT 1325 300

Semester/Year of course: Spring/2023

Semester start and end dates: 1/17/2022 to 5/13/2022

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

Class meeting location, days, and times: Not Applicable

Lab meeting location, days, and times: Not Applicable

Semester credit hours: 3

Course description: A study of accounting concepts and their application in transaction analysis and financial statement preparation. Emphasis on the accounting cycle for service and merchandising enterprises.

Course prerequisites: ACNT 1304

Required course materials: Wiley Plus access and e-text for Financial Accounting 11e by Jerry Weygandt, Paul Kimmel and Don Kieso.

 

 

 

Name of instructor: Dee Amaradasa

Office location: Online via Canvas (Inbox or WebEx Conference)

Telephone number: n/a

E-mail address: damaradasa@nctc.edu

Office hours for students: Wednesdays 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm online.

 

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:

                                    Homework Assignments – 30%

                                    Practice Assignments/Discussions/ Activities/Learning Outcomes – 30%

                                    QEP – 10%

                                    Unit Exams – 30%

NOTE – The unit exams in this class are the exams for Part 1 of the Accounting Technician Certification Exams.  Students need to obtain a score of 80% or higher to pass the Part 1 exams.

 

                       

Final grade scale: 

                                    A – 90% - 100%

                                    B – 80% - 89%

                                    C – 70% - 79%

                                    D – 60% - 69%

                                    C – 0       - 59%

 

Late work policy:        Late work is accepted for Homework assignments, Practice assignments, and Activities.  Late work is not accepted for Exams, Discussions, and Extra Credit assignments.

 

SEE CANVAS FOR THE COMPLETE COURSE CALENDAR, 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”.

 

Please refer to the student handbook on consequences for academic dishonesty.

 

Attendance Policy:  Attendance in your online course will be measured by the completion of graded assignments by their suggested due dates. Students who fail to log in regularly and participate in online course assignments will be reported to the college as non-attending students. 

 

Non-attendance may impact your Financial Aid.

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 3^rd, 2023

Student Learning Outcomes: Apply generally accepted accounting principles, concepts, and procedures; and complete the accounting cycle for service and merchandising enterprises.

Core Objectives: Not Applicable. WECM Course

 

 

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