NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
Course title: Accounting Capstone
Course prefix, number, and section number: ACNT 2302.0300
Semester/Year of course: Spring, 2025
Semester start and end dates: Jan. 21-May 17
Modality: Asynchronous online
Class meeting location, days, and times: Virtual
Lab meeting location, days, and times: There is no lab with this course.
Semester credit hours: 3
Course description: Allows students to apply broad knowledge of the accounting profession through specific projects, activities, and other assignments involving the integration of individuals and teams performing activities to simulate workplace situations.
Course prerequisites: ACNT 2304 can be a co-requisite.
Required course materials: Excel or Google Sheets (sheets saved in Excel)
Name of instructor: Richard W. Walker
Office location: Room 313, Corinth campus
Telephone number: (214) 507-4610
E-mail address: rwalker@nctc.edu
Office hours for students: 8-11 a.m, M-F. By appointment for all other times. I can meet you at the Corinth, Denton, or Flower Mound campuses upon request. Or, you could just call/text the number above.
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:
- Learning Outcome Assessments (projects) = 60%
- Course-related activities = 10%
- QEP-Aspire to Be Hired = 10%
- Program Outcome & Research Memorandum = 10%
- Attendance (completion of assignments) = 10%
[these allocations may change as the semester progresses]
Final grade scale: Standard A-F scale, rounded up. Grades will round up; e.g., >=79.5 = B, but <= 79.49 = C.
>=90 = A
80-89 = B
70-79 = C
60-69 = D
<60 = F
SEE CANVAS FOR THE COMPLETE COURSE CALENDAR, OUTLINE, DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF GRADED WORK, AND OTHER RELATED MATERIAL.
COURSE POLICIES
Academic Integrity Policy: I have zero tolerance for cheating or any other form of academic dishonesty.
Attendance Policy: Attendance will be taken via completion of all assignments.
Late work policy: Late submission are not possible without advance notice or a documented excuse.
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: Apr.7
Student Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Complete the accounting cycle for service and merchandising businesses;
- Demonstrate computer skills related to accounting applications in business;
- Prepare financial reports, communicate report findings in written and oral form;
- Solve complex accounting issues; and
- Participate in research and discussion about accounting issues, trends, and/or situations.
Core Objectives: DNA. WECM Course.
COLLEGE POLICIES
AI STATEMENT: 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
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.
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, Division Chair
Office location: Corinth, Room 172 (inside 170)
Telephone number: 940-4989-6263
E-mail address: tlaman@nctc.edu
Name of Instructional Dean: Debbie Huffman
Office location: Gainesville campus
Telephone number: 940-668-3357
E-mail address: dhuffman@nctc.edu