SYLLABUS
ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES II - ONLINE
ACC112

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Instructor: Dr. Sue VanBoven, CPA
Office: J 113
Office Phone: (602) 787-6728
Office Hours:  Tues, Thurs.  8:30 am - 9: 00 am
                                         10:30 am -12:30 pm

MATERIALS:

Textbook:   Principles of Financial Accounting , Weygandt, Kieso, and Kimmel, 6th Edition (if you have the text from ACC111) or  Principles of Financial Accounting Volume II , Weygandt, Kieso, and Kimmel, 6th Edition (including working papers)

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Accounting Principles II, a continuation of Accounting Principles I, presents financial accounting for partnerships and corporations as well as introducing the student to financial statement analysis, statement of cash flows, and individual taxation.

Prerequisite: A grade of "C" or better in ACC111

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

Students completing this course are expected to have a clear understanding of the accounting concepts unique to corporations, understand the need for and have the ability to prepare a Statement of Cash Flows, gain an understanding of financial statement analysis, and have a grasp on the basic elements of individual taxation.  Students will also be exposed to the Internet and be able to complete some basic research using the World Wide Web.

CLASS ASSIGNMENTS & PARTICIPATION

Accounting Principles II - Online is a 16-week structured course with all students participating on an ongoing weekly basis. This is not a self-paced course.  This course will cover Chapters 10, 13 through 19, Appendix C & Tax Supplement.  Each student is expected to participate by accessing  the course web site weekly and by completing and submitting all course assignments in a timely manner.
 

GRADES

The following rules apply to all graded activities:

     1.  Students are expected to work independently on all activities and assignments where a grade will be assigned.

     2.  Quizzes and Exams are to be completed independently by each student.

     3.  Cheating, or being an accomplice to cheating, will result in a grade of "0" for the assignment and may result in removal from the course.

     4.  All graded activities and assignments will have a designated due date.

     5.  Grades will be assigned to the following activities:

Completion of the   project is mandatory  for completion of this course.

ASSIGNMENT	POINTS
Chapter Exams:  Ethics Essays:   Project: Chapter Activities:  Chapter  Problems  quizzes  .............................  Total Points	225  points   60  points    75  points    50  points  100  points    90  points  .................   600 Points

Final course grades will be determined as follows:

 

POINTS	GRADE
540 - 600  480 - 539  420 - 579  360 - 419  Below 360	A  B  C  D  F

On-Line Tutor

    PVCC offers an on-line tutoring service free! You can find answers to frequently asked questions. Ask specific questions and get an email response within 24 hours. Post a question or a comment on the discussion board. Chat with tutors in real time.

    Visit your "Ask the Tutor" web site at

                   http://www2.pvc.maricopa.edu/tutor/tutormain.htm
    1. Click on Accounting 112
    2.  AFTER entering your username and password (see below), do one of the following:

        a.  If this is the first time you are accessing a particular online tutoring website, find the site in which you wish to enroll from among the sites listed, and click on word "enroll" next to the site name. If you do not first enroll into a particular tutoring web site, you will not be given access to many of the tools available to you at the site.
        b.  If you have accessed a particular online tutoring website before, the work "enroll" will NOT appear next to the site name, and you can just click on the name of the site you wish to enter.
    To access the website your username is the same one you use for this class. Your password initially is your 9-digit Social Security Number. If you have trouble logging on to any tutoring website, please contact the site administrator, Jeanne Franco, at jeanne.franco@pvmail.maricopa.edu and explain your difficulty.

Important Phone Numbers

    Admissions and Records        602-787-7020
    Bookstore                           602-787-7120
    Tutoring                              602-787-7180
    Student Services                  602-787-7244
    Computer Commons            602-787-6760
 

Class Schedule:
 

Week           Lesson            Due

1. 1/21                 intro                 1/29

2. 1/27                chap 10             2/5

3.  2/3                chap 14             2/12

4. 2/10               chap 15             2/19

5. 2/18               exam I               2/26

6. 2/24              chap 16              3/5

7. 3/3                chap 17              3/12

8.  3/10             exam II              3/26

9. 3/24              chap 18              4/2

10. 3/31            chap 19              4/9

11. 4/7              project               4/16

12. 4/14           exam III              4/23

13. 4/21           chap 13              4/30

14. 4/28            taxes                  5/7

15. 5/5              exam IV             5/14