Documente Academic
Documente Profesional
Documente Cultură
Spring 2016
REQUIRED MATERIALS
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course introduces to students the basic measurement and reporting concepts underlying the
accounting system for communicating financial information to users external to the organization. Topics
include information processing, preparation of financial statements, the role of ethics in accounting
decisions, analysis of financial data, and valuation and reporting issues for assets, liabilities, stockholders
equity, revenues, and expenses.
PLAGIARISM/ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
The School of Business expects the highest level of ethical behavior from its students, both in the
classroom and in their future careers. Therefore, students should be familiar with the Standards of
Academic Conduct (including Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty), described in the Student Handbook,
as these policies will be strictly enforced by the School of Business.
EXAM POLICY
There will be 2 midterm exams in this course, plus a comprehensive final exam. Dates for these exams
are listed on the attached Assignment Schedule. Each student is responsible for managing his/her own
personal schedule to be present at the exams. Students pictured ID will be checked at the time of the
exam. No computers, cell phones or Blackberries are allowed during the tests. Students should bring
Scantron Form 882 E along with a calculator to the exam. All exams must be done in pencil and must be
neat.
I will not allow make-up exam for any reason. Students who do not attend exams at scheduled time
will receive 0 for the grade. No exception will be allowed for this policy.
GRADING
Final grades will be awarded on the basis of individual achievement, computed from the following
allocation:
GRADING SCALE
Class No. Date Chapter Reading & Preparation for Next Class
2 3-30-2016 Chapter 1
3 Chapter 1 &2
4 Chapter 2
5 Chapter 3
7 Midterm One
8 Chapter 4
9 Chapter 4 & 5
10 Chapter 5&6
11 Chapter 6&7
12 Chapter 7
13 Midterm Two Review
14 Midterm Two
15 Chapter 9
16 Chapter 9 & Project
17 Chapter 10, *Project Due
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Review for Final Exam
It is your responsibility to be informed of any change to the syllabus that may occur.