SUMMER 2012 Advance Assignments

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UNDERGRADUATE
For VB courses, go to https://online.walshcollege.edu/ to find your course syllabus with assignment information.
ACCOUNTING
ACC 300*ALL / Purchase Wiley text and read Chapters 1 and 2.
ACC 301*ALL / Purchase Kieso (Volume 1) and read Chapter-3. Review the chapters in the Accounting cycle
(basic financial statements, debits and credits, adjusting journal entries) from any Fundamental Accounting text.
ACC 302*ALL / Purchase the Accounting 302/502 coursepack and Kieso 13th Edition (Volume 2) text from the
bookstore. Read Chapter 14 in Volume 1 of the Kieso text. For those students without Volume 1,
copies of the text will be kept on reserve in both the Troy and Novi libraries or academic office.
ACC 303*
ALL / Purchase Kieso (Volume 2) and ACC 303/503 Coursepack. Review the Fundamental Accounting Summary
from the coursepack, prepare the River Company Problem, and read the section on one-year errors.
ACC 310 / Study Chapters 1 and 2 of Managerial Accounting.
ACC 406*ALL / Review the contents of the Systems Understanding Aid. Read the Preface, Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 in the
Reference Manual. Read Pages 3-9 in the Instruction, Flowchart and Ledgers Book
ACC 411*ALL / Read Chapter 1.Print the solutions for these exercises and problems and bring them to class
ACC 412*ALL / Read Chapters 1, 2, and 3 in the course textbook. Review the text exercises/problems.
Do Questions & Exercises for Chapter 3, 3-2 through 3-6 in preparation for class discussion.
ACC 415* / Read Chapters 1-3 in the Whittington/Pany text
ACC 418 / Please submit the following at the beginning of the first class session:
1.  Your up-to-date resume. Unless you have extensive business experience,
the resume should be one page.
2.  An actual cover letter used in your job search or a cover letter appropriate for a future job
search (200-400 words). Use the CPA firm or company of your choice.
3.  An actual or hypothetical thank-you letter written after an office visit to a potential employer
(100-200 words).
4.  Read and study the textbook by authors May and May, Effective Writing for Accountants,
Ch 13 on resumes and Chapter 5 pages 85-88 on punctuation. / 1.  / 2. 
ACC 419 / Read chapters 1-3
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
BBA 461 / Read Chapter #1 in the Strategic Management, David textbook.
BUSINESS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
BIT 305 V1 / Read Syllabus and Review the Chapters on Windows (pages WIN1 to Win 33) and File Management
(pages FM1 to FM 20) of the textbook.
BIT 335*
VB1& VB61 / Read Chapters 1, 2, and 3 in your textbook
Read Business Plug-ins 2 (found online at http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/dl/free/0073376841/944601/baL76841_pluginb02_002_021.pdf)
Read Business Plug-in 3 (found online at http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/dl/free/0073376841/944601/baL76841_pluginb03_002_021.pdf)
BIT 335 W01 / Chapters 1 and 2 in your textbook Business Driven Technology
and pages 3-21 of The World is Flat 3.0. It can be accessed on www.google.com/books.
BUSINESS LAW
BL 420 / Read Chp 1,2,3 and App. B
COMMUNICATIONS
COM 210 / Read chapters 1 & 2 in Essentials of Business Communication
COM 320*ALL / 1. Obtain the three textbooks:
Title:BCom (3rd ed.)
Authors: Carol M. Lehman, Debbie D. DuFrene
Publisher: South-WesternCengage Learning
ISBN: 9781111527778
Title: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.)
Author: American Psychological Association
Publisher: American Psychological Association. (2010).
ISBN: 978-1-4-3380561
Title: Pearson Business Reference and Writer's Handbook
Authors: Roberta Moore, Patricia Seraydarian, Rosemary Fruehling
Publisher: Pearson
ISBN: 9780135140536
2. Read Chapter 1, Lehman, C.M., & DuFrene,D.D. (2011). Establishing a framework for business
communication. InC.M. Lehman &D.D. DuFrene,BCom (3rd ed., pp. 2-19). Mason, OH: South-Western
Cengage Learning.
COM 340*ALL / 1. Obtain the three textbooks:
Title:BCom (3rd ed.)
Authors: Carol M. Lehman, Debbie D. DuFrene
Publisher: South-WesternCengage Learning
ISBN: 9781111527778
Title: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.)
Author: American Psychological Association
Publisher: American Psychological Association. (2010).
ISBN: 978-1-4-3380561
Title: Pearson Business Reference and Writer's Handbook
Authors: Roberta Moore, Patricia Seraydarian, Rosemary Fruehling
Publisher: Pearson
ISBN: 9780135140536
2. Read Chapter 1, Lehman, C.M., & DuFrene,D.D. (2011). Establishing a framework for business
communication. InC.M. Lehman &D.D. DuFrene,BCom (3rd ed., pp. 2-19). Mason, OH: South-Western
Cengage Learning.
ECONOMIC
FINANCE
FIN 310 / Read Chapters 2& 3 of the textbook "An Introduction to Financial Markets and Institutions"
FIN 315 W61,W01 / Read Chapters 1-3 before the first class.
MANAGEMENT
MGT 405 / Read Chapter #1 in The Labor Relations Process - 9th Edition -- Holly, Jennings, Wolters
MGT 410 / Read Chapters 1 and 2.
MARKETING
QUANTITATIVE METHODS
QM 301*ALL / Read chapter 3, sections one andtwo. Do problem no. 9, 11, 20, and 24.
Read chapter 6, section two. Do problem no. 11, 18, 21, and 25
QM 301*61 / Read Chapters 1 through 3 of the textbook Statistics for Business and Economics
TAXATION
TAX 495*ALL / Read Chapters 1
TAX 496*ALL / Read Chapter 2 and any related Code sections.
TAX 497 / Read chapter 5.
GRADUATE
For VB courses, go to https://online.walshcollege.edu/ to find your course syllabus with assignment information.
ACCOUNTING
ACC 500 ALL / Purchase Wiley text and read Chapters 1 and 2.
ACC 501*ALL / Purchase Kieso (Volume 1) and read Chapter-3. Review the chapters in the Accounting cycle
(basic financial statements, debits and credits, adjusting journal entries) from any Fundamental Accounting text.
ACC 502*ALL / Purchase the Accounting 302/502 coursepack and Kieso (Volume 2) text from the
bookstore. Read Chapters 13 and 14 in Volume 1 of the Kieso text. For those students without Volume 1,
copies of the text will be kept on reserve in the Troy and Novi libraries or the academic office.
ACC 503*ALL / Purchase Kieso (Volume 2) and ACC 303/503 Coursepack. Review the Fundamental Accounting Summary
from the coursepack, complete the River Company Problem, and read the section on one-year errors.
ACC 505 / Read Chapters 1-3 in the Managerial Accounting textbook.
ACC 506*ALL / Review the contents of the Systems Understanding Aid. Read the Preface, Chapter 1 and Chapter 2
in the Reference Manual. Read Pages 3-9 in the Instruction, Flowchart and Ledgers Book.
ACC 511*ALL / Read Chapter 1. Print the solutions for these exercises and problems and bring them to class.
ACC 512*ALL / Read Chapters 1, 2, and 3 in the course textbook. Review the text exercises/problems.
Do Questions & Exercises for Chapter 3, 3-2 through 3-6 in preparation for class discussion.
ACC 515*01 / Read Chapters 1-3 in the Whittington/Pany text.
ACC 518 / Please submit the following at the beginning of the first class session:
1.  Your up-to-date resume. Unless you have extensive business experience,
the resume should be one page.
2.  An actual cover letter used in your job search or a cover letter appropriate for a future job
search (200-400 words). Use the CPA firm or company of your choice.
3.  An actual or hypothetical thank-you letter written after an office visit to a potential employer
(100-200 words).
4.  Read and study the textbook by authors May and May, Effective Writing for Accountants,
Ch 13 on resumes and Chapter 5 pages 85-88 on punctuation. / 1.  / 2. 
ACC 519 / Read chapters 1-3.
ACC 550 / Purchase the Integrated Audit Practice Case. The first class meeting will focus on the syllabus, the review
of selected audit pronouncements, and the first three sections of the Integrated Audit Practice Case.
BUSINESS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
BIT 561* V1&V2 / Read Syllabus
*Get Books
*Get a head-start on week 1 reading.
*Read PMBOK Chs 1, 2, 3
*Read Kerzner Chs 1, 2, 9, 21
BUSINESS LAW
BL 556 / Read Chapters 1 and 2 (including Appendix) of the text and be prepared to discuss them, along with
Case 2.2 and the chapter reviews, for the 1st day of class.
COMMUNICATION
COM 520 / 1. Obtain the three textbooks
Title: Strategic Management Communication for Leaders (2nd ed.)
ISBN # 978-0-538-45134-5
Author: Robyn Walker
Publisher: South-Western,Cengage Learning
Title: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.)
Author: American Psychological Association
Publisher: American Psychological Association. (2010).
ISBN: 978-1-4-3380561
Title: Pearson Business Reference and Writer's Handbook
Authors: Roberta Moore, Patricia Seraydarian, Rosemary Fruehling
Publisher: Pearson
ISBN: 9780135140536
2. Read Chapter 1, Walker, R. (2008).What is strategic communication? In R. Walker, Strategic management communication for Leaders (2nd ed., pp. 2-15). Mason, OH: South-WesternCengage Learning.
ECONOMICS
ECN 503 / Read chapters 1 and 2.
FIN 515 VB1 / read chapters 1 & 2 (Mishkin) and complete the online course lectures for Week 1 before
coming to the first class.
ECN 523V2 / Read Syllabus
Read chapters 1 and 2
Introduce yourself in the discussion section
FINANCE
FIN 506 / Read Chapters 1 & 2 in textbook
Read Chapters 1 - 3 in Financial Shenanigans
FIN 510*01 / Read Chpts 1 & 2 from ‘Financial Management – Theory and Practice,
FIN 515 VB1 / read chapters 1 & 2 (Mishkin) and complete the online course lectures for Week 1 before coming to the
first class.
FIN 587 / Valuing A Business, Pratt, Reilly, Schweihs
Page XV – XVII, Notation System Used in This Book
Appendix A
Chapter 1
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
MANAGEMENT
MGT 530 / Read Chapters 1 &2,
MGT 559-V1 / Read Chapters 1 ,
MGT 579 / Read and Chapters 1 & 2
MGT 580 / Chapters 1 and 2.
QUANTITATIVE METHODS
QM 515*ALL / Read Chapters 1, 2, and 3.
TAX
TAX 500 / Read Raabe ch 1,, read Murray chp 1 & 2, read
TAX 501 / Read Freeland Chapter 1 (A and B ).
TAX 507 / Read Gertzman Ch, 1, 2, and 10. Read Rev . Prov. 2002-39
TAX 528 / Read Ch. 1-6.
TAX 531 / (1)  Read LARSON chapters 33,,34, 35,. (2) Read IRC sections 761 (a),7701 (a)(2),704(e) (3) Read Form 8832
(4) Rea Treas, Reg. 1.761-1(a), (5) Read Treas. Regs 301.7701-1, -2, and -3, (6) Read Commissioner v,

Calbertson ,337 U.S. 733 ( 1949). (7) Read Luna v. Commissioner, 42T.C. 1067 ( 1964)

TAX 537 / Read Ch 1, 2, and 3.
TAX 550 / Read Ch 1 ( E, F and G only) and Chapter 2 ( omit J).
Tax 593 / Read Chapter 1.
Tax 595 / Read Chapter 1.
Tax 596 / Read Chapter 2 and any related Code sections
Tax 597 / Read Chapter 5.