GOVERNMENTAL AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT ACCOUNTING
ACCT. 4338
11:00 AM – 12:20 PM
TUES. – THUR.
SPRING, 2015
103 FRED HALE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Instructor: Dr. Eddie Hamby
Course Prerequisite: Accounting 2302
Office Hours: Monday – 11:00 – 2:00 PM
Tuesday – 9:30 – 11:00 AM, 12:30 – 1:30 PM
Wednesday – 11:00 – 2:00 PM
Thursday - 9:30 – 11:00 AM
Tutoring: Will take place during office hours when needed. It can either be individual tutoring or group
tutoring.
Office Location – 119 Fred Hale School of Business
Important Contact Numbers: (903)923-2152 – Office
(903)923-2148 – Administrative Office
(318)965-1360 – Home
(318)840-2723 – Cell
(903)927-4443 – FAX
– School
- Home
Text: Accounting for Governmental & Nonprofit Entities, Reck, Lowensohn, Wilson, 16th. edition,
ISBN: 978-0-07-811093-1
Course Description: Course Description: This course will examine the principles and practices that apply to fund accounting used by governments and not-for-profit organizations. Topics include, but are not limited to:
Revenues
Expenditures
Appropriations
Tax Levies
Budgets
Special Funds
Financial Reporting
Course Objectives: Successful completion of the course will include, but not be limited to, the student being able to define and demonstrate working knowledge of the theories and procedures applicable to financial accounting for governmental and not-for-profit organizations as described in the text.
Grading Methods: Homework – Up to 100 Points
Major Tests – 400 Points
Pop Tests (As warranted)
Class Project – 150 Points
Total Points – 650 Plus Pop Tests
There will be four major tests covering approximately three chapters per test. There will be no midterm or cumulative final exam. Homework will count up to 100 points for the semester and may be collected ten times during the semester. I am not looking for absolute perfection in the assignment for a student to be able to make ten points. I am looking for effort and an indication that the student has a basic understanding of the homework concepts that the exercises/problems have presented. The homework assignment that is due is the one listed on the current date. It is due on that date and not the next class period. I have students who habitually come to class late. Homework will be taken up at the beginning of class when I walk into the room at 11:00 AM. If you are not in your seat at that time and I take up homework you will not be allowed to pass in your homework. There will also be a class project where students will be teamed up and interview a governmental/not-for-profit entity on various aspects of their operations. This project will be discussed thoroughly before the students are sent on the interview. Once the interview is complete, a paper and class presentation will be required outlining the findings of the interview. This project will count 150 points.
Pop tests will be given when two things happen. The first is what I call the “Twenty Percent Rule”. If twenty percent of the class is absent for any given class period, a pop test will be given. The second situation where a pop test will be administered is one where I believe students are copying homework assignments from other students. This is easily determined by the homework assignments that are turned in and then seeing how the student responds to questions and exercises in the class. As previously stated, what I am looking for is the student to make an effort at the homework exercises/homework.
Grading Scale: 90 – 100 – A
89 – 80 – B
79 – 70 – C
69 – 60 – D
Below 60 – F
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Students enrolled at East Texas Baptist University are expected to conduct themselves in accordance
with the highest standards of academic honesty and integrity avoiding all forms of cheating,
illicit possession of examinations or examination materials, unwarranted access to instructor’s solutions’
manuals, plagiarism, forgery, collusion and submissions of the same assignment to multiple
courses.
Penalties that may be applied by the faculty member to individual cases of academic dishonesty
by a student include one or more of the following:
• Failure of the class in question
• Failure of particular assignments
• Requirement to redo the work in question
• Requirement to submit additional work
All incidents related to violations of academic integrity are required to be reported to the Vice
President for Academic Affairs and multiple violations of academic integrity will result in further
disciplinary measures which could lead to dismissal from the University. (2014-15 Undergraduate Academic Catalog, p. 21)
CLASS ATTENDANCE
East Texas Baptist University is committed to the policy that regular and punctual attendance is
essential to successful scholastic achievement. Attendance at all meetings of the course for which a
student is registered is expected. To be eligible to earn credit in a course, the student must attend at
least 75 percent of all class meetings.
1. Absences begin with the first meeting of a class, and students registering late
incur absences from the first class meeting of the semester.
2. Students are responsible for all material covered in class meetings and are
expected to meet all class requirements for the course.
3. Students who accumulate university-approved absences (athletic teams, musical
organizations, other authorized groups) will be allowed to make up work
missed as a result of that activity provided that:
A. The activity was properly scheduled;
B. The absence was authorized in advance; and
C. Arrangements were made with their instructors prior to the absence.
Such absences are, nonetheless, counted as classes missed.
Note: All graded in-class activities, which by their nature cannot be taken in advance or made
up upon return, will not count against the student’s grade OR may at the discretion of the
faculty member, be replaced by a different evaluation method.
4. The opportunity to make up work missed as a result of absences other than
those identified in Item 3 above may be granted only when the instructor
involved grants that privilege. Such absences should be documented by the
student to the fullest extent possible.
5. Due to the nature of the content of some courses and some programs of study,
more stringent attendance requirements may be required. Students should carefully
follow all requirements contained in the course syllabi.
When a student has exceeded the absence limit for a class due to circumstances beyond his or
her control, the student may appeal in writing. The appeal must follow the process detailed in the
“Grade Appeals Process” in this catalog. No appeal will be heard after six weeks from the date the student is officially notified that the absence limit has been exceeded. If a resident student is not attending classes he/she may be required to move out of the residence hall. (2014-15 Undergraduate Academic Catalog, pp. 23-24)
For this course a student is allowed to miss seven classes. This number does not include university-approved absences. If you are unable to make it to class for a good reason and notify me prior to the class, I will not count this absence as one of the seven. If a class is missed and is not approved (university-approved or contacting me prior to the absence) and homework is collected for that period or a pop test given or a major test given, the student will receive a grade of “Zero” for that test/homework assignment. If the student has an approved absence they will be allowed to make up the work.
ACCOMMODATION TESTING
All proctored exams for students with accommodations will be given in the library. The five individual testing rooms are equipped for recording video and audio, so the student can be monitored by the testing coordinator and faculty can review video for up to 48 hours after test is given. Tests should be delivered to the testing coordinator two class days prior to the test date. It is the student’s responsibility to schedule the test date one week prior to the test and time using the ACE website (www.etbu.edu/ace). Ideally, exams will be given the same day as the course schedule. Students must provide his or her own scantron/green book.
Important Dates: First day of classes: Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Last day to drop or withdraw: Thursday, April 2, 2015
Classes end: Friday, April 24, 2015
Final Examination: Tuesday, April 28, 2015 – 11:00 – 12:50 PM
Proposed Course Content and Tentative Class Schedule
(We will be flexible and adjust as necessary)
1- 8 – Chapter 1 – Introduction to Accounting and Financial Reporting for Governmental and
Not-for-Profit Entities
1-13 – Chap. 1 con’t., True-False 1-10, Multiple Choice 1-10
1-15 – Chapter 2 – Principles of Accounting and Financial Reporting for State and Local Governments
1-20 – Chap. 2 con’t., Case 2-1, Multiple Choice 1-10
1-22 – Chapter 3 – Governmental Operating Statement Accounts; Budgetary Accounting
1-27 – Chap. 3 cont., Exercise 3-3, Exercise 3-7, Review for test
1-29 – Test – Chapters 1, 2, 3
2- 3 – Chapter 4 – Accounting for Governmental Operating Activities – Illustrative Transactions and
Financial Statements
2- 5 – Chap. 4 con’t., Multiple Choice 1-10, Exercise 4-3
2-10 – Chapter 5 – Accounting for General Capital Assets and Capital Projects
2-12 – Chap. 5 con’t., Exercise 5-3, Multiple Choice 1-10
2-17 – Chapter 6 – Accounting for General Long-term Liabilities and Debt Service
2-19 – Chap. 6 con’t., Question 6-5, Exercise 6-8, Review for test
2-24 – Test – Chapters 4, 5, 6
2-26 – Chapter 7 – Accounting for the Business-type Activities of State and Local Governments
3- 3 – Chap. 7 con’t., Multiple Choice 1-10, Exercise 7-3
3- 5 – Chap. 7 con’t., Exercise 7-7, parts a & b only
3-9-13 – Spring Break – University Holidays
3-17 – Chapter 8 – Accounting for Fiduciary Activities – Agency and Trust Funds
3-19 – Chap. 8 con’t., Multiple Choice 1-10, Exercise 8-4, parts a & b only
3-24 – Chapter 9 – Financial Reporting of State and Local Governments
3-26 – Chap. 9 con’t., Multiple Choice 1-10, Exercise 9-4, entries only
Review for test
3-31 – Test – Chapters 7, 8, 9
4- 2 – Chapter 11 – Auditing of Governmental and Not-for-Profit Organizations
4- 7 – Chap. 11 con’t., Multiple Choice 1-10
4- 9 – Chap. 11 con’t., Exercise 11-4, Exercise 11-7
4-14 – Chapter 13 – Accounting for Not-for-Profit Organizations
4-16 – Chap. 13 con’t.
4-21 – Class Presentations
4-23 – Class Presentations
Last day of class
Review for test
4-28 – Final Exam – 11:00 – 12:50 PM
Chapters 11, 13