Community College of Baltimore County - Catonsville

School of Business, Criminal Justice and Law

Business Studies Department – Accounting Program

ACCT 116 – Computerized Accounting – CEA

Syllabus & General Course Outline

Spring 2013

Common Course Outline Description–A study of the use of small computers in business, emphasizing accounting concepts with key software skills supported in QuickBooks Accounting. Prerequisite: ACCT 101

  1. Basic Course Information

Instructor: James Bryant, CPA, MBA

Semester: Spring 2013

Room: BESS 309

Phone: 443-840-4204

Fax: 443-840-5321

Email: (Use the Blackboard Message tool during the semester)

Business Department Secretary: 443-840-4545(Emergency only)

Class Meeting day(s) and time(s):MWF 11:15am-12:10pm Room E 109

Instructor’s Office Hours:

MWF 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM

TTH 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM

M 6:00PM to 7:00 PM

Students Requiring Special Services: If you are a student in need of special services, please inform me at the beginning of the semester to ensure that suitable arrangements are made.

Student Concerns:CCBC is dedicated to helping students make the most of their academic experience; therefore, we seek to maintain a positive environment for you to attain your academic goals. If you encounter problems or have concerns about an experience you have encountered, there are established procedures that you may use to bring your concerns to the attention of the proper authorities within CCBC.

Contact Information for Course-related Concerns: Students should first attempt to take concerns to the faculty member/program coordinator, James Bryant. If students are unable to resolve course-related concerns with the instructor/program coordinator, they should contact Professor Paul Coakley, Business Department Chair, at 443-840-4917 or his administrative assistant Paige Sweeney at 443-840-4545. If this matter remains unresolved, you would contact Dr. Dennis Seymour, Dean of the School of BSSWE (Business, Social Sciences, Wellness and Education) at 443-840-3736.Please see the URL below for additional information:

  1. Course Goals

Upon completion of this course the student will be able to:

  • Identify and define the features of QuickBooks Pro software;
  • Identify the three ways to navigate QuickBooks;
  • Customize a chart of accounts;
  • Fraud prevention with the use of passwords;
  • Understanding the banking features: writing checks, recording deposits, and reconciling bank statements;
  • Recording transactions with customers: customer list, invoices, reminder statements, payments received from customers, journal entries and customer reports;
  • Recording transactions with vendors: vendor list, item list
  • Review of the purchasing cycle: create purchase orders, receive inventory, receive bills, print checks, enter bills, vendor reports;
  • Recording payroll transactions and tracking time worked: employee list, time tracking, create paychecks, pay payroll liabilities, process tax forms, payroll reports;
  • Create various reports and graphs: general ledger, financial statements, tax reports, reports for internal use by managers, and income tax reports;
  • Set up a new service company in QuickBooks;
  • Review basic types of transactions recorded by a small business and the accounting cycle;
  • Set up a merchandising corporation in QuickBooks;

Major Topics

  • QuickBooks Pro
  • Chart of Accounts
  • Banking
  • Customers and Sales
  • Vendors, Purchases and Inventory
  • Employees and Payroll
  • Reports and Graphs
  • New Company Setup
  • Accounting for a Service Company
  • Merchandising Corporation: Sales, Purchases and Inventory

Rationale

This course is places basic accounting principles in a computerized setting,utilizing a self-paced method. The Community College of Baltimore County is committed to providing a high-quality learning experience that results in a growth in knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to function successfully as a transfer student, in a career, and as a citizen. To accomplish this goal, we maintain high academic standards and expect students to accept personal responsibility for their individual growth by attending class (login to Blackboard on a regular basis), completing all assignments in Connect, participating in activities, discussions, and preparing for tests and exams.

  1. Evaluation

Grading Policy

Assignments and Assessments Point Value

Assignments (Chapters 1-10) @ 60 points** / 600
Summary Learning Statement / 100
Cumulative Final Exam / 300
Total Points / 1000

** Late homework:

Assignments one week late will earn a maximum point value of 1/2 of the attainable points, Assignments two weeks late or more will be assigned zero points.
Even if your homework is late and you do not earn any points it is still required to be completed prior to starting the current chapter.

Final Points Letter Grade
900-1000 A -- Excellent
800-899 B – Good Work
700-799 C – Satisfactory Work
600-699 D – Poor Work, but Passing
Below 600 F – Non-completion of course requirements or unsatisfactory completion

Out-of-Class Work Expectations:

This is a three credit course. You are expected to complete at least six hours of work per week outside of the class including reading, class preparation, homework, studying, etc.

Attendance Policy – Studentsare expected to attend every class. Even though students have worked ahead in the course, they may not “skip” a class without my permission. Permission may be granted if a student is three chapters ahead and the grades for those chapters have been entered in the Blackboard grade book.

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Audit Policy – According to the Spring, 2013 Academic Calendar, the last day to withdraw with a “W” is April 8, 2013.The last day to change to audit status is February 15, 2013. If you change to audit you are expected to contact the instructor to determine the requirements. Otherwise the grade will change to a “W”. To audit a class you must attend class throughout the semester.

Academic Integrity – Cheating and plagiarism will not be tolerated. A student found to have engaged in either will receive a failing grade for the course.

Student Expectations:
1.Students will refrain from talking with classmates while the instructor or another student has the floor. Participation is welcome with a free exchange of ideas pertaining to the class material. Respect for a diversity of ideas and backgrounds is assumed.
2. Students are expected to arrive on time.
3. Students are expected to turn off their cell phones before entering the classroom. Any student answering their cell phone or texting in class will be asked to leave the classroom immediately.
4. Students may not listen to music in the classroom.
5. No gum chewing is allowed in the classroom.
6. No food are drinks are allowed at a computer station.
7. Recording devices of any type are not allowed in the classroom.

  1. Course Procedures

Required Materials:

  1. Computerized Accounting with QuickBooks 2013, 15th edition, by Donna Kay
  2. USB drive (thumb drive) required

Course–related policies and procedures:

  1. The Deliverables Checklist is located at the end of each chapter. Make a copy or download it from the textbook website.
  2. Read each chapter before coming to class, highlight the direction to PRINT where necessary.
  3. Complete each chapter (do not complete the WebQuests, Cases or Projects).
  4. Match your documents to the documents in the solutions manuals located near the printers. If your documents do not match, go back and correct your mistake and/or ask me for help in the classroom.
  5. For a diagnosis of your errors,I will assist you in the classroom computer lab.
  6. DO NOT submit your chapter printouts without checking the solutions manual first.
  7. Fill in your name and the date on the upper-right hand corner of the checklist.
  8. Assemble the printouts in the order listed on the Printout Checklist
  9. Staple the Printout Checklist on top of the printouts, in the upper left-hand corner.
  10. During class, all assignments are to be placed in the wooden drop box in the classroom.
  11. Do NOT place the printouts in my CCBC mailbox, hand them to my secretary, nor slip them under my door. You may turn them in the following week as late homework.

Week / Homework – All homework is due at the end of the class period.

  1. Orientation
  2. Chapter 1
  3. Chapter 2
  4. Chapter 3
  5. Chapter 4
  6. Chapter 5
  7. Chapter 6
  8. Chapter 7
  9. Chapter 8
  10. Spring Break – college closed
  11. Chapter 9
  12. Chapter 9
  13. Chapter 10
  14. Chapter 10 / Summary Learning Statement
  15. Cumulative Final Exam – bring a calculator (cell phones are not allowed)

Due dates will be extended only for the following reasons:

  • A medical situation where a doctor’s note must be sent to me (fax, scan, mail)
  • The death of an immediate family member – you must be listed in the obituary or get at note from the funeral director – the maximum time to grieve is three days.

College Wide Syllabus PoliciesFor college wide syllabus policies go to the “MySyllabiPolicies” tab on the MyCCBC page – the student portal for CCBC.

This syllabus may be changed at any time with notification.