ACCOUNTING 115 -                            SECTION: ACC 115

PROFESSOR: Dr. F.R.Jex,CPA,MBA,Ph.D       

OFFICE:    A-119                           ROOM: Online

PHONE:     586-286-2171                      MAILBOX: A-109 (Center

FAX:      586-286-2038                         Campus)

E-Mail:   drfrjex@comcast.net or jexf@macomb.edu

Webpages: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/drfrjex/

 

Text Website: http://myphlip1.pearsoncmg.com

 

Blackboard: http://macomb.blackboard.com/

        

TEXT:     Microsoft Excel for Accounting by Smith, Smith &  Smith (ISBN #0-13-008551-0)

          Computerized Accounting with Peachtree Complete Accounting by Bigham & Duke (ISBN # 0-13-751421-2)

 

OPTIONAL: WALL STREET JOURNAL, BARRON, BUSINESS WEEK, and

FORTUNE  

 

DETERMINATION OF GRADE:           GRADING SCALE:

     Homework            = 40%         A = 90 - 100%

     Class Participation = 30          B = 80 -  89           

     WWW Reserch         = 30         C = 70 -  79           

                                      D = 60 -  69 

Total           100%         E =  0 -  59

         

                                               

PREREQUISITE:

     ACC 109

 

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

The uses of microcomputers to complete accounting tasks and solve various accounting problems

    

METHOD OF INSTRUCTION:

     Online

 

SCHEDULE:

     See Assignment Calendar


NOTES:

 

You have the RIGHT to ask anyone in class for help.

     You have the DUTY to assist anyone who asks for help.

     You are expected to have studied the assigned chapter.

You are expected to have done your homework and spent some

time thinking about your solution.

     Discussion Board Participation:

Each of you are expected to contribute a minimum of two (2) meaningful responses to the general discussion per day on at least three (3) out of the seven (7) days each week. Your responses can be in the form of comments ("nice job" does not count as meaningful); adding further questions for discussion, or references to materials relating to the current seminar topics. Your responses may also be in regard to journal entries other members of the class have uploaded to each seminar or to articles you have read, or experiences you wish to share that pertain to the current week's topic. THIS LAST ITEM IS VERY IMPORTANT, AS YOUR EXPERIENCES ARE UNIQUE. BY SHARING THEM WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE CLASS WE ALL GAIN FROM EXPERIENCES THAT WE MIGHT NEVER HAVE LEARNED.

     Homework:

When completed Homework must be SENT to the Instructor's Digital Drop Box by the due dates.

Journal Entries:

You will prepare a journal throughout this course. You will send it to the appropriate Discussion Board by the due dates. Journal entries for each seminar should relate to how the concepts of the course relate to a past or present workplace you have experienced. Comment on your experience with the topics covered during each week. You must demonstrate that you have thought through the issues and can propose solutions, or have developed insights, in keeping with the discussions in the class.

WWW Research Exercise:

Report on a current pertinent accounting article

500 words of review (summary) and view (your viewpoint) format of the article

The paper MUST have proper MLA citation

Report must be SENT to the Instructor's Digital Drop Box by 8th Week.

Expect a substantial amount of work for this class this

semester.

Assignments will be graded as to CORRECTNESS, COMPLETENESS,

and TIMELINESS. Quality of work turned in must be in a professional and business-like manner.

Assignments cannot be assumed to be received until a grade

has been posted to the gradebook (The gradebook is updated three times a day Monday through Friday)

Plagiarism and cheating WILL NOT be tolerated. Any student

Found guilty of either will AUTOMATICALLY receive a failing grade!

An "I" grade is given only when a small portion of the

course work is required to be completed. Student must have attended the first seven weeks of the semester. If the work is not completed by the end of the following semester, class grade will be computed with the incomplete course work as 0%. This MUST be discussed with the professor.

     Students who OFFICIALLY withdraw during the first 3/4 of

the semester (6th  Week) shall receive a "W" grade. Students may NOT officially withdraw during the last 1/4 of the semester, but will be given their earned grade.


ASSIGNMENTS CALENDAR
  ACCOUNTING 115

(REVISED 06.05.02)

 

Week #1   Read Chapters #1-9 & Prepare Selected Excel Templates

 

     #2   Prepare Selected Excel Templates

 

     #3   Prepare Selected Excel Templates

 

     #4   Prepare Selected Excel Templates

 

     #5   Peachtree Chapters #1-3

 

     #6   Peachtree Chapters #4-6

 

     #7   Peachtree Chapters #7-8

 

     #8   Peachtree Chapters #9-10 & WWW Reserch Paper