Principles of Accounting II Syllabus

AC 102: Principles of Accounting II

This course studies accounting for notes, interest, inventory, prepaid expenses, and plant assets. Emphasis is placed on accrual basis accounting applied to a medium-sized business. Studies the nature and formation of corporations including classes of stocks, stock subscriptions, dividends, intangibles, and bonds.
Student Learning Outcomes

Course Objectives: When the course is completed you will be able to:

  • have a basic understanding of accounting for merchandise inventory
  • understand the accounting for bad debts, note receivable and payable
  • record stock and bond transactions
  • construct and interpret cash flow statements

General Education Objectives: When the course if completed you will be able to:

  • comprehend material with clarity
Instructional Materials

College Accounting, Jeffrey Slater, 13th Edition, Prentice Hall, Pearson Learning Solutions, 2017.

Course Policies

Incomplete Policy: Students will not be given an incomplete grade in the course without sound reason and documented evidence as described in the Student Handbook. In any case, for a student to receive an incomplete, he or she must be passing the course.

Missed Classes: As an active member of the class, your attendance is vital. You are responsible for obtaining material distributed and/or lecture notes discussed on class days due to an absence.

Missed Tests/Quizzes: Quizzes to be given periodically throughout the quarter will be announced. (The instructor reserves the right to quiz announced and unannounced on material; unannounced quiz cannot be made up.) Each quiz is taken only one time. The makeup schedule will be announced by the instructor.

Failure to take the final exam will result in a failing grade for the course.

Class Information: I can be contacted at the phone numbers listed or bstephens@huntingtonjuniorcollege.edu. I will respond to messages received between Monday 8 AM and Friday 1 PM within 24 hours. However, messages received after 1 PM Friday I will respond within 48 hours or no later than midnight Monday.

Need for Assistance: If you have any condition, such as a physical or learning disability, which will make it difficult for you to carry out the work as I have outlined, or which will require academic accommodations, please notify me as soon as possible.

 

Student Evaluation:

Chapter quizzes (5) 50
Assignments (10 includes final) 500
Attendance 50
Total Points Possible 600

Grade Scale:                           

Letter Grade Percentage
A 90-100
B 80-89
C 70-79
D 60-69
F 59-below
Course Outline

(tentative and subject to change)

Week

Subject Matter

Assignment

One

Chapter 13

Accounting for Bad Debts

Chapter 13

All exercises Set A

All problems Set A

Two

Chapter 14

Notes Receivable and Notes Payable

Chapter 14

All exercises Set A

All problems Set A

Three

Chapter 15

Accounting for Merchandise Inventory

Chapter 15

All exercises Set A

All problems Set A

Four

Chapter 16

Accounting for Property, Plant, Equipment, and Intangible Assets

Chapter 16

All exercises Set A

All problems Set A

Five

Chapter 17

Partnership

Chapter 17

All exercises Set A

All problems Set A

Six

Chapter 18

Corporations: Organizations and Stock

Chapter 18

All exercises Set A

All problems Set A

Seven

Chapter 19

Corporations: Stock Values, Dividends, Treasury Stocks, and Retained Earnings

Chapter 19

All exercises Set A

All problems Set A

Eight

Chapter 20

Corporations and Bonds Payable

Chapter 20

All exercises Set A

 

Nine

Chapter 20 (continued)

Corporations and Bonds Payable

Chapter 20

All problems Set A

Ten

Chapter 21

Statement of Cash Flows

Chapter 21

All exercises Set A

All problems Set A

Eleven

Chapter 21

Final Exam

Chapter 21

Final Exam

Communication

Emails will be responded to no later than 48 hours or by the end of business on Monday for mail received over the weekend.

College Policies

Academic Honesty Policy
The college has a firm policy against academic dishonesty, including cheating or plagiarism. Students guilty of academic dishonesty will be administratively dropped from the course with a grade of ‘F’ and subject to disciplinary action, which may include suspension and dismissal. 

Please refer to the Academic Honesty Policy for detailed information.

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