ACCG70016
Financial Accounting 1 |
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Section I: Administrative Information
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Total hours: 42.0
Credit Value: 3.0
Credit Value Notes: N/A
Effective: Spring/Summer 2020
Prerequisites: N/A
Corequisites: N/A
Equivalents: N/A
Pre/Co/Equiv Notes: N/A |
Program(s):
Accounting and Finance Profess, Business, Office Administration, Payroll Compliance Practitione, Small Business Bookkeeping, Tax Accounting
Program Coordinator(s):
Ruxandra Dunn
Course Leader or Contact: N/A
Version: 20200519_00
Status: Approved (APPR)
Section I Notes:
This course is offered in a classroom version and an online version. In the classroom version, there are three hours per week of classroom instruction. The online version is a web-based course offered entirely online through Sheridan College. Students taking this course will need reliable access to the internet, and should have a basic level of comfort using computers as well as the self- discipline to study independently. Students can expect to spend an additional three hours per week for online activities such as postings, discussions, reading, homework and assignments.
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Section II: Course Details
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Detailed Description
Students use basic accounting procedures and theory to analyze financial information and explain financial statements. Students review underlying accounting concepts applicable to all fields of business, perform the steps of an accounting cycle, and provide useful information for decision makers. This course serves as the basis for more advanced studies in accounting. Students engage in interactive lectures, demonstrations and problem solving activities.
Program Context
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Accounting and Finance Profess |
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This course is part of the Accounting and Finance cluster of course offerings.
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Business |
Program Coordinator(s):
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This course is a compulsory component for the Business Certificate program.
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Office Administration |
Program Coordinator(s):
N/A |
This course is a compulsory component for the Office Administration Certificate program.
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Payroll Compliance Practitione |
Program Coordinator(s):
N/A |
This course is a compulsory component for the Payroll Compliance Practitioner program.
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Small Business Bookkeeping |
Program Coordinator(s):
Ruxandra Dunn |
This course is a compulsory component for the Small Business Bookkeeping Certificate program.
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Tax Accounting |
Program Coordinator(s):
Ruxandra Dunn |
This course is a compulsory component for the Tax Accounting Certificate program.
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Course Critical Performance and Learning Outcomes
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Critical Performance: |
| By the end of this course students will have demonstrated the ability to process an accounting cycle for a business entity.
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Learning Outcomes:
To achieve the critical performance, students will have demonstrated the ability to:
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- Analyze business transactions using the accounting equation.
- Record transactions in the journal, post from the journal to the ledger and prepare a trial balance.
- Prepare and balance a ten-column worksheet.
- Record typical adjusting entries at the end of the accounting period and prepare an adjusted trial balance.
- Prepare a balance sheet, an income statement and a statement of owner's equity from the adjusted trial balance
- Prepare closing entries for the revenue, expense and owners, capital accounts.
- Classify assets as current or long-term, and liabilities as current or non-current.
- Record sales and purchase transactions for a merchandising entity using the perpetual inventory system.
- Compute the cost of inventory and cost of goods sold using a variety of methods to determine
appropriate reporting of inventory.
- Account for petty cash transactions and reconcile banking activity.
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Evaluation Plan
Students demonstrate their learning in the following ways:
| Evaluation Plan: ONLINE
| Online Quizzes | 15.0% | | Online Assignments | 25.0% | | Mid-Term Test (Modules 1 - 3) | 25.0% | | Comprehensive Final Exam | 35.0% | | Total | 100.0% |
Evaluation Notes and Academic Missed Work Procedure: Please note that for the online course section, the completion of assignments, discussions, quizzes and exams will be done online.
Evaluation Plan: IN-CLASS
| Quizzes and/or homework | 10.0% | | Assignments | 15.0% | | Mid-Term Test (Modules 1 - 3) | 35.0% | | Final Exam (comprehensive) | 40.0% | | Total | 100.0% |
Evaluation Notes and Academic Missed Work Procedure: The midterm and final exam will be administered in a classroom. Students are expected to appear in person to write the final exam.
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Provincial Context
The course meets the following Ministry of Colleges and Universities requirements:
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Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition
PLAR Contact (if course is PLAR-eligible) - Office of the Registrar
Students may apply to receive credit by demonstrating achievement of the course learning outcomes through previous relevant work/life experience, service, self-study and training on the job. This course is eligible for challenge through the following method(s):
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Section III: Topical Outline
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Some details of this outline may change as a result of circumstances such as weather cancellations, College and student activities, and class timetabling.
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All Sheridan policies can be viewed on the Sheridan policy website.
The principle of academic integrity requires that all work submitted for evaluation and course credit be the original, unassisted work of the student. Cheating or plagiarism including borrowing, copying, purchasing or collaborating on work, except for group projects arranged and approved by the professor, or otherwise submitting work that is not the student's own, violates this principle and will not be tolerated. Students who have any questions regarding whether or not specific circumstances involve a breach of academic integrity are advised to review the Academic Integrity Policy and procedure and/or discuss them with the professor.
A majority of the course lectures and materials provided in class and posted in SLATE are protected by copyright. Use of these materials must comply with the Acceptable Use Policy, Use of Copyright Protected Work Policy and Student Code of Conduct. Students may use, copy and share these materials for learning and/or research purposes provided that the use complies with fair dealing or an exception in the Copyright Act. Permission from the rights holder would be necessary otherwise. Please note that it is prohibited to reproduce and/or post a work that is not your own on third-party commercial websites including but not limited to Course Hero or OneNote. It is also prohibited to reproduce and/or post a work that is not your own or your own work with the intent to assist others in cheating on third-party commercial websites including but not limited to Course Hero or OneNote.
Sheridan's Intellectual Property Policy generally applies such that students own their own work. Please be advised that students working with external research and/or industry collaborators may be asked to sign agreements that waive or modify their IP rights. Please refer to Sheridan's IP Policy and Procedure.
Sheridan is committed to provide a learning environment that supports academic achievement by respecting the dignity, self-esteem and fair treatment of every person engaged in the learning process. Behaviour which is inconsistent with this principle will not be tolerated. Details of Sheridan's policy on Harassment and Discrimination, Academic Integrity and other academic policies are available on the Sheridan policy website.
Accessible Learning coordinates academic accommodations for students with disabilities. For more information or to register, please see the Accessible Learning website (Statement added September 2016)
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