Administrative Computer Technology

MICROCOMPUTER ACCOUNTING APPLICATIONS II

ACNT 2373

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I. CATALOG DESCRIPTION

II. REQUIRED BACKGROUND

ACNT 1303, ACNT 1325, or ACCT 2301

III. TEXTS AND OTHER REFERENCE MATERIALS

Computerized Accounting with Peachtree 2005 by Jim Mazza and Gary Chavez, EMC Paradigm Publishing, 2005 (ISBN 0-7638-2228-0)

Computers and accounting software are tools for improving efficiency. The text focuses on providing the student with the conceptual knowledge and the process knowledge necessary to build the problem-solving skills that he or she will need when using computerized accounting in the workplace. These skills are reinforced throughout the text; student are expected to demonstrate problem-solving skills using a variety of company problems that simulate situations one would encounter in doing the accounting for a small business.

VI. LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

GENERAL OBJECTIVES:

1. Provide an overview of accounting terms, concepts, principles, and procedures generally applicable to a business and apply those principles using an integrated accounting software package.
2. Explore the general software capabilities of Peachtree Complete Accounting 2005.
3. Provide an understanding of the accounting principles and processes applied in a service business and a merchandise business.
4. Clarify and demonstrate the relationship between manual accounting principles and computerized accounting.
5. Develop an understanding of adjusting entries and financial statement preparation as they are treated using first a manual and then a computerized approach.
6. Provide students with the opportunity to use and evaluate software setup procedures, data entry and manipulation, information retrieval, and troubleshooting in an accounting environment.
7. Enhance the students' communication skills.
8. Provide students with the opportunity to explore accounting concepts using the Internet.

STUDENT OBJECTIVES:

1. Identify and apply terms, concepts, principles, and procedures used in accounting to service and merchandising businesses.
2. Create a company using Peachtree.
3. Know the difference between the cash and accrual methods of accounting.
4. Demonstrate the ability to enter transactions and manipulate data in Peachtree.
5. Demonstrate a working knowledge of accounts receivable and accounts payable, including treatment of taxes and discounts.
6. Demonstrate and apply Peachtree skills for managing of inventory and inventory-related accounts.
7. Demonstrate and apply a working knowledge of the concepts associated with payroll and their application using Peachtree.
8. Demonstrate and apply a working knowledge of costing concepts and their application using Peachtree.
9. Understand fixed assets and the Peachtree treatment of fixed assets.
10. Know the difference between a partnership and a corporation and know how Peachtree deals with each.

TEACHING OBJECIVES

1. Facilitate and model accounting and Peachtree concepts.
2. Create a relationship that fosters participation and interest while enhancing individual student self-esteem.
3. Improve team interaction and reinforce positive work habits, leading to the development of mature, professional entrants into the business world.

METHOD OF MEASUREMENT:

Students will demonstrate the achievement of the learning outcome and performance objectives by answering concepts check questions on the computer and by completing chapter exercises, end of chapter skill assessments, and an examination on the computer within a minimum of 70 percent accuracy.

The following SCANS Competencies are included in this course:

The following SCANS Foundations are included in this course:

VII.  COURSE GRADE

A. College Requirements:

A student who must be absent from a final examination should petition that instructor for permission to postpone the examination. A student absent without permission from a final examination is graded “F.” Postponed examinations result in a grade of “I.” The final exam must be taken within 120 calendar days from the end of the semester or the grade automatically becomes an “F.” (San Antonio College Bulletin, Faculty Handbook - January 1995)

B. Departmental Requirements:

1. This is a computer-intensive course. A minimum of 60 percent of the students' grade is based on assignments. A minimum of 40 percent is based on tests and the final examination.

2. Grading standards:

Computer Assignments	30%
Content Check: Multiple Choice and T/Fl Short Essay	10%
Quizzes	10%
Internet projects	10%
Mid-Term Examination: Objective test Comprehensive problem	10% 10%
Final Examination: Objective test Comprehensive problem	10% 10%

3. Basis for assignment of grade:

1. Assignments constitute 60 percent of the final grade. Assignments consist of content check questions, chapter exercises, quizzes, computer work, Internet research, memorandum writing, and on-line quizzes.
2. A minimum of 1 test constitutes 20 percent of the final grade. Each test consists of objective and comprehensive problems.
3. The final examination is comprehensive and represents 20 percent of the final grade in the course. The final exam consists of objective questions (maximum of 50 percent) and hands-on problems that demonstrate the production of useable documents (minimum of 50 percent).

B. Departmental Policies (same as college)

June 30, 2009