Accounting

The student will demonstrate a knowledge of basic accounting principles and procedures. He or she will be able to maintain basic accounting records for a small business operation. Emphasis will be on service-oriented businesses. (This course will not count toward the accounting requirements of a transfer program or of the Accounting occupational program. Accounting majors should enroll in ACCT 1514.)

This course is designed as an introduction to financial accounting. It examines the nature of accounting, basic accounting concepts, financial statements including cash flow statements, accrual basis of accounting, the accounting cycle, inventories, fixed assets, current and noncurrent liabilities, and owner's equity. The course integrates accounting principles and applications of these principles in achieving business objectives. The course covers characteristics of the corporation to include the Stockholders' Equity section and financing of the corporation using stock. Also covered are unusual income items affecting the income statement. Computerized exercises will be included. IAI: BUS 903 Financial Accounting.

This course provides an introduction to managerial accounting. It focuses on analysis of managerial accounting informational needs for planning and controlling. Specifically, it examines the nature of cost-volume-profit analysis and product costing; investigates budgets and standard costs in planning, control, and performance measurements; and employs relevant costs, current control techniques and present value techniques used in the decision-making process. Computerized exercises will be included. IAI: BUS 904 Managerial Accounting.

This course is a study of accounting theory relating to inventories, assets, current liabilities, and financial statements. The student will study adjustments, corrections of prior periods, present value applications, concepts of financial accounting and their impact upon financial statements, and uses of financial statements. Computerized activities will be required.

The student will be able to determine product costs and to apply the elements of cost control to basic job order, process, and standard cost systems. He or she will apply the elements of cost recognition and control to an examination of the nature of manufacturing and service costs and the use of relevant accounting data for the purposes of making cost systems which lead to effective management decisions. Computerized exercises will be included.