Course Syllabus

PDF Copy of Syllabus:

Syllabus, CHC Acct-208, SP 2023, Online Late Start-4.pdf 

Canvas Copy of Syllabus:

Welcome to Financial Accounting, ACCT-208

This is an introductory course that explores various financial accounting concepts.

Course Details:

• Financial Accounting
• Spring 2023, 5-weeks
• 4-Units, 100% Online
• Class Starts April 24^th
• Total online class hours = 64
• Out-of-class hours = 128
• Professor: Aubrey Weston

Course Purpose:

This course covers financial accounting information procedures & policies including the recording and reporting of business transactions with a focus on the accounting cycle, the application of generally accepted accounting principles, and financial statements. It also includes issues relating to assets, liability, and equity valuation, revenue and expense recognition, cash flow, internal controls.

Course Design:

This is a 100%-online course that is condensed into 5 weeks.  There won’t be any regularly scheduled chapter assignments; there will only be a midterm and final exam that assesses your understanding of the course material.  You will be required to read the textbook chapters and review the PowerPoints.  It’s also highly recommended that you do the weekly chapter practice quizzes.  The practice quizzes are like exams.

Instructor Info:

Aubrey Weston, MSA

Contacting the Instructor:

Post general questions to the ‘Ask Your Instructor’ thread in the discussion forum. This allows everyone to benefit from the exchange.

Questions of a personal nature should be sent using the Canvas inbox or via my college email address. aweston@craftonhills.edu

 I make every effort to respond to students within 24-hours during the week (usually sooner) and 48-hours over any weekend or holiday.  Emails that are sent Friday evening through Sunday night will be answered the following Monday. 

Online Virtual Office Hours:

• Video conferencing by appointment
• Email via Canvas to schedule an appointment

Communicating with Me:

Questions about course content, related issues, grading, study habits, and so forth are welcome. Every reasonable effort will be made to assist in a student's success, especially when that need is expressly communicated. Emails received Monday through Friday will be returned within 24 hours or possibly sooner.  Emails over the weekend or any holiday will be returned the following Monday. You may also post your question to the Ask Your Instructor Discussion Board.

Required Textbook:

• Book: Principles of Accounting, Volume 1: Financial Accounting
• Publisher: OpenStax

This textbook is 100% free online.  Go to the OpenStax website (openstax.org) to download your complimentary PDF copy of this text. You may also purchase a physical textbook at the Crafton Hills Bookstore or from Amazon.

Student Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

1. Students will demonstrate the ability to define and complete the steps in the accounting cycle including journalizing and posting financial transactions, recording adjusting and closing entries, and preparation of financial reports
2. Students will demonstrate the ability to identify and record changes in assets, liabilities and owner's equity through the recording and posting of journal entries.
3. Students will demonstrate the ability to prepare and explain the purpose, structure, content, and underlying principles of the general-purpose financial statements including the income statement, balance sheet, statement of changes in stockholders' equity, and statement of cash flows

 Program-Level Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Present and discuss contemporary business principles, practices, and organizations
2. Discuss economic, political, and ethical issues and their impact upon business policies and practices
3. Explain and apply basic accounting principles
4. Effectively explain and apply marketing principles pertaining to promotion, advertising, public relations, and personal selling.
5. Describe and apply the economic concepts of supply and demand, competition, and product differentiation and their role in the free market
6. Explain and apply the basic concepts of management and leadership
7. Effectively explain the various concepts of human resource management including employee training, motivations, compensations, and labor relations

Tutoring Center:

If you need help with your homework or exercises, the tutoring center can be a helpful place to go. Accounting tutors vary each semester. Visit the online tutoring center or call: 909-389-3312. Tutoring is FREE.

Special Needs:

If you have a physical, psychiatric/emotional, medical, or learning disability that may impact your ability to carry out assigned course work, I urge you to contact the staff in the Office of Student Accessibility Services (SAS) at 909-389-3325. SAS will review your concerns and determine, with you, what accommodations are necessary and appropriate. All information and documentation are confidential. Please notify me if you are having problems getting the assistance you need.

Monitor Your Grade:

You can access you grades in the “my grades” section of Canvas. Remember, your grade displayed in Canvas only takes into account the assignments that you have submitted to date. I make every effort to record student scores accurately. However, it is much easier for you to keep up with one person’s grades (your own) than for me to keep up with hundreds of student grades. If you have questions about your grade on any assignment, please contact me within one week after the assignment was due.

Time Requirements to be Successful:

This is a 4-unit course which requires 4 hours of in-class time each week plus additional time spent outside of the classroom.  You should expect to spend more than 12 hours per chapter reading the textbook, PowerPoints, and taking practice quizzes.

For the Successful Student:

• Login to Canvas daily
• Regularly check your email
• Read posted announcements
• Read the online textbook
• Take the practice quizzes
• Review the chapter PowerPoints

Successful students take responsibility for themselves and their actions.  They get involved in their studies and are active participants in the learning process.  They actively listen, think, question, and take notes like someone in charge of their learning experience.  If you want something, go after it!

Successful students take notes that are understandable and organized and review them often. Taking notes allows the information to “move” from the ears and eyes through the brain to the hand.  Successful students’ login into Canvas every day and regularly check their email and the Canvas announcements. I send multiple emails through Canvas during the semester. The best way to succeed in this course and achieve the grade you would like is to complete and submit all course work on time.

Student Code of Conduct:

Students’ participation in this course will be expected to adhere to the Student Code of Conduct as published in the current college catalog. Willful misconduct "shall constitute good cause for discipline, including but not limited to the removal, suspension, or expulsion of a student”.

Plagiarism & Academic Integrity:

As a learning community of scholars, Crafton College emphasizes the ethical responsibility of all its members to seek knowledge honestly and in good faith. Students are responsible for doing their own work, and academic dishonesty of any kind will not be tolerated. Violations of academic integrity include, but are not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, or misrepresentation of information in oral or written form. Such violations will be dealt with severely by the instructor. Plagiarism means presenting someone else's idea or writing as if it were your own. If you use someone else's idea or writing, be sure the source is clearly documented. 

Instructor Initiated Contact:

Any portion of a course conducted through distance education includes regular effective contact between instructor and students. Regular effective contact means the instructors will keep in contact with students on a consistent and timely basis to both ensure the quality of instruction and verify their performance and participation status of the student.

Examples of Instructor Initiated Contact

• Course Announcements
• Email Messaging
• Personalized Feedback
• Discussion Board Reply
• Phone/Voicemail

Dropping the Course:

Students wishing to drop the course must do so. Your enrollment is always your responsibility.  It is your responsibility to drop this course if you decide no longer to attend. 

Failure to drop could result in a failing grade. If you miss three consecutive deliverables, you will be considered "non-attending" and may be dropped from the course. “Deliverables” include homework, exercises, discussions, Exams, etc.

Technical Issues:

The Central Help Desk is available 24/7 to all faculty, staff, and students. They can be reached on campus at (x4357) and off campus at (877) 241-1756.  You can also create a help desk ticket online at SBCCD Technical Assistance Center Website.

Course Arrangement:

This class is arranged using Canvas modules.  There are modules with general information, textbooks information, practice quizzes, PowerPoints, and assignments to be submitted for points.

Assignments for Points:

Assignments for this course will be completed online in Canvas. Throughout the semester, you will complete the following assignments for points.

1. Syllabus Acknowledgment

• • Read the syllabus and sign the statement
  • 20-points, due 5/1

2. Discussion Post

• • Introduce yourself to the class & reply to classmates
  • 45-points, post due 4/28, replies due 5/1

3. Check-in Activities
   • Posted each Monday, due by Friday
4. Midterm Exam

• • 100 points, 1 attempt
  • Take between 5/9/23 to 5/15/23

4. Final Exam

• • 175 points, 1 attempt
  • Take between 5/22/23 - 5/24/23

Class Calendar:

Students are responsible for knowing and adhering to the class schedule regarding chapters discussed, assignments, tests, and other online activities.  Any changes to the class schedule will be announced online in Canvas and an email will also be sent to each student.

Tentative Grading Scale

Grading Scale

Assignment (each)	Points	Percentage
Syllabus Acknowledgement	20	5%
Weekly Check-ins	40	11%
Discussion – Introduce Yourself	45	12%
Midterm Exam	100	26%
Final Exam	175	46%
Total Points	380	100%

Grading Scale 1

Final grades will be awarded as follows:

Final Grades

Points	Percentage	Grade
306 – 340	90% - 100%	A
272 – 305	80% - 89%	B
238 – 271	70% - 79%	C
204 – 237	60% - 69%	D
0 – 203	59% & below	F

Final Grade Scale 1

Schedule, ACCT-208, Spring 2023, 100% Online

Tentative (subject to change)

Instructor reserves the right to amend course schedule at any time. Changes will be announced in the Canvas announcements and an email will be sent to all students.

Week 1 – 4/24/23 to 5/1/23

• Read Chapter 1, 2 and 3
• Review PowerPoints from Chapter 1, 2 and 3
• Complete Practice Quiz 1, 2 and 3
• Complete Check-in #1 (Graded Item)
• Complete Syllabus Acknowledgement (Graded Item)
• Complete Introduction Discussion (Graded Item)

Week 2 – 5/2/23 to 5/8/23

• Read Chapter 4, 5 and 6
• Review PowerPoints from Chapter 4, 5 and 6
• Complete Practice Quiz 4, 5 and 6
• Complete Check-in #2 (Graded Item)

Week 3 – 5/9/23 to 5/15/23

• Read Chapter 7, 8 and 9
• Review PowerPoints from Chapter 7, 8 and 9
• Complete Practice Quiz 7, 8 and 9
• Complete Check-in #3 (Graded Item)
• Complete Midterm Exam (Graded Item)

Week 4 – 5/16/23 to 5/22/23

• Read Chapter 10, 11, 12 and 13
• Review PowerPoints from Chapter 10, 11, 12 and 13
• Complete Practice Quiz 10, 11, 12 and 13
• Complete Check-in #4 (Graded Item)

Week 5 – 5/22/23 - 5/24/23, Shorten Week

• Complete Final Exam (Graded Item)

Syllabus Disclaimer:

The instructor views the course syllabus as an educational contract between the instructor and students. Every effort will be made to avoid changing the course schedule, but the possibility exists that unforeseen events will make syllabus changes necessary. The instructor reserves the right to make changes to the syllabus as deemed necessary. Students will be notified in a timely manner of any syllabus changes via email or the course Announcements. Please remember to check your school email and the course Announcements often.