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ACC 310 F - WB
Foundations of Accounting
Fall - 2016
Course Syllabus
Unique #: 69066, 02720 & 02725
Table of Contents
Content
Page #
1. Table of Contents.....................................2
2. Notice about the Course Syllabus ...................................................................3
3. Instructor & TA Information...................4
4. Course Description & Objectives ...5
5. Required Course Materials......6
6. Course Communication Channel.....7
7. Office Hours................................................................................................10
8. Course Evaluation............................................11
9. Course Activity Description....12
10. Course Possible Points & Letter Grade...........................................................15
11. Course Due Dates....................................16
12. University Notices & Polices......18
13. Course Schedule..20
May Wang
Office:
Office Phone:
Office Hours:
E-mail:
May.Wang@mccombs.utexas.edu
Course Site:
http://courses.utexas.edu
TA Name
Section:
Unique #
TA Office
Hour
TA Office
Location
TA Email &
Contact #
Cindy Tang
02720
2:00 pm 4:00 pm
M. & W.
CBA 4.304A
cindy.haot@gmail.com
512-971-3683
Mark Harbauer
02725
69066
1:30 pm 3:30 pm
T. & Th.
CBA 4.304A
mharbaue@umail.iu.edu
630-880-9496
Note: You are suggested to email your questions briefly to your TA prior to your visit!
Course Description
Course Description:
This course provides an introduction to financial and managerial accounting, with
emphasis on the content, interpretation, and uses of accounting reports. It discusses the
determination and reporting of net income and financial position, and the theories
underlying business financial statements; and consideration of managerial accounting
topics designed to extend the student's knowledge to the planning and controlling of the
operations of the firm. There are no course prerequisites for this class.
The course is taught as a web-based course and conducted entirely through course site
Canvas. The course materials consist of 13 units, and the main topic for each unit is
outlined in the Course Schedule section at the end of this course syllabus.
Course Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, each student will be able to:
Demonstrate an understanding of the role of accounting and its importance in
making effective and informed business decisions
Demonstrate an understanding of the three main financial statements
Demonstrate an understanding of the basics of accrual accounting
Apply forecasted financial statements to a business plan in order to help secure
funding for a business venture
Course Materials
Required Course Materials
No hardcopy of the textbook is required for the course. The excerpts from the following
texts are embedded in the course website Canvas.
Course Communication
Primary Communication Channel - Canvas
The course site, Canvas is a Web-based course management system with password-protected access at
http://courses.utexas.edu. To access the course website Canvas, you will need a UT-EID and then
simply follow the link above. Canvas will be the primary communication channel for the course. Once
you purchase the course materials, you will have the access not only to the course materials but also to
all of the course related communication/announcements, assignments and grades. It is your full
responsibility to keep up with the course communication timely on Canvas throughout of
semester.
Please notice that under the default setting on your Canvas site, you will receive email notifications of
all announcements posted by the instructor. Please make sure that your Canvas email notification
switch is on so you do not miss any announcements about the course.
In the subject line of your email: Indicating the course name (ACC310F-WB), your section
unique number (69066, 02720 or 02725), and unit number you have question with.
For example: ACC 310F WB - #02725 Unit 5
In the content area of your email: you are required to provide the following information:
o Unit number and tile
o Lesson number and title
o Tile of the reading materials
For those of you who expect a timely response from TAs, you are strongly suggested to email
your questions to your TA two days before a due date for a unit to allow a 24 hours cushion for
TAs response.
Any last minute questions about course materials and assignments before due dates will not
be addressed. Last minute refers to sending your questions during the last 24 hours before
due date. You need to give a time cushion for any unexpected events before a due date.
Any questions emailed to your TA without providing the required information about your
questions will not be addressed (see Course Communication section about what required
information you need to provide).
We have a large base of students from two sessions for the course. Staying organized, planning ahead
for whats coming up, following the course policy, being aware of due dates, and communicating
clearly are critical aspects for conducting the course in a fair and efficient manner and for your success
on your performance! We only can achieve our goals by carrying through the course policies and by
working together!
ACC 310 F - WB FALL 2016 MAY WANG COURSE SYLLABUS
There are two choices for this support, phone for Canvas Support Hotline or Chat with Canvas
Support. The chat option will provide you with the option to have your completed chat session
emailed to you in digest form for future reference.
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Office Hours
TA Office Hours
We have dedicated TAs assigned for two sessions of ACC 310F - WB I am conducting this semester.
Our TAs are graduate students (Master in Professional Accounting) who are competent, motivated and
ready to help you throughout the course. Each of TA will provide office hours twice per week to assist
you, which give you a plenty of opportunities to visit the TAs office hours and to get the help you
may need.
You are encouraged to email your questions briefly to your TA prior to your visit. In this way, your
TA will be able to plan ahead, to allocate the office hours more efficiently, and to help more students.
Besides holding office hours, TAs will also assist the course and address your questions about the
course materials on regular base. Their assistance includes but not limited to:
Monitoring and responding students emails regarding the course materials within 24 hours.
Posting announcements on Canvas regarding the course materials
Going through the course materials for any errors
Providing feedback to the instructor on how students perform for assignments & quizzes
During the semester, you are welcome to provide feedback about how our TAs are doing in assisting
students. With your feedback, both TAs and I will make adjustments to better help you.
Our TAs provide great resources and help for your study, and it is up to you to fully utilize such
resources. I encourage you to work with your TA as much as you need to enhance your performance.
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Course Evaluation
Course Activities & Points Allocation:
Course Activities
Points
Percentage
54 Practice Quizzes
150
15%
150
15%
13 Unit Quizzes
700
70%
1000
100%
Note*: Under the traditional grading system an undergraduate student needs a D or better to receive credit for a course; under the
plus/minus system an undergraduate student needs a D- or better to receive credit.
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Availability: Practice quizzes for each unit will be available as each unit will be published to
the class. You will have about a week duration to study materials for each unit and to complete
practice quizzes for each unit
Due date: Practice quizzes for each unit is due on the following Thursday before 11:59 pm (see
due date for each unit in the section Course Due Dates of this syllabus).
Number of attempts: You will have three attempts to submit each practice quiz. Of these
three attempts, the highest score will be factored into your final grade.
Availability of correct answers: You will be able to view correct answers after the last
attempt.
Resources you may use: Any resources you wish, including written and digital materials and
discussion or assistance from other individuals.
If you miss submitting a practice quiz by its due date, you will receive zero for that practice
quiz. No later work for practice quizzes will be accepted under any circumstance.
Accurate and independent completion of the Practice Quizzes is critical to your success on
subsequent assignments and to your success on your overall performance for the course.
Availability: Ribs on the Run exercise for each unit will be available as each unit will be
published to the class. You will have about a week duration to complete each exercise.
Due Date: Ribs on the Run exercise for each unit is due on the following Thursday before
11:59 pm (see due date for each unit in the section Course Due Dates of this syllabus).
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Number of attempts: You will have two attempts to submit each Ribs on the run exercise. Of
these two attempts, the highest score will be factored into your final grade.
Availability of correct answers: You will be able to view correct answers after the last
attempt.
Resources you may use: Any resources you wish, including written and digital materials and
discussion or assistance from other individuals.
If you miss submitting a Ribs on the Run exercise by its due date, you will receive zero for
the exercise. No later work for Ribs on the Run exercise will be accepted under any
circumstance.
Accurate and independent completion of the Ribs on the Run exercise is critical to your
success on subsequent assignments and to your success on your overall performance for course.
Your performance on Ribs on the Run exercises are worth 15% of your final grade.
Availability: Unit Quiz for each unit will be available as each unit will be published to the
class. You will have about a week before the due date to take each unit quiz.
Due Date and Time: Unit Quiz for each unit is due on the following Thursday before 11:59
pm (see due date for each unit in the section Course Due Dates of this syllabus).
Time limitation: Time for each unit quiz is limited and varies depending on materials tested
and difficulty level of each unit quiz, approximately from 15 minutes to 20 minutes.
A reliable internet connection is required, critical and is your responsibility. Please use a longstanding proven connection and test it before starting Unit Quizzes. Time begins the moment
you start a Unit Quiz and runs continuously; there is no way to pause it, including loss of
connectivity or logging out, so please plan accordingly. Delays due to a connection failure are
not an excuse for a later submission or retaking a Unit Quiz.
Number of attempts allowed: Only one attempt is allowed for taking a unit quiz. Once you
submit your answers, you will not be able to edit them. Remember, this is a test for each unit,
and it tests whether you really understand the materials covered for each unit.
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Resources you may use: Written and digital materials, a calculator, and a self-created note
sheet. Warning: Direct or indirect assistance from any individual is STRICTLY
PROHIBITED and is an unequivocal violation of the McCombs School of Business Code of
Ethics and Universitys policy on Academic Dishonesty and Cheating.
Important notice: Your ability to use the allowed resources is constrained by the time limit,
and you are only allowed one attempt for each Unit Quiz. Therefore, it is strongly
RECOMMENDED that, in addition to diligent review and practice before taking each Unit
Quiz, you make a self-created note sheet for use during the time you take each Unit Quizit is
an excellent aid for reviewing the material, taking the quizzes, enhancing your performance.
Availability of correct answers: You will be able to view answers for each unit quiz after its
due date within 24 hours.
If you miss submitting a unit quiz by its due date, you will receive zero for the unit quiz No
later work for a unit quiz will be accepted under any circumstance
No grading percentage rounding: For example, if 89.96% of the points possible are earned, the
course letter grade is a B+ based on the traditional cut off. Which means that 89.96% is NOT
rounded up to 90.0%.
No extra credit: There are no extra credit activities. The points you earn across assigned
activities will result in your final course grade.
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Divide the total points you have earned to-date by the cumulative points possible (see the table
below in shaded column) to-date. The resulting fraction is the percentage of points you have
earned relative to the total points possible through the units you have completed.
For example, if you have earned 467 points through unit #7, compare 467 to total cumulative
possible points up to unit #7, which is 553 points (refer the table below), the percentage of
points you have earned relative to the cumulative points possible through unit #7 is 84.45%. It
is pretty straightforward calculation:
Total % earned to date
= total points you have earned to-date / total cumulative possible points to-date
= 467/553
= 84.45%
Based on traditional cut off for the letter grade, with 84.45% of the total points earned through
unit #7, your letter grade would be a B.
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Practice
Quiz
ROTR
Quiz
Unit
Quiz
Unit
Total
Cumulative
Total
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27
12
15
10
9
3
12
14
3
12
12
0
150
5
5
10
10
20
15
15
10
5
25
10
10
10
150
53
53
54
54
54
54
54
54
54
54
54
54
54
700
79
85
76
79
84
78
72
76
73
82
76
76
64
1000
79
164
240
319
403
481
553
629
702
784
860
936
1000
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As an online course, you have flexibility to complete your study for each unit and all of the
assignments for a unit at your own pace as soon as each unit is published until the due date for
that unit. Any assignment that has not been completed by its due date will receive zero
points.
Due to the time limit for each unit quiz, you should plan ahead for some time that fits your
schedule to complete each Unit Quiz. Again, failure of internet connection will not be an
excuse for re-take the unit quiz. It is your responsibility to plan ahead, to test your
internet connection, and to submit each unit quiz on time.
You are strongly suggested to access the course at least 4 to 5 times per week. By doing so you
will be able to actively participate, complete your assignments, and access announcements in a
timely manner. Overall, you want to keep up with the course pace to ensure your performance.
No late assignments: All of assignments are close at due dates indicated in the Due Dates
table above. Therefore, assignments cannot be submitted after a due date/deadline, even 1
second after the deadline. Therefore, please give yourself sufficient time to comfortably
complete all assignments, and make sure that your internet connection is reliable!
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No time extensions: There are no time extensions for course activities, including Practice
Quizzes, Ribs-on-the-Run exercises, and Unit Quizzes. As a self-paced course you can
manage your time to make assignment deadlines. Please allow for a time cushion in completing
your assignments do not wait until a minimum expected time before the due date to get
started. It is highly recommended that this cushion is days, not hours, to allow for any
unexpected events.
Bad internet connections or other technical problems: A bad internet connection or other
technical problems with your system are not justification for a missed assignment. You should
confirm your connection by starting activities with ample time to address connection issues
before the deadline. This is especially important if you are not using a familiar and proven
connection, for example if you are traveling.
Again, tt is your responsibility to start early, to give yourself days of time ahead to avoid any
unexpected issues, to seek support from 24/7 Canvas support if you need, and to meet the
course due dates.
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Campus Safety
Please note the following recommendations regarding emergency evacuation from the Office of
Campus Safety and Security, 512-471-5767, http://www.utexas.edu/safety/
Occupants of buildings on The University of Texas at Austin campus are required to evacuate
buildings when a fire alarm is activated. Alarm activation or announcement requires exiting and
assembling outside.
Familiarize yourself with all exit doors of each classroom and building you may occupy.
Remember that the nearest exit door may not be the one you used when entering the building.
Students requiring assistance in evacuation should inform their instructor in writing during the
first week of class.
In the event of an evacuation, follow the instruction of faculty or class instructors.
Do not re-enter a building unless given instructions by the following: Austin Fire Department,
The University of Texas at Austin Police Department, or Fire Prevention Services office.
Behavior Concerns Advice Line (BCAL): 512-232-5050
Further information regarding emergency evacuation routes and emergency procedures can be
found at: www.utexas.edu/emergency
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Due Dates
Practice Quizzes
Ribs on the Run
Unit 1 Quiz
09/01, Thursday,
before 11:59 pm
Short-Horizon Decisions I
Practice Quizzes
Ribs on the Run
Unit 2 Quiz 9
09/08, Thursday,
before 11:59 pm
Short-Horizon Decisions II
Practice Quizzes
Ribs on the Run
Unit 3 Quiz
09/15, Thursday,
before 11:59 pm
Practice Quizzes
Ribs on the Run
Unit 4 Quiz
09/22, Thursday,
before 11:59 pm
Practice Quizzes
Ribs on the Run
Unit 5 Quiz
09/29, Thursday,
before 11:59 pm
Practice Quizzes
Ribs on the Run
Unit 6 Quiz
Practice Quizzes
Ribs on the Run
Unit 7 Quiz
10/06, Thursday,
before 11:59 pm
Practice Quizzes
Ribs on the Run
Unit 8 Quiz
Practice Quizzes
Ribs on the Run
Unit 9 Quiz
Practice Quizzes
Ribs on the Run
Unit 10 Quiz
Practice Quizzes
Ribs on the Run
Unit 11 Quiz
Practice Quizzes
Ribs on the Run
Unit 12 Quiz
Practice Quizzes
Ribs on the Run
Unit 13 Quiz
10/20, Thursday,
before 11:59 pm
Week
Dates
Reading
Unit
Main Topic
Week 01
08/24 to 09/01
Unit 01
Week 02
09/02 to 09/08
Unit 02
Week 03
09/09 to 09/15
Unit 03
Week 04
09/16 to 09/22
Unit 04
Overview of Financial
Accounting
Week 05
09/23 to 09/29
Unit 05
Week 06
09/30 to 10/06
Unit 06
Adjusting Entries
Week 07
10/07 to 10/13
Unit 07
Week 08
10/14 to 10/20
Unit 08
Week 09
10/21 to 10/27
Unit 09
Week 10
10/28 to 11/03
Unit 10
Week 11
11/04 to 11/10
Unit 11
Week 12
11/11 to 11/17
Unit 12
Week 13
11/18 to 11/29
Unit 13
Cost Flows
Performance Evaluation
10/13, Thursday,
before 11:59 pm
10/27, Thursday,
before 11:59 pm
11/03, Thursday,
before 11:59 pm
11/10, Thursday,
before 11:59 pm
11/17, Thursday,
before 11:59 pm
11/29, Thursday,
before 11:59 pm
Note:
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