- Intermediate Accounting, 8th Edition, Kieso and Weygandt, Wiley
Publishers, 1995.
- Student Study Guide (optional)
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Students enrolled in Acctg 3000 must have successfully completed Principles of Financial Accounting (Acctg 2000) and Principles of Management Accounting (Acctg 2002). These prerequisites must have been completed prior to beginning this course. If you have not completed these prerequisites, you must drop this course. You should see your advisor immediately. In the event that you do not voluntarily drop this course, you will be administratively dropped.
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You are expected to adhere to the Honor Code. As a result, you should ensure that you
understand what is considered a violation of the honor code on each assignment. For example, I
expect you to collaborate on group assignments; however, I do not expect you to collaborate on
examinations.
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Letter grades for the course will be assigned based on the tpercentage of points you accumulate during the course, based on the following possible points earned.
| MATERIAL |
Points Available |
Points Earned |
| Examinations |
300 |
|
| Final Exam |
100 |
|
| Minitests |
100 |
|
| Writing Assignments |
50 |
|
| Total |
550 |
|
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Examinations will consist of multiple choice and essay questions. They may cover all material
assigned, whether explicitly covered in class. Examinations must be taken at the time and place
announced unless other acceptable arrangements are made in advance with me. Examinations will
not be reviewed in class. You may review examinations in my office when grading has been
completed.
Note: The final examination is scheduled for Saturday, December 13 at 2:00. The final exam is comprehensive.
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Throughout the semester, there are days set aside for mini-tests. These mini-tests will cover material recently introduced in the class. On these days, you will begin class by taking an individual mini-test which is approximately 20-25 minutes long. After you hand in the individual mini-test, you will meet with members of your group. Then, your group will work the same mini-test. Towards the end of class, I will hand out solutions to the mini-test for class discussion.
In total, the mini-tests represent 100 points (equal to one exam) of your grade. Forty (40)% of your grade on minitests will reflect your individual score. Another 40% will reflect your group's score, and the remaining 20% of your grade will reflect your group's evaluation of your contribution.
Using electronic peer-evaluation forms, each member of the group will have the opportunity throughout the semester to provide objective information to the instructor regarding the contribution of the other members of his/her group. Specifically, you will be evaluated based on your effort, cooperation with others, initiative,
technical knowledge/expertise and overall contribution.
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Throughout the semester, there are three opportunities to demonstrate your writing skills in this class. These assignments require you to express some thoughts about the material assigned. You are expected to use proper grammar, sentence structure, spelling, etc. and you are expected to type (double-space) these assignments.
If you turn in all three assignments, I will drop your lowest score and calculate your points based on your best two. If you only turn in two of the three assignments, I will average all three (zero for the one not turned in) in determining your total score.
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You are responsible for attending class, having read the assignments, having prepared your initial
responses to the assigned homework and being ready to ask any questions related to the
assignment. You should be ready to ask any questions related to the assignment. I will monitor your class participation by noting such items as your attendance,
initiative, responsiveness and evidence of preparation.
Occasionally I will collect your assignments to review your preparation for class. I generally grade homework based on the effort, logic and familiarity with subject matter that it exhibits, rather than on whether the answer is correct.
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The daily schedule is tentative and subject to revisions at my discretion. You will be held responsible for any revisions to the schedule.
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