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This course has an enrollment confirmation assignment that is due by 11:55 p.m. Central Standard Time on the FIRST Wednesday night of classes, 3/22/2017.  Failure to complete this assignment will result in your removal from the course for non-participation.

Textbooks

Text:  Wild and Shaw. Fundamental Accounting Principles (22nd edition).  United States:  McGraw-Hill Irwin, Packaged with Connect. 

**Connect access is required. Connect access comes with an ebook of the textbook.

  • eBook and Connect (2 semester access card) ISBN: 13: 978-0-07-763275-5 

If you want a physical copy of the textbook, you can purchase that. However, the physical copy is not required.

  • Physical copy of the book: ISBN: 978-0-07-786227-5

Fundamental Accounting Principles

**Connect is accessed through the publisher's website and you will have assignments that can only be done through this website. Registration for Connect will begin on 3/12/2017.  

Please use the following web address to register and access the course:

http://connect.mheducation.com/class/ac202_julie_roberts_termfour_2017

You may start with a "Trial" registration for Connect.  The trial period will expire after 14 days of use. After 14 days, you must purchase the access to Connect in order to continue in the course.  IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO USE THE "TRIAL REGISTRATION" DO NOT REGISTER UNTIL THE COURSE BEGINS, AS YOUR TRIAL REGISTRATION BEGINS THE MINUTE YOU REGISTER.

Course Description

The continued study of business accounting systems with an emphasis on a) partnerships, b) corporations, c) financial statement analysis, and d) managerial accounting. Prerequisites: AC201, and BU225 or CS121, or instructor's permission.

Course Objectives

In general, the objective of the course is to help students develop skills in solving problems through effective analysis of information and communicating this information in a business setting. Specifically, the course seeks to support the following accounting undergraduate student learning outcomes:

Outcome 1: Demonstrate the ability to develop, measure, and analyze financial & other information;

Outcome 2: Communicate financial and other information effectively while ensuring its integrity; and

Outcome 3: Demonstrate analytical and critical thinking skills in domestic and international settings.