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This course examines financial accounting and reporting with emphasis on analysis and interpretation from a user perspective. The course covers the accounting principles underlying the accounting cycle, income measurement using accrual accounting, asset valuation, ratio analysis, and cash flow. Students will study the major components of the financial statements included in the corporation annual report. (4 contact hours) (TAG, CTAG) [Catalog Entry]

Prerequisite: ACCT 1100. This course examines managerial accounting tools and techniques used by decision makers to help make an organization's operations more effective and efficient. Students will apply basic managerial accounting concepts to problems of management planning, control, decision making, and performance evaluation. Topics covered include job order costing and analysis, process costing and analysis, activity-based costing and analysis, variable costing, cost behavior and cost volume-profit analysis, budgeting, standards cost, relevant costing, and capital budgeting. (3 contact hours) (TAG, CTAG) [Catalog Entry]

Prerequisite: ACCT 1100 or FINN 1300. This course emphasizes the development of analytical skills for financial problem solving and analysis of business financial relationships, using the spreadsheet as the basic tool. The course involves the study of how spreadsheets can be used as a decision making tool by accountants and managers. Students should have access to a computer outside of class. Open labs will be available for students who do not otherwise have access to an adequate computer. (4 contact hours: 2 lecture, 2 lab) [Catalog Entry]
ADDITIONAL FEES: $22.00

Prerequisite: ACCT 1200. This course involves an in-depth study of financial accounting practice and theory regarding the basic financial statements, compound interest and present value concepts, and accounting for current and long-term assets. The course also involves the study of selected pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Accounting Principles Board. (4 contact hours) [Catalog Entry]

Prerequisite: ACCT 1200. This course provides an introduction to cost accounting methods and the determination of costs through job order, process, and activity-based cost accounting procedures for materials, labor, and overhead. (4 contact hours) [Catalog Entry]

Prerequisite: ACCT 1100 or FINN 1300. This course provides an analysis of how an accounting information system processes revenue, expenditure, production, and financial data into useful financial information and reports. Students will use computers and an integrated accounting information software package to apply the basic principles and procedures of accrual accounting, including the general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, invoicing, payroll and inventory. Students should have access to a computer outside of class. Open labs will be available for students who do not otherwise have access to an adequate computer. (4 contact hours: 2 lecture, 2 lab) [Catalog Entry]
ADDITIONAL FEES: $22.00

Prerequisite: ACCT 1200. This course introduces current federal income tax law and regulations relating to individuals. Topics include personal exemptions, personal itemized deductions, income recognition, allowable personal deductions, depreciation, tax credits, the alternative minimum tax, capital gains and losses, and state taxes. The lab portion of the course provides students with hands-on individual tax return preparation and research experience. (4 contact hours: 2 lecture, 2 lab) [Catalog Entry]