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Syllabus ACC/561

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Syllabus

School of Business ACC/561 Accounting

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Course Description This course applies accounting tools to make management decisions. Students learn to evaluate organizational performance from accounting information. Other topics include financial statements, cost behavior, cost allocation, budgets, and control systems. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum.

University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials Horngren, C. T., Sundem, G. L., Stratton, W. O., Burgstahler, D., & Schatzberg, J. (2008). Introduction to management accounting (14th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.

Syllabus ACC/561

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Week One: Decision Making

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Objectives 1.1 Explain the role of budgets and performance reports in the management decision-making process. 1.2 Evaluate the role of ethics in accounting decision making. 1.3 Evaluate relevant accounting information for business decision making. Read Ch. 1, 5, & 6 of Introduction to Management Accounting. Participate in class discussion. Respond to weekly discussion questions. Resource: Guillermo Furniture Store Scenario Read the Guillermo Furniture Store Scenario. Write a paper in no more than 700 words explaining the following: • • • How could Guillermo use budgets and performance reports in his decision-making process? How might ethics influence his accounting decisions? What...