Accounting 561 Syllabus

|[pic] |Course Syllabus |

| |School of Business |

| |ACC/SB 561 Version 2 |

| |Small Business 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 using software tools. 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., Burgstahler, D., Stratton, W. O., & Schatzberg, J. (2008). Introduction to Management Accounting: Ch. 1–17 (14th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson-Prentice Hall.

All electronic materials are available on the student website.

|Week One: Decision Making...