ACCT 2301 Syllabus 2022 Spring Semester PDF

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Course Syllabus ACCT 2301: Introductory Financial Accounting Spring 2022 Instructor: Class Schedule: Office hours:

Pinar Gencer JSOM 4.209 [email protected] Wednesday 4:00 – 6:45 pm (JSOM 1.102) Wednesday 3:00 – 4:00 pm or virtual, by appointment

Class notes, homework assignments, and other relevant information are available at: http://elearning.utdallas.edu. Course Description and Student Learning Objectives This course is an introduction to business financial reporting designed to create awareness of the accounting concepts and principles for preparing the three basic financial statements: the income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows. The course is designed to benefit all business students as well as non-business majors who will be future users of accounting information. At the end of the semester, you will understand: ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪

How businesses meet the information needs of investors and creditors How businesses operate and how accounting serves them The elements of, the relationships among, and the accounting concepts underlying the three basic financial statements How business transactions are input, processed, and output by an accounting system to produce financial statements The uses and limitations of financial statements and related information for making business decisions

Recommended Textbook Financial Accounting, 10th Edition, by Libby, Libby, and Hodge, (McGraw-Hill 2020). There is a loose-leaf, more affordable version available at the campus bookstore ($98) and renting options. Important Dates January 19 February 2 February 23 April 6 May (Date TBA)

First Day of ACCT 2301 Class First Day of ACCT 2301 Class Face-to-Face Exam 1 Exam 2 Cumulative Final Exam

Grading Policy The overall course grade will be comprised of the following: Exam 1 Exam 2 Final Exam Homework Assignments

25% 25% 30% 20% 100% Final grades will be assigned using the +/- system of grading and will follow the general guidelines (A+ 96-100, A 93-95, A- 90 -92, B+ 86-89, B 83-85, B- 80-82, C+ 76-79, C 73-75, C- 72-70, D+ 66-69, D 63-65, D- 60-62 , F...