COURSE SYLLABUS FOR INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING ACCT 1302 Spring 1997 Instructor: Betsy Matz Office: 235 Swarts Hall Office Hours: Posted by my office, other times by accident or appointment Telephone: 362-7639 Prerequisite: ACCT 1301 Text: INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING by Kieso and Weygandt, 8th Edition COURSE: Intermediate accounting 2 continues the in depth study of financial accounting and reporting with particular emphasis on current standards for financial reporting. OBJECTIVES: 1. Provide an in depth study of current financial reporting pronouncements 2. Develop an understanding of the basic accounting model to enhance understanding of current reporting requirements and provide basis for understanding future reporting requirements. GRADING POLICY: 1. Attendance. No credit will be given for class attendance. However, students are strongly encouraged to attend all classes. 2. Homework. Homework problems will be collected randomly. Full credit will be given for any legitimate attempt. No homework will be accepted late. 3. There will be two in class exams and a final examination. Students who must, for legitimate reasons, miss one of the exams may make it up. However, the make-up exam may be different in format and content than the missed exam. 4. Class participation may improve your final grade for those on the borderline. 5. There will be five computer assignments. These will be due one week after they are assigned. These problems will use Lotus 1-2-3. 6. There will be three writing assignments. These assignments are designed to improve the student's writing ability and to enhance the student's mastery of the accounting material. 7. Outside readings will be assigned and will be covered on the exams. 8. Each student will be required to obtain an e-mail account. This account will be used by the instructor to communicate information to students. In addition, students may wish to communicate with the instructor using this account. POINTS Attendance 0 Homework and computer problems 125 Hourly Exams (100 each) 200 Final Examination 100 Writing Assignments 75 Total 500 A = 465-500 A- = 450-464 B+ = 435-449 B = 415-434 B- = 400-414 C+ = 385-399 C = 365-384 C- = 350-364 D = 300-349 F = below 300 All homework and exams are to be done in pencil. Your homework will not be graded on neatness, but if I can't read it, you don't get credit.