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Intermediate Accounting, Wahlen, 3rdedition. Our class is Intermediate Accounting I and includes chapters CH 1 to 12. There is also a second class in your bachelor’s degree program, Intermediate II, which includes the remaining topics found in chapters 13-22.

Cengage Unlimited $119.99, includes e-text and online access, 1 term (4 months), ISBN-13: 9780357700006, ISBN-10: 0357700007

JC Bookstore - $100 e-text full text ISBN 978-1-337-78828-1, $100 rental, $150 Loose-leaf, $350 hardcover

CengageNOWv2 enrollment link:
https://www.cengage.com/dashboard/#/course-confirmation/E-Y84E4FG8Y6RW9/initial-course-confirmation

Cengage Unlimited. The materials required for this course are included in Cengage Unlimited. No matter how many Cengage products you use, they are included in Cengage Unlimited, and the price stays the same. Cengage Unlimited includes all Cengage access codes and access to all Cengage online textbooks. You can purchase access to Cengage Unlimited at the JC bookstore or at cengage.com. The following accounting courses at Jackson College use Cengage textbooks: ACC 115, ACC 214, ACC 234, ACC 240.

Cengage Unlimited features include:

Cost is $119.99 per semester, $179.99 per year or $239.99 for two years

FREE 14-day access while your financial aid is being sorted out

Print textbooks available as a one semester rental for $7.99 and free shipping

Additional features include extras from Chegg, Kaplan, Quizlet, study tools and a career center

Textbook on reserve. There is one copy of the textbook materials for this class on reserve at the JC central campus library in the WA building. Library location, hours and information are available here: https://www.jccmi.edu/library/.

Text Book Zero! This text is available in a digital format. Please see the links posted on our class Jet Net site. This text is available to rent or purchase in digital format through the JC Bookstore.

Macs, Chromebooks and Other Essentials

Academic Honesty Policy

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JetNet Forum

Instead of typical online forums, you will complete two weekly forum responses in ACC 234. Each week, you are required to respond to two forum areas, 5 points per area, 10 forum points total for the week. The two areas are called: Week 1 Content Response and Week 1 Process Response. You can post during or at the end of your work each week. Forum posting is due by Monday midnight each week.

Chapter 0 Start Up Assignments including the required Accounting Review

To succeed with Intermediate Accounting, you need to review and get your financial accounting skills ready to go. To do this, we will complete the required sections of the Accounting Review during our first week. Brush up on your debits, credits, journal entries, accounts, financial statements and more. It would be best to complete this review during the break week and prior to the start of the class on 10/28/2019. You can also use this review later for extra credit as a form of practice and review for the Mid-term Exam. Other Chapter 0 assignments include an Intro to CengageNow and Success with Accounting. You can earn a maximum of 40 points. Chapter 0 assignments are due on our first Monday midnight due date.

Extra Credit #1 – Accounting Review Module

You can complete additional review sections in the Accounting Review for extra credit. These will be open all semester and can be used as overall review for chapters and exams. You can earn a maximum of 20 extra credit points. Extra Credit #1 is due by Monday 12/17/2019 at the very end of the class.

CengageNow Text

CengageNow Adaptive Learning (Quiz & Videos)

CengageNow Homework

CengageNow Homework is due Monday midnight.

Original Excel Homework

We will prepare traditional, formal accounting work in Excel, similar to what you would see in the workplace. Refer to the syllabus schedule for specific Excel homework problems assigned. Refer to the weekly forum for suggestions, hints and sometimes check figures too! 10% of your Original Excel homework score is based on your presentation and use of Excel. Excel Homework is due by Monday midnight each week.

Exams

There will be 2 exams: Mid-term Exam and Final Exam. I am hoping to work with Cengage to create multiple choice test questions in Cengage Now. This will be Part 1 to be combined with Part 2, which will include your original work in Excel with accounting problems. Use JetNet for all mid-term exam and final exam directions. Exams will be completed in a 48-hour window. Each exam will open on Sunday mornings at 8:00 AM and must be completed by Monday midnight. Exams are due by Monday midnight of each exam week.

Extra Credit #2 – CPA Exam Review Questions

Another extra credit option available to you is to complete the CPA Exam Review Questions found at the end of each chapter. For example, see pg 2-26. Complete these questions in CengageNow. It would be best to complete these questions week by week and not all at once. You can earn another 30 extra credit points maximum for this work. Extra Credit #2 is due by our final course due date Monday 12/17/2019

Comparison of ACC 234 vs ACC 240

Technology issues

Note: Chapters 8, 9, 13-22 will be included in future courses in an accounting bachelor’s degree program such as Intermediate Accounting II and Advanced Accounting.

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What is Financial Accounting?