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    Course TitleFundamental Accounting Principles
    Course Code12005
    Number of Credits: 6
    Teaching Hours: 96
    Prerequisites: None
     
     
    Overview
    This course emphasizes the understanding of fundamental accounting principles and procedures that will develop the student’s accounting problem-solving ability. It provides basic knowledge in preparing, processing and interpreting data regarding business transactions for different types of accounting information users. Background knowledge of  companies’ financial reports and assessment of company’s financial decision are taught in the course to equip students with a comprehensive knowledge of accounting information systems and specific accounting techniques.
     
    Learning outcomes
    On completion of this course, students should be able to:
    l          Acknowledge a full set of knowledge of the basic principles of accounting.
    l          Assess basic bookkeeping and transaction analysis.
    l          Develop a solid understanding of journals, ledgers and the steps of the accounting cycle.
    l          Know how to account for asset, liability and ownership accounts and comprehend financial statements.
    l          Reach a sufficient degree of competence in the application of accounting principles.
    l          Demonstrate a high degree of competence in critical thinking.
    Note: Students will be expected to demonstrate achievement of course learning objectives by completion of homework assignments, projects and presentation, class discussions and activities, quizzes and/or examinations.
     
    Delivery Method:
    Group work, case study, classroom learning, presentation, workshops, multimedia, Field study
     
    Syllabus

    Chapter
    Contents
    hours
    1,2
    Definition of accounting, transaction analysis and accounting equation and financial statements
    6
    2
    Analyzing and processing transactions and trial balance
    8
    3
    Adjusting accounts and preparing financial statements
    6
    4
    Closing process and finishing accounting cycle
    6
    5
    Accounting for merchandise purchases and sales, completing the accounting cycle for merchandisers
    8
    6
    Inventory basics, Inventory costing under perpetual system, valuing inventory at LCM and the effects of inventory errors
    6
    7
    Fundamental system principle, special journals and subsidiary ledger
    6
    8
    Internal control, control of cash, banking activities and band reconciliation
    8
    9
    Accounting for accounts receivable and notes receivable and disposing of receivable
    8
    10
    Accounting for plant asset, natural resources and intangible assets
    6
    11
    Characteristics and liabilities, known liabilities, estimated liabilities, contingent liabilities
    6
    12
    Basics of bonds, bond issuances, bond retirement and long-term notes payable
    6
    13
    Basics of investments, reporting of non-influential investments and influential investments
    6
    14
    Corporate form of organization, common stock and preferred stock, dividend payment, treasury stock
    6
    Financial statement analysis
    Financial ratio analysis
    Common size statement
    Trend analysis
    6

     
    Assessment

    Final Examination
    50%
    Mid-term Examination
    30%
    Two tests
    10%
    Homework assignments and class participation
    10%
    Total
    100%

    To achieve a pass grade in this course, students must obtain 60% or more as an aggregate mark on the assessment.
     
    Teacher’s information
    Jiang Jinfa
    Xie Bo
    Li Ning
    Lv Xiaomei
    Fang Fang
     
    Textbook
    Kermit D. Larson, John J. Wild, Barbara Chiappetta, Fundamental Accounting Principles, sixteenth edition
     
    Reference Materials