Mrs.. TaylorMrs.. Taylor

Cedar High SchoolCedar High School

Accounting IAccounting I

How Do I Decide?How Do I Decide?

COURSE DESCRIPTION:COURSE DESCRIPTION:

The Accounting program is designed The Accounting program is designed to develop skills beginning with an to develop skills beginning with an understanding of the basic elements understanding of the basic elements and concepts of double entry and concepts of double entry systems. Student will develop an systems. Student will develop an understanding of the principles and understanding of the principles and procedures of manual and procedures of manual and automated accounting as they apply automated accounting as they apply to the bookkeeping cycle.to the bookkeeping cycle.

OBJECTIVEOBJECTIVE The objective of this The objective of this

course is to give course is to give students the ability to students the ability to understand and understand and interpret personal and interpret personal and business records .business records .

Each student will also Each student will also experience planning, experience planning, organizing, and organizing, and understand careers in understand careers in accounting.accounting.

Requirements/Requirements/ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities

Each student will Each student will be issued a be issued a password. Do password. Do Not Share with Not Share with anyone. anyone.

Students are Students are responsible for responsible for keeping keeping passwords passwords secure.secure.

Why?Why?

Requirements/Requirements/ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities

Students will be Students will be monitored on their monitored on their INTERNET use through INTERNET use through our school, the district our school, the district office, and SEDC. No office, and SEDC. No student will be permitted student will be permitted to use any Internet to use any Internet feature, which has not feature, which has not been discussed, and/or been discussed, and/or assigned in class, I.e chat assigned in class, I.e chat roomroom’’s, games, etc.s, games, etc.

No student will be given No student will be given access to the access to the INTERNET without INTERNET without having first completed having first completed the Acceptable Use the Acceptable Use Policy of the Iron Policy of the Iron County School District.County School District.

Even MoreEven More Requirements/ResponsibilitRequirements/Responsibilit

iesies Students will be given Students will be given

an e-mail account.an e-mail account. Must follow Must follow

guidelines. guidelines. Only to be used when Only to be used when

all other work is all other work is completed.completed.

No profane or vulgar No profane or vulgar messages are allowed messages are allowed either by you sending either by you sending them or you receiving them or you receiving them from others.them from others.

Each student is expected to Each student is expected to contribute to a quiet and contribute to a quiet and productive classroom productive classroom atmosphere, to respect the atmosphere, to respect the property of others, to property of others, to participate in and listen to participate in and listen to class discussions conducted class discussions conducted by the instructor, to turn in by the instructor, to turn in assigned work and tests on assigned work and tests on time, and to show time, and to show cooperation and cooperation and understanding in working understanding in working with his/her fellow students with his/her fellow students and the instructor.and the instructor.

Requirements/Requirements/ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities

Each student is Each student is expected to bring expected to bring with him/her all with him/her all materials materials necessary for necessary for class class participation. participation. Please pen/pencil Please pen/pencil to class daily.to class daily.

Each student is Each student is required to be required to be working on the working on the assigned tasks assigned tasks during the class during the class period.period.

Should a student be Should a student be absent, the work must be absent, the work must be handed in within handed in within TWOTWO WEEKSWEEKS of the time given. of the time given. Late work will NOT be Late work will NOT be accepted for the whole accepted for the whole term the last week of the term the last week of the term.term.

Expectations of Mrs. Expectations of Mrs. TaylorTaylor

Make every effort to provide Make every effort to provide students with worthwhile and students with worthwhile and interesting learning experiences interesting learning experiences designed to develop skills in utilizing designed to develop skills in utilizing accounting concepts.accounting concepts.

Hand out grades each week.Hand out grades each week. Contact your parents with positive Contact your parents with positive

commentscomments

GRADING & GRADING & HOMEWORKHOMEWORK

ASSIGNMENTS 40%ASSIGNMENTS 40% Not completed - Subtract 20 points for Not completed - Subtract 20 points for

each page not completedeach page not completed Half-completed - Subtract 10 points for Half-completed - Subtract 10 points for

each pageeach page Late work - Subtract 4 points plus Late work - Subtract 4 points plus

errorserrors Two errors equal one point off.Two errors equal one point off.

GRADING & GRADING & HOMEWORKHOMEWORK

The following information is how the The following information is how the grade will be calculated.grade will be calculated. 14 Errors14 Errors Divided by 2Divided by 2 14 / 2 = 714 / 2 = 7 100 - 7 = 93100 - 7 = 93

93 Percent is an A93 Percent is an A

GRADINGGRADING

Bellwork/Quizzes 20 %Bellwork/Quizzes 20 % Bellwork will be given each day at the Bellwork will be given each day at the

beginning of class.beginning of class. Quizzes will be given periodically Quizzes will be given periodically

throughout the quarter.throughout the quarter.

GRADINGGRADING Tests 40 %Tests 40 %

A percent lower than 70% can be A percent lower than 70% can be corrected and retaken.corrected and retaken.

All test should be pass with an 80%All test should be pass with an 80%

Topics Covered:Topics Covered:

Accounting for a Service BusinessAccounting for a Service Business ProprietorshipProprietorship

Assets = Liabilities + OwnerAssets = Liabilities + Owner’’s Equitys Equity JournalizeJournalize Post to General LedgerPost to General Ledger Petty CashPetty Cash WorksheetWorksheet Adjusting and Closing EntriesAdjusting and Closing Entries Video Transfer SimulationVideo Transfer Simulation

Materials Needed:Materials Needed:

Sharpened Pencil (PENS)Sharpened Pencil (PENS) Notebook/FolderNotebook/Folder Accounting TextbookAccounting Textbook Accounting WorkbookAccounting Workbook CalculatorsCalculators

Concurrent EnrollmentConcurrent Enrollment

SUU - ACCT 2010 - Accounting Principles.SUU - ACCT 2010 - Accounting Principles. Pass - Accounting I & II State CompetencyPass - Accounting I & II State Competency $15 Per Credit = $45$15 Per Credit = $45 Fill out a Concurrent Enrollment FormFill out a Concurrent Enrollment Form Attach State Competency CertificatesAttach State Competency Certificates Attach Transcript for proof of grades.Attach Transcript for proof of grades.

Careers in AccountingCareers in Accounting

General Office WorkerGeneral Office Worker BookkeepersBookkeepers AccountantsAccountants

CPA on Wall StreetCPA on Wall Street Government -FBI, School, CityGovernment -FBI, School, City

Chief Financial OfficerChief Financial Officer

Follow Eight Simple Follow Eight Simple RulesRules

Following these rules Following these rules will help you get the will help you get the most from your most from your computer and the computer and the Internet. Not Internet. Not following these rules following these rules will revoke your will revoke your computer and/or computer and/or Internet privileges.Internet privileges.

Rule Number OneRule Number One

Any violation of school policy or public law is prohibited. This includes accessing or transmitting the immoral, obscene, pornographic, or otherwise inappropriate images or information.

Rule Number TwoRule Number Two

No vandalism is No vandalism is permitted. This permitted. This includes vandalism includes vandalism to both computers to both computers as well as other as well as other peoplepeople’’s files.s files.

Rule Number ThreeRule Number Three

Any attempt to Any attempt to bypass state, bypass state, district or school district or school security is security is forbidden. This forbidden. This includes trying includes trying to bypass to bypass proxies.proxies.

Log Off or Exit When Log Off or Exit When FinishedFinished

Generally, it is a good idea to exit any application prior to leaving your work area.

Rule Number FourRule Number Four

When something inappropriate comes up on your screen, immediately tell your teacher.

Rule Number FiveRule Number Five

All computers, networks and other equipment is property of the school district. Users should have no expectation of privacy. All the data that you create or share on the school’s computer is not private.

Rule SixRule Six

Keep account information secure

Secure Passwords.Secure Passwords.

Allowing others use of Allowing others use of account.account.

Rule SevenRule Seven

Non-School related computer use should be kept to a minimum.

Personal internet use Personal internet use during school time.during school time.

Commercial use should Commercial use should be avoided.be avoided.

Rule EightRule Eight

Students may use the Internet only when a supervising adult is present.

HAVE A GREAT YEARHAVE A GREAT YEAR

Good luck and have fun on the web.Good luck and have fun on the web.

Consequences With Consequences With InternetInternet

If you are on the internet If you are on the internet at an inappropriate at an inappropriate time the consequences time the consequences will be as followswill be as follows

11stst Offense Offense – Warning – Warning2nd Offense2nd Offense – Internet – Internet

privileges taken for privileges taken for one week.one week.

3rd Offense3rd Offense – Internet – Internet privileges taken for the privileges taken for the rest of the term. (rest of the term. (Be Be Aware: This will affect Aware: This will affect you in other classesyou in other classes.).)

I’m officer Technoweenie. I’ll be watching your computer screeny.

HOMEWORKHOMEWORK

Take Home Course Take Home Course Disclosure and Disclosure and Have Signed.Have Signed.

Bring student ID Bring student ID with Internet with Internet Sticker for pass off. Sticker for pass off. Cannot use Internet Cannot use Internet until I see it.until I see it.

BRING BACK NEXT BRING BACK NEXT CLASS PERIOD!!!CLASS PERIOD!!!