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Course Description
The course involves three parts: the accounting part, the finance part, and the management
information systems part.
The accounting part of this course begins with an overview about accounting, the definition of
accounting, the activities involved in the accounting process, the types of businesses, and the
basic concepts and elements of accounting. This part will also cover topics such as double-entry
bookkeeping, transaction analysis, general journal, general ledger, trial balance, adjusting entries,
adjusted trial balance, financial statements, closing entries, post-closing trial balance, and
correcting entries. Essentially, this part will provide the learners with a relevant knowledge about
the basic steps of the accounting cycle.
The finance part represents a crucial introduction towards financial management, financial
policy, and the other advanced courses in finance. It is a comprehensive, up-to-date, and highly
understandable introduction to finance theory, research, and practice
Management information systems cover MIS theory and practice, and provide experiential
learning by exposure to various decision-support tools for microcomputers
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Course Outcomes
Accounting Part:
1. Learn the generally accepted accounting principles.
2. Apply debit and credit theory.
3. Prepare journal entries, post them to general ledger and prepare a trial balance.
4. Recognize and apply the basic characteristics of accrual and cash basis accounting.
5. Prepare adjusting entries and an adjusted trial balance.
6. Prepare closing entries.
7. Prepare correcting entries.
8. Prepare a classified balance sheet.
Finance Part:
1) Prepare financial statements and know how to interpret them.
2) Apply knowledge of working capital to effectively manage a business for a given situation.
3) Analyze financial statements and show how they are used by managers to improve
performance and by stockholders to forecast earnings, dividends and stock prices.
4) Compare a firm's performance with that of other firms in the same industry.
5) Understand the markets where capital is raised, securities are traded, and stock prices are
established.
6) Understand the relationship between risk and return and measure risk in different ways.
7) Show how the timing of cash flows affect asset values and rate of return.
8) Recognize the types of bonds companies and government agencies issue.
9) Calculate the price of a bond and its rate of return.
10) Recognize the types of stocks companies' issue.
11) Calculate the price of a stock and its rate of return
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Topics Covered
Accounting Part:
1. Accounting in Action
2. The Recording Process
3. Adjusting the Accounts
4. Completing the Accounting Cycle
Finance Part:
1. Financial Statements, Cash Flow, and Taxes.
2. Analysis of Financial Statements.
3. Time Value of Money.
4. Bonds and Their Valuation.
5. Stocks and Their Valuation
Management Information Systems Part:
1-Information Systems in Global Business Today
2-Global E-Business: How Businesses Use Information Systems
3-Information Systems, Organizations & Strategy
4-IT Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies
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Prerequisites
NA
Co-requisites
NA
References
NA
Course Schedule
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Week
Textbook/Reference
Topic
CHAPTER ONE: Accounting in Action
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
What Is Accounting
Who Uses Accounting Data
What Is an Accounting Information System
The Building Blocks of Accounting
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
The Legal Form of Business Enterprises
Three Types of Businesses
Basic Accounting Equation
Classifications of Assets, Liabilities, and Owner's
Equity
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.9
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Week
Textbook/Reference
Topic
CHAPTER FOUR: Completing the Accounting Cycle
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
Fundamentals of Financial
Management.
Fundamentals of Financial
Management.
Fundamentals of Financial
Management
Fundamentals of Financial
Management
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Week
Textbook/Reference
Topic
Fundamentals of Financial
Management
11
Management Information
Systems.
12
Management Information
Systems.
13
Management Information
Systems
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Week
Textbook/Reference
Topic
Management Information
Systems.
Method of Instruction
A mix of passive and active techniques will be adopted, primarily:
1.
Instructor Lecture
2.
Class Discussion
3.
Problem Based Learning or Case Study Analysis
Attendance Policy
1.
2.
3.
Course Assessment
This course will be assessed by two main instruments:
1. Online student evaluation construct of 15 questions with Likert scale (5 answers)
2. Class visitation
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These instruments will be reviewed by the department each term. In addition, the School of
Business Council will review the recommendation of the department at the end of each academic
year.
Marking Profile
Evaluation
CAPA
Test I
Test II
Test III
Final
Date
Time
Room
01-04-2015
06-05-2015
03-06-2015
TBA
2 hours
2 hours
2 hours
2 hours
Weight
15%
Auditorium 17%
Auditorium 17%
Auditorium 17%
34%
Chapters Covered
According to Structure
According to Structure
According to Structure
According to Structure
* A student cannot write any examinations without valid university identification. Failing to
have valid university identification will result in assigning a zero mark to the relevant
examination.
Homework
Homework should be clearly presented i.e.:
1. It should be written on A4 paper.
2. It should include a title page (Course Name, Semester, Date, Name).
3. Your instructor will ask you to submit your homework online or as a hard copy. In the
latter case, it should be stapled together.
Notes
1. Photocopied books are not allowed in classroom.
2. Deadline for volunteer withdrawal is on Tuesday, June 02, 2015
3. Exam dates are subject to change.
Assignments
Assignment Week
1
Chapter
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Finance Part:
Chapter 2
Finance Part:
Chapter 3
Assignment Details
Practice Questions
(End of Chapter)
Practice Questions
(End of Chapter)
Practice Questions
(End of Chapter)
Practice Questions
(End of Chapter)
2-1, 2-2, 2-4, 2-5, 2-6, 2-8, 211, 2-12, 2-13
3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 37, 3-8, 3-10, 3-11, 3-15, 3-17,
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Finance Part:
Chapter 6
Finance Part:
Chapter 7
Finance Part:
Chapter 8
3-18, 3-21
6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 6-6, 67, 6-14, 6-15, 6-16, 6-19, 620, 6-22, 6-24, 6-26, 6-28, 629, 6-34, 6-39, 6-44, 6-45
7-1, 7-2, 7-3, 7-4, 7-6, 7-7, 78, 7-10, 7-12, 7-15
8-1, 8-2, 8-3, 8-4, 8-5, 8-6, 88, 8-10, 8-12, 8-14, 8-19, 8-22
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