CIS 2103 COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING
3 Credit Hours
Course Syllabus – FALL 2014
Instructor:
Office:
Voice:
E-Mail:
Mail:
Julia Angel, COI
B203 – Office hours posted on course site on the portal
870-391-3251
jangel@northark.edu
1515 Pioneer Drive, Harrison, AR 72601
**Please allow a 24-hour response time. If I cannot respond within this time period, I will alert the class
in the Announcements section on our course site. Sunday is my offline day. **
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Computerized Accounting emphasizes the application of computers to sound accounting practices.
Students will learn to direct the computer functions to accomplish the various steps learned in
accounting principles in accordance with generally accepted procedures.
PREREQUISITE (S)
BA 1113 or BA 2003
RATIONALE
Manual accounting is slow and increasingly expensive. Computerized applications offer a partial solution
since computers perform at a very high speed with accuracy and reliability. Technology is constantly
evolving and computerizing the general ledger, accounts receivable/payable, payroll, depreciation,
inventory, and financial statement analysis provides speed, accuracy and control.
AUDIENCE
Computerized Accounting is a requirement for the Accounting Certificate. This course is also a
requirement for the Associate of Applied Science Degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in
Accounting.
COURSE GOALS
Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:
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demonstrate a proficiency in computerized accounting for service and merchandising businesses
by solving reviews, assessments and exams.
demonstrate knowledge of computerized accounting by setting up a system from start to finish.
COURSE RESOURCES
 Personal computer – System Requirements are listed on page XII I the Preface on the textbook
 If you have any problems with your computer, ie, computer crashes, internet goes down, or etc., it is
your responsibility to have a backup plan.
 Email Account—A Northark email account was issued to you automatically when you enrolled in your
classes. To access your email, navigate to Northark’s Web site at www.northark.edu. On the Students
tab, you should see a link Student Email. You may also access your email from web.mail.northark.edu.
Your email address will be your username@mail.northark.edu
 Textbook—Computerized Accounting with Quickbooks 2013, Villani & Rosa, Paradigm Publishing
ON-CAMPUS RESOURCES
 Testing Center-Used to complete required exams-Bring photo id
 Your instructor-Do not hesitate to contact me during office hours or by appointment (by phone or in
person). E-mail is also an excellent way to communicate.
 The Library-Provides study area and computers for your use.
 Tutors-Contact a Student Services Counselor.
ASSISTANCE FOR COURSE
If you are having any issues in your online course, the first person you should contact is your instructor
by email. If you need technical assistance for logon issues, contact Brenda Freitas (Northark IT
department) at bfreitas@northark.edu or 870.391.3275.
COURSE CONTENT
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Quickbooks 2013 Introduction
Vendors
Customers
Period-End Procedures
Inventory
New Company Setup
Alternate New Company Setup
Payroll Setup
Payroll Processing
Banking
Jobs & Time Tracking
METHOD OF INSTRUCTION
This course is an online course. You are responsible for the material and if there are any questions,
you are responsible for informing your instructor as soon as possible. On the course site, you will find the
course is organized by weeks. Each week some of the resources you will find are: key concepts, online
quizzes, and case problems. The quizzes, key concepts and case problems are required. The key concepts,
quizzes, and case problems are always due on Fridays at noon. No exceptions! This course will require
strict discipline on your part, because the responsibility is on you. You should check the course site
daily to make sure there are no new announcements or changes.
How do I proceed? Let me tell you:
First Assignments: One assignment is to complete the Syllabus Acknowledgement and return to your
instructor via file exchange (not emailed, not dropped off at the office…file exchange). No exceptions!
If I do not receive the syllabus acknowledgement by the due date, you will be dropped from the course
and considered a No-Show. Your second assignment is to introduce yourself to the class. Click on the
Collaboration tab, student introduction folder, and answer the questions I have asked.
Then you will move on to the remaining assignments in this fashion Read through each chapter first
without completing any steps. After reading through the chapter, start at the beginning of the chapter and
work through the chapter completing all steps. Read through the Procedure Review at the end of the
chapter. Then complete Key Concepts assignment on our course site by the due date/time. Next, you
need to complete the online interactive quiz for each chapter. The link for the quiz is provided under the
each chapter assignment. Make sure that when you click on the link that you are at the 2013 textbook
website. I have had some issues with the link going to the older version of the textbook instead of the
new 2013 version. You will email your quiz results to me mailto:jangel@northark.edu
Next, complete case problems #1 and #2 if they are assigned. There are printouts with each case
problem. You do not need to submit any hard printouts to your instructor! Instead, you will submit an
electronic copy of the printouts/reports associated with the case problems to the portal. These will be
submitted as PDF files to your instructor. Instructions are given in the chapter when you get ready to
create the printouts/reports. The best way to submit the printouts will be to display the requested
report, then click on “File” “Save As” and save the file as a .pdf I would suggest you make a Computerized
Accounting folder on your computer with chapter subfolders. Then save the separate chapter .pdf reports
in that chapter’s folder. Then you can upload your .pdf files to me in the appropriate chapter assignment
on our course site. Make sure you upload all files before you “Submit as Final.” The first chapter does not
have any printouts, only key concepts that will need to be submitted and the Interactive Quiz that will be
emailed.
All due dates will be strictly enforced. There will be No Exceptions unless the following
extreme circumstances occur: a death in the immediate family; hospitalization of you or an
immediate family member; military obligations, or a natural disaster, such as an ice storm.
Illnesses, job requirements, travel, transportation issues, computer crashes, or internet
problems are not extreme circumstances. Prior planning for these circumstances is vital
for online or hybrid courses. Since this is a hybrid course, back-up plans are required for
any computer and internet interruptions. You should anticipate these interruptions and
plan accordingly.
You will have two exams: a mid-term and a final. The mid-term will be a proctored exam following
Chapter 5. The Mid Term will be administered in the testing center.
The final exam is a comprehensive project utilizing and demonstrating your Quickbooks knowledge as
well as writing a Reflection Paper. Your project will be completed the last few weeks of the semester and
submitted by the stated due date/time. More information is included on our course site.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Students will complete readings, key concepts, case problems, quizzes, mid-term and final exams.
COURSE EVALUATION
Students will be evaluated in this course and given grades: A, B, C, D, F or other "grade symbols" as
explained in the current college catalog. Your final grade will be based on key concepts, quizzes, case
problems, and exams.
GRADING SCALE
90-100
80-89
70-79
60-69
Below 60
A
B
C
D
F
PROCTORED EXAMS
 Students in online courses must take a proctored final/major exam. If you are unable to be on
Northark’s campus for the proctored final/major exam then it is your responsibility to find your own
test proctor and complete the Proctor Nomination form which can be obtained from your instructor.
Arrangements must be approved by your instructor at least 2 weeks before the exam.
 Instructor’s note: Your mid-term exam is a proctored exam!
ONLINE PARTICIPATION POLICY
Attendance in an online course is monitored by the following:
 Submit an assignment
 Participate in discussion
 Respond to email
 Contact the instructor
I will NOT withdraw you from my course. If you stop attending class, you are responsible for completing
the necessary forms with the Registrar’s Office to officially withdraw from the course. If you do not
officially withdraw and remain on the roster, you will receive a failing grade at the end of the semester.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Academic fraud and dishonesty are defined as follows:
 Cheating: Intentionally using or attempting to use unauthorized materials, information, or study aids
in any academic exercise.
 Facilitating academic dishonesty: Intentionally or knowingly helping or attempting to help another
commit an act of academic dishonesty.
 Test tampering: Intentionally gaining access to restricted test booklets, banks, questions, or answers
before a test is given; or tampering with questions or answers after a test is taken.
 Plagiarism: Intentionally or knowingly representing the words and ideas of another as one's own in
any academic exercise.
Academic dishonesty will not be permitted. It shall be at the instructor’s discretion to fail the student for
that assignment, remove the student from the class, reduce the student’s grade, or petition to have the
student suspended from the college.
COURSE CALENDAR/SCHEDULE
All Assignments due Friday, 12:00 p.m.-No Exceptions!!
Due August 22nd
Syllabus Acknowledgment
Self-Introduction in the Cyber Cafe
Due August 29th
Read Chapter 1-Quickbooks Overview
Key Concepts & Interactive Online Quiz
Due Sept 5th
Read Chapter 2-Vendors
Key Concepts & Interactive Online Quiz
Case Problems 1 & 2
Due Sept 12th
Chapter 3-Customers
Key Concepts & Interactive Online Quiz
Case Problems 1 & 2
Due Sept 19th
Read Chapter 4-Period End Procedures
Key Concepts & Interactive Online Quiz
Case Problems 1 & 2
Due September 26th
Read Chapter 5-Inventory
Key Concepts & Interactive Online Quiz
Case Problems 1 & 2
Due October 3rd
Mid-Term Exam-On Campus/Proctored
Due October 17th
Read Chapter 6-New Company Setup Advanced
Key Concepts & Interactive Online Quiz
Case Problems 1 & 2
Due October 24th
Read Chapter 7-New Company Setup Express
Key Concepts & Interactive Online Quiz
Case Problem 1
Due October 31st
Read Chapter 8-Payroll Setup
Key Concepts & Interactive Online Quiz
Case Problems 1 & 2
Due November 7th
Read Chapter 9-Payroll processing
Key Concepts & Interactive Online Quiz
Case Problems 1 & 2
Due November 14th
Chapter 10-Banking
Key Concepts & Interactive Online Quiz
Case Problems 1 & 2
Due November 21st
Read Chapter 11-Jobs and Time Tracking
Key Concepts
Case Problems 1 & 2
November 24-28
Thanksgiving Break
Due December 5th
Final Exam Project and Reflection Paper
PROVISION FOR CHANGES
The instructor will notify students of any updates/changes in the course syllabus on the portal site under
Announcements. Check Daily!
ADA STATEMENT
North Arkansas College complies with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans
with Disabilities Act of 1990. Students with disabilities who need special accommodations should make
their requests in the following way:
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Talk to your instructor during office hours about your disability or special need related to your
classroom work; and/or
Contact Special Services and ask to speak to Kim Brecklein.