LA HARBOR COLLEGE
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) Assessment Report
Course Assessment
Division: Business
Discipline/Program:
Computer Information Systems
Course Number and Name: CIS 024 Accounting on Microcomputers
Program Contact Person: Charles Davis ______________________________________ Phone: x4179_______________________
Reviewed by:
Elena Reigadas, SLO Assessment Coordinator
Attach additional pages as necessary.
Institutional Mission Course Intended Outcomes
& Goals
1. Describe the
1
2
2.
Means of Assessment and
Criteria for Success
differences and
similarities between
manual and
computerized
accounting
identify the four levels
of operation within
QuickBooks Pro.
Means: 5 short answer and 10
multiple choice questions on
an exam.
Create a new
company file and
establish preferences
and adjust the new
company file to
follow the accrual
basis of accounting.
Means:
Generate computerized
reports from case study
narratives.
Criteria: At least 70% of the
students answer at least 10
questions correctly.
Date:
Spring 2013
Summary of Data
Collected
Spring 2010
Students were not
concise with short
answers provided,
therefore, there was some
uncertainty of their
knowledge in short
answers. Sixty of the
students scored at least
70% of the Multiple
Choice questions.
Spring 2010
Ninety-three percent of
the students were able to
accomplish the correct
and completed report.
Criteria: At least 70% of the Four percent of the
students would deliver the
students had erroneously
Reports that included the
entered incorrect data
correct data and totals
which caused the report
within a 4 hour period.
to be incorrect while the
remaining 3% of students
were not aware of the
process of generating
Use of Results
Continue to give students
writing assignments to allow
them to become more
expressive. Provide extra
material on manual
accounting at the beginning
of the course.
Although the criteria were
met, students will be
encouraged to work in
groups, but generate their
own reports.
such a report.
1
3. View the effect of
period-end adjustments
on the trial balance.
A 15 multiple-choice and truefalse exam.
Criteria At least 70% of the
Spring 2011
Sixty-eight percent of the
students answered
question items correctly.
students would score at least
70% of correct responses.
2
2
2
4. Identify the two
inventory systems
and identify
transactions requiring
sales tax.
5.
6.
Customize payroll
system default
accounts.
Transfer funds
between accounts
using the Transfer
Funds Accounts
window.
Means:
Criteria were almost met.
Check the readability of the
question items and determine
the reading level. Change the
wording if necessary to the
level of the students.
Eighty-four percent of the
students were able to
accomplish the correct
and completed report.
Six percent of the
Criteria: At least 70% of the students had incorrectly
students would deliver the
entered data which
Reports that included the
caused an inaccurate
correct data and totals
report. While the
within a 2 day period.
remaining students were
not aware of the process
of generating such a
report.
Encourage students to work
and groups, but generate
their own reports. Criteria
Means:
Encourage students to work
and groups, but generate
their own reports.
Generate computerized
reports from case study
narratives.
Generate computerized
reports from case study
narratives.
Spring 2011
Ninety-seven percent of
the students were able to
accomplish the correct
and completed report.
Criteria: At least 70% of the While the remaining had
students would deliver the
incorrectly entered data
Reports that included the
which caused an
correct data and totals
inaccurate report. This
within a 2 hour period.
data was obtained from
the Spring 2011
semester.
Means:
Spring 2010
Generate computerized
Ninety-two percent of the
reports from case study
students were able to
narratives.
accomplish the correct
and completed report.
Criteria: At least 70% of the While the remaining had
students would deliver the
incorrectly entered data
Reports and performed the
which caused inaccurate
actual hands-on that
results. This data was
were met.
Students accomplished the
criteria set for these tasks.
included the correct data
and totals within a 2 hour
period.
obtained from the Spring
2010 semester.
Attach additional pages as necessary.
Institutional Mission
Course Intended Outcomes
& Goals
(1) Set up a company on
accounting business—company
type (sole proprietorship, etc),
and create a chart of accounts.
(2) Enter transactions into the
software and print the general
journal and financial
statements.
(3) Process accounts receivable
and sales transactions, and
create customer subsidiary
ledger accounts.
(4) Process accounts payable
and purchase transactions, and
create vendor subsidiary ledger
accounts.
(5) Process cash payments and
cash receipts, and prepare a
reconciliation of the cash
account.
(6) Journalize adjusting entries,
and prepare and print financial
statements
(7) Purchase and manage
inventory in a merchandising
business, and create subsidiary
ledger accounts for inventory
items.
(8) Process sales transactions in
a merchandising business, and
manage sales returns and
allowances
(9) Create a payroll system,
prepare a payroll, print payroll
Means of Assessment
and Criteria for Success
Summary of Data
Collected
Use of Results
checks, and print payroll tax
returns and payroll reports.
(10) Set up and manage a job
costing system.
(11) Set up and manage a fixed
assets system, and create
subsidiary ledger records for
individual fixed assets.
(12) Set up and manage
partnership and corporate forms
of business organization.