Hayfield High School
Accounting
Mrs. Grav
Phone: 507-477-3235 ext. 264
e-mail: gravdo@hayfield.k12.mn.us
Course Objectives
Accounting will prepare you for both personal use and business uses of record keeping. Today,
there are excellent career opportunities for bookkeepers and accountants. Whether you want to be a
future business owner, a manager or an accountant, this course will prepare you in the basics of
accounting principles. The objectives of this course are to give you an understanding of acceptable
accounting procedures and principles and methods of recording business transactions; to develop
skill in maintaining accurate and neat business records; to understand how a business operates,
and to promote interest in business careers.
Attendance
It is especially important that students are in class every day to develop your accounting abilities.
New concepts are introduced each day and the practice time is vital. Students who are taking the
class in the online learning community will be expected to access the class website daily.
Instruction and Assignments
Class instruction and daily assignments may include but will not be limited to, lecture, group work,
discussion, vocabulary assignments, practice problems, online application problems, written
assignments, study guides, etc. Each student is expected to complete the application exercises,
chapter study guide and chapter tests to help assess and evaluate the student’s understanding of
the material covered. Assignments are to be done using the Aplia online working papers. Students
may work together on daily work but all assignments must be completed individually. Chapter tests
will be given at the conclusion of each chapter covered. All assignments given during the course of
the chapter will be due on the date specified on the class website unless specific arrangements have
been made in advance with me.
Source Material
The text used in this class is Century 21 Accounting published by Southwest Publishing. Weekly
homework assignments are found on the Aplia website (www.Aplia.com). The Aplia site requires a
separate registration process. By completing the online working papers in association with the
classroom lectures, you will better prepare yourself for the lectures and exams in the course.
Practicing and applying what you are learning from Aplia and lecture will better prepare you for
class.
Aplia Assignments: Many assignments come in pairs of practice and graded problem sets. The
practice sets give you immediate feedback about whether your answer is right or wrong and an
explanation of the correct answer. They are not counted as part of your homework grade. Use them
to check your understanding of the material. If you are confident, you can go directly to the graded
problem set, and refer back to the practice set only if you want some additional help.
The graded problem sets have a FIRM due date. You can change your answers as many times as
you like before the due date has passed. Once the due date has passed, the grade will be recorded
and it will not be possible to change your answers or complete the assignment. In other words,
Aplia assignments must be completed by the due date. The software does not care whether you
have an excuse or not. These assignments are posted in advance. Do them early to avoid any
emergencies preventing your completion before the due date. After the due date, you will be able to
see the correct answers and the explanations for the graded problems.
Accounting
Make-up Work
Make-up work and due dates for that work will be given by the teacher upon the student’s return to
class. Students with unexcused absences will receive no credit for work or tests missed in class the
day(s) of the unexcused absence(s). Students with any absences will have two days for each day
absent to make up and receive credit for work or tests missed.
Required Materials
1. Textbook
2. Notebook
3. Calculator
4. Pen or Pencil
5. Computer Access for Aplia online
working papers
Expectations and Rules
All students are entitled to learn and develop in a setting which promotes respect of self, others,
and property. Students must conduct themselves in an appropriate manner that maintains a
climate in which learning can take place. In addition to the Student Responsibilities and Code of
Student Conduct outlined in your student handbook the following classroom rules apply:
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Respect yourself, your peers, your teachers, and your school.
Disrespectful Behavior is: Any word, look, sign or act that hurts a person's body,
possessions, dignity, or security.
Be on time to class. You will receive a tardy if you are not inside the classroom when the bell
rings. (See Tardiness Policy in Handbook.)
Adhere to all school policies regarding dress code, attendance, etc.
Students must keep desk areas neat and clean.
Use agenda to keep track of assignments and due dates.
No food or beverages are allowed in the classroom or computer lab.
Disciplinary Procedure
We will follow the disciplinary procedure as outlined in the Student Handbook.
Assessment
Your grade in accounting will be based on the following assessments:
Daily Work
Online Application Problems
Simulation Packets
Study Guides
Written Tests and Quizzes
Comprehensive Final Exam
Grades will be calculated using the following weights:
Formative Assessments (Practice work, Application Problems, etc.)
Summative Assessments (Tests, Quizzes, Mastery Problems, Projects, etc.)
Course grades will be based on the following percentages:
A=94%-100%
A-=90%-93%
B=84%-87%
B-=80%-83%
C=74%-77%
C-=70%-73%
D=64%-67%
D-=60%-63%
B+=87%-89%
C+=77%-79%
D+=67%-69%
F=59% and below
This syllabus is subject to change.
Revised by Dorien Grav on August 31, 2014.
10%
90%