University of New Brunswick Saint John
Faculty of Business
BA1218 - ACCOUNTING LAB
SUMMER 2013
FINAL EXAMINATION
DATE:
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
TIME:
4:00-6:00 pm
Location: HH239
Facilitator: Cathie Hurley
Office:
OH 235
Phone:
(506)-648-5820
Email:
churley@unb.ca
Recommended
Resources:
Available in the UNB Saint John bookstore all in one package
Mastering the Accounting Cycle – A Bridge Tutorial.CD,
Houghton Mifflin for MacIntosh & Windows
Spa Magic- A Merchandising Business
Practice Set with CD
Patricia A. Bille, Houghton Mifflin
Online Resources:
AccountingCoach.com
www.accountingcoach.com
GLEIM.com/Accounting
www.gleim.com/accounting/efat/online/about.php
Library reserve:
Available in HANS W. KLOHN COMMONS
Financial Accounting-a User Perspective
Hoskin, Fizzell and Cherry
Fourth Canadian Edition, Wiley
Financial Accounting
Libby, Libby, Short, Kanaa, and Gowing
Second Canadian Edition, McGraw-Hill Ryerson
Basic Bookkeeping – an Office Simulation & Solutions
Brooke C.W. Barker
Fifth Edition, Thomson-Nelson
Spa Magic - SOLUTIONS to Practice Set A & B
Degree Requirements:
This is a required course for the BBA with a major in
Accounting. It is a prerequisite to BA3224 and BA3235.
Prerequisites:
A “C” or better in BA1216 or its equivalent
Course Description:
A self-paced course that teaches the basics of a manual
accounting system including debits, credits and financial
statement preparation.
Primary Course Objectives:
P1. To introduce the recording process used in an accounting system.
P2. To introduce the recording process for merchandising companies.
P3. To introduce subsidiary ledgers and special journals.
Secondary Course Objectives:
S1. For the participant to develop learning skills through independent study.
S2. For the participant to further develop their ability to work independently.
Evaluation
The course is Pass/Fail as determined by the student’s performance on the Accounting
Lab exam which is to be administered at a date and time scheduled by the instructor. It
should be noted that the student must have a passing grade in the Accounting Lab, prior
to the second class period of BA3224 and/or BA3235; therefore the student should write
this examination well in advance of the course.
Student Responsibilities
The student is responsible for completing all the material covered in the Recommended
Resources. There are other resources which students may choose to take advantage of.
If the student has questions they should be directed toward one of the accounting faculty
at UNB Saint John. (Brenda Collings, Cathie Hurley, Mostaq Hussain and Suzanne
Tucker).
Please visit the advising website to obtain the date for the next examination
http://www.unb.ca/saintjohn/business/studentadvising/index.html
A minimum of one week notice is required, and the facilitator reserves the right to only
sit an exam when there are a sufficient number of participants ready to write.
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