Course Code : BUS 231 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I Level : Undergraduate Year : II Semester : III Status : Compulsory Hours/Week : 2+2 ECTS Credits : 5 Total Hours : 60 Course Coordinator : COURSE DESCRIPTION The role of accounting as a decision making tool is emphasized throughout the course. The complete accounting cycle, preparation of financial statements, accounting for merchandising activities are among the major topics covered during the semester. COURSE OBJECTIVES The aim of this course is to provide students with a basic accounting background. COURSE CONTENTS Introduction to Financial Accounting, Code of accounting principles and accounting standards, Accounts for enterprises, Accounting charter capital and the unpaid registered capital , Accounting of fixed assets, Accounting stocks, Accounting companies, Cash, short-term receivables and investments, Accounting costs, Accounting equity, Obligations, Income and expenditure, Accounting profit and loss, Free class controlling plan separately from the balance sheet and records, Development of financial statements and related information and their presentation TEACHING/ASSESSMENT Description Teaching Methods Lectures, discussion, team work Description (%) Student Assessment Methods Presentation 10%, Report 10%, Midterm Exam: 30 % Final Exam: 50 %. Learning outcomes Students will be able to: Understand the framework of financial accounting Prepare and present the financial statements of limited Companies Analyze and interpret financial statements Identify, discuss and appraise the sources of finance available to businesses Language of Instruction English Textbook(s) 1. 2. Financial Accounting, Harrison/ Horngren, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2009 Financial Accounting, Porter/Norton, Thomson, South- Western, 2008