ACIS 3504
Accounting Systems and Controls
Dr. Linda Wallace
 Office: Pamplin 3092
 E-mail: wallacel@vt.edu
 http://www.acis.pamplin.vt.edu/faculty/wall
ace/3504/
 Office Hours: TTh 3:15-4:15 pm, or by
appointment
 Office Phone: 231-6328
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Required Materials
 Accounting Information Systems, Romney
& Steinbart, 2015
 QuickBooks 2015: A Complete Course,
Horne, Pearson, 2015 (w/ software)
 All class notes, Quickbooks instructions and
assignments can be downloaded and printed
from the schedule section of the class web
page throughout the semester.
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Prerequisites & Corequisites
 ACIS 2116 (corequisite)
 ACIS 2504 (corequisite)
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Attendance Policies
 If you miss a class
 you are still responsible for turning assignments
in on time.
 you should contact one of your classmates
(NOT your professor) to find out what you
missed.
 See someone in Pamplin 1046 if you must
miss class for an extended period of time
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Grading:
Exams (3 @ 150 pts each)
QuickbooksAssignments (1 @ 5 pts ,
3 @ 25 pts, and 1 @ 75 pts)
Other Assignments & Participation
Total
450
155
20
625
See syllabus for grading scale.
Exception to the grading scale: you must earn a C
or higher on at least one of the three exams for the
scale to apply.
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Grading:
 All grades will be posted through Scholar. If you
should notice an error in your grade, you should
submit the graded assignment to me with a note
indicating the error. This submission should be
made within two weeks of the grade being posted.
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Policies for assignments
 All assignments are due at the beginning of
class on the due date.
 Late assignments will be subject to the
following penalties:
 10% of the total possible points for late
submissions on the due date until 5 pm
(includes assignments submitted in class after I
have collected them)
 Plus additional 20% penalties for any portion
of each 24 hour block of time thereafter.
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Policies for assignments

All graded assignments and tests can be submitted
for a re-evaluation of the grade if you…

Submit a written request within one week of the date the
assignment was returned to the class. This request should
consist of a sheet that:
1.
2.
3.
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Identifies the specific questions or aspects of the assignment that
you want re-evaluated.
Explains why you feel your grade on these parts was not accurate.
And suggests the number of points that you feel should be given
back
A re-grade request may result in the re-grading of the entire
assignment which could result in additional points being
taken away as well as points being added back.
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Policies for assignments
 No “extra credit” assignments will be given.
Grades will be based on the grading criteria
established in the syllabus
 Do not make requests for policy exemptions in
front of other students (e.g. more time for an
assignment, rescheduling exams, being late to
class when an assignment is due, etc.). If you do,
they will be denied. If a matter is important
enough for you to ask for an exemption, then you
should contact me privately.
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VT Honor Code
The Honor Pledge - “I have neither given nor
received unauthorized assistance on this
assignment”
The Honor Code expressly forbids:
 Cheating , Plagiarism and Falsification
All assignments and exams are to be completed
individually unless specifically stated otherwise.
The Quickbooks assignments are individual
assignments and should not be discussed with
other students.
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Exams
 No alternate exam times will be scheduled without prior
approval and valid documentation.
 Job interviews are not considered acceptable reasons for
missing an exam.
 Make arrangements with the companies you are interviewing for
other days
 A list of exam dates is shown in syllabus
 If you are too ill to take an exam you must have a note
from the doctor explicitly stating that you are too ill to
attend classes.
 Exams are the property of the professor and should never
be removed from the classroom.
 If you are not currently registered in the class you cannot
take an exam.
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Class Participation
 Occasionally assignments will be assigned in one
class period and be due at the beginning of the
next class period. If you are absent you are still
responsible for completing the assignment by the
assigned due date. These assignments are part of
your participation grade.
 I will also announce that certain class sessions will
focus on discussing questions from the book. Your
participation on these days will affect your
participation grade.
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Other Policies
 E-mails sent to me before 5pm (Monday through
Friday) will usually be answered by the end of the
same day.
 E-mails sent to me after 5pm (Monday through
Friday) or on the weekend will not necessarily be
answered the same day.
 I will schedule appointments with students outside
of my regularly scheduled office hours if they have
a conflict with my scheduled hours and if I am able
to be available. The more notice I have for an
appointment, the better the chance that I can be
available.
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Special Accommodations
 Students requiring special accommodations
throughout the semester (include during
tests) should notify the professor during
office hours of the first week of the
semester.
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Important Dates
9/23 - Exam 1
10/28 - Exam 2
12/11 – 1:05 pm -3:05 pm Final Exam
(4:00 section)
12/14 – 10:05 am - 12:05 pm Final Exam
(2:30 section)
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