UNIVERSITY of BRIDGEPORT
SCHOOL of BUSINESS
ACC 103 (Section 12) MANAGERIAL/COST ACCOUNTING
FALL 2014
Professor: Michael Maccarone
STUDENT SYLLABUS
Room: Mandeville 308
Class Schedule: M/W 1:30pm - 2:45pm
3 Credit Hours
My office is located in Mandeville Hall, Room 10
Telephone number (School) 203-576-4008,
Email: msmaccarone@gmail.com
Web Page: http://www.bridgeport.edu/pages/5076.asp
Office hours: M/W 9:30-10:45
Required Text:
MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING, Warren Reeve Duchac, 12th Edition
ISBN 13-978-1-133-95242-8
South-Western Publishing, 2014
Chapters are available for purchase from www.ichapters.com.
Course Description:
Introduction to managerial and cost accounting used by management in conducting daily operations, planning future
operations, and developing overall business strategies.
Course Objective:
To gain an understanding of the role of accounting in the management process of planning, directing, controlling, and
improving the organization’s objectives, and to translate those objectives into courses of action.
Components of Course Grade:
Exam 1
30%
Exam 2
30%
Final Exam (Exam 3) 30%
Class Participation
10%
Criteria for Evaluation of Class Participation:
1) Participation
Students will be evaluated on their demonstrated ability to understand an assigned question, correctly identify the
approach to solving the problem, select the appropriate data to use in the solution, select and use the proper
quantitative or other analytic tool for the solution, and communicate effectively their response to the question.
Criteria for Evaluation of Class Participation (continued):
2) Attendance
Attendance will be taken at the beginning of each class. You are expected to be in attendance at the start of each
class. Habitual late attendance will be marked against class participation.
3) Homework
Students are expected to be prepared for each class. This includes having read any material assigned, and having
completed the assigned problems. Homework will be collected at the end of each topic/chapter.
As a UB policy, it is expected that each student that attends one hour of classroom instruction will require a minimum
of two hours of out of class student work each week for approximately fifteen weeks for one semester.
4) Disruptive Talking
“Disruptive talking” is talking and/or interfering while the teacher is lecturing, or while a classmate is asking/answering
a question in class. Disruptive talking will be marked against class participation.
Make-up Test Policy:
You are expected to take Exam 1 and Exam 2 on the dates indicated. If you miss either Exam 1 or Exam 2, you must
take a make-up, and will receive a ten-point (10) penalty on the make-up (e.g. if you earn a grade of 90 on a make-up
exam, you will receive a grade of 80). NOTE: THERE IS NO MAKE-UP FOR THE FINAL EXAM.
Miscellaneous Notes:
There will be NO MAKEUP for missed classes or assignments. It is your responsibility to contact a classmate to
obtain notes if a class is missed. A zero grade will be assigned for any missed work.
No electronic devices (except calculators) are allowed in class. Cell phones should be turned off.
The use of a pencil for homework and exams is highly recommended.
CHEATING - Any student found cheating on an exam will receive a grade of zero (0) for the exam.
Academic Honesty Standards:
It is the student’s responsibility to familiarize himself or herself with and adhere to the standards set forth in the
policies on cheating and plagiarism as defined in Chapters 2 and 5 of the Key to UB
http://www.bridgeport.edu/pages/2623.asp or the appropriate graduate program handbook.
Syllabus is subject to change.
Key Dates:
Monday
8/25 Classes Begin
Monday
9/1 - Labor Day No Class
Wednesday 10/1 – Exam 1 (Preliminary date)
Wednesday 11/5 – Exam 2 (Preliminary date)
Wednesday 11/26- Thanksgiving Recess
Wednesday 12/3 – Last Class
xxxxxxxx 12/xx – Final Exam (Exam 3)
ACC 103 (Section 12) MANAGERIAL/COST ACCOUNTING
FALL 2014
Assignment Schedule
Class Date
Homework (due next class)
Introduction
Read Chapter 16 (Managerial Accounting Concepts and Principles)
Aug.
25
Sep
27 W
3 W
Chapter 16 Discussion
Chapter 16 Discussion
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10
M
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Chapter 16 Discussion
Chapter 16 Problems
Chapter 16 Written Assignment
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Chapter 16 Problems
Chapter 17 Discussion
Read Chapter 17 (Job Order Cost Systems)
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Chapter 17 Discussion
Chapter 17 Problems
Chapter 17 Written Assignment
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Chapter 17 Problems
Read Chapter 18 (Process Cost Systems)
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Nov
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Exam 1 – Chapters 16 & 17
Chapter 18 Discussion
Chapter 18 Discussion
Read Chapter 18 (Process Cost Systems)
Chapter 18 Written Assignment
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15 W
Chapter 18 Problems
Chapter 18 Problems
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22
Chapter 19 Discussion
Chapter 19 Discussion
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Chapter 19 Written Assignment
27 M
29 W
Chapter 19 Problems
Chapter 19 Problems
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Read Chapter 21 (Budgeting)
3
5
Chapter 21 Discussion
EXAM 2 – Chapters 18 & 19
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Read Chapter 19 (Cost Behavior and Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis)
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ACC 103 (Section 12) MANAGERIAL/COST ACCOUNTING
Fall 2014
Assignment schedule
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Class Date
Nov
Topic
Homework (due next class)
10
12
M
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Chapter 21 Discussion
Chapter 21 Problems
Chapter 21 Written Assignment
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Chapter 21 Problems
Read Chapter 22 (Performance Evaluation Using Variances
19
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Chapter 22 Discussion
24
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Chapter 22 Discussion
Dec
1
3
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Chapter 22 Discussion
Chapter 22 Problems & Final Exam Review
Dec
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FINAL EXAM (Exam 3) - Chapters 21 & 22
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ACC 103 (Section12) MANAGERIAL/COST ACCOUNTING
FALL 2014
Assignment Schedule
Homework: DQ= Discussion Questions; Ex = Exercise; Prob. = Problem
Ch. 16
DQ 1,3,5,6
Exercises 16-1,3,4,10,11,15,16
Ch.17
DQ 1,2,5,8,9 (a&b)
Exercises 17-4,5,7,9,12
Prob. 17-1B
Ch. 18
DQ 3,4,5,7
Ex 18-5,6,7,8(a),16
Prob 18-1B
Ch. 19
DQ 1,2,3,4,5,6
Ex 19-1,8,10,16,21
Prob 19-2B
Ch. 21
To be assigned in class
Ch. 22
To be assigned in class