Please Read Carefully:

This course is being offered using Blackboard Vista.as the Learning Management System.  The login for your CCA Blackboard Vista course is at http://online.ccaurora.edu.You will not be able to access your course until the start date, June 1^st.  

For technical assistance:

A support desk is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to assist you with setting up your computer and solving problems. http://www.ccaurora.edu/students/helpdesk/

COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING I

ACC 125 – SECTION 171 (Hybrid-Online)

3.00 Credit Hours

June 6 to August 8, 2009

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

 Computerized Accounting is a continuing account- ting course intended to integrate, or bring together, accounting principles and practices previously learned in beginning accounting courses.  This course presents an overview of the impact of computers on accounting procedures and describes the major differences between manual and computerized accounting systems.  Emphasis is placed on computerized functions of the general ledger, depreciation, payroll, inventory, and integrated accounts receivable and accounts payable accounting systems.

This course introduces the basics of microcomputers and software packages, the accounting procedures and cycles for service and merchandizing businesses, voucher systems, departmentalized accounting and reporting, financial statement analysis, fixed asset accounting and inventory accounting.

Class work is designed to be conducted over the internet and in class.  Consequently, most of your contact will be necessary by e-mail.  Students must provide own access to the internet.

HYBRID DESCRIPTION:

Hybrid courses offer the convenience of an Internet course with the opportunity to meet face to face with the instructor and classmates.  Although all of the work can be done through the internet, scheduled meeting times will be published for each course.  There may be mandatory onsite meetings for some courses to take midterm or final examinations.

REQUIRED MEETING DATES, TIMES, AND LOCATION:

Location: Building 903, Room 101

Times: 10:00 am – 2:05 pm

Dates: 6/6, 6/20, 7/4, 7/25, 8/8

COURSE WEBSITE:

http://online.ccaurora.edu

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION:

Name

Doyle E. Garrigus

Phone

(303) 478-3155

E-mail

Garrigus@worldnet.att.net

Fax

(303) 337-4320

Mailbox Location

CLC Building 903, Room 110

Other

N/A

REQUIRED COMPUTER SKILLS:

·         Send/receive mail

·         Download files to your computer and then open them

·         Basic word processing skills 

·         Experience with the Blackboard Vista tool or reference the help page with Information on Blackboard Vista.

REQUIRED TEXT BOOK(S):

Klooster & Allen: Integrated Accounting for Windows, 6^th Edition

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

Discussed in class

REQUIRED HARDWARE/ SOFTWARE:

·         Supported Web-browser

·         Supported version of Java

·         To confirm your software is supported, run the Browser Check at http://online.ccaurora.edu

·         You can find detailed information on hardware/software support and information on the Technical issues page.

HOW TO GET STARTED:

 Attend first class Session and first assignment will be given.

ORIENTATION SESSION/FIRST MEETING:

June 6, 2009

Location: CLC Building L903

Room 101

10:00 am

OTHER INFORMATION:

Refer to Syllabus given out in first class and shown online