AB114.01 Accounting 1Unit 1 Seminar July 5, 2012

School of Business and Management

Agenda• Welcome

• Syllabus

• Office Hours

• Discussion Board Grading

• Assignments Grading

• Late Policy

• Seminar procedures and Polling

• Questions

Seminar Rules by Greg Rose1. If I type *BREAK* everybody quit typing, OK? Type “OK” if you get this one!

2. When asking questions, please RAISE YOUR HAND (TYPE //). Otherwise you might interrupt a stream of dialogue.

3. Please do NOT start side conversations.

4. Do not interject “I agree” or “good point” because this clutters the seminar. We assume you agree and think the point is good!

5. Don`t worry about typos. Be clear as you can and refrain from smileys and slang – use proper English.

• Assignments Grading

• Late Policy

• Seminar procedures and Polling

• Questions

Syllabus

• You should thoroughly review the entire Syllabus!

• It is in Doc Sharing.

• This is the contract between you and the University

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Your Syllabus is the greatest tool for our class!

• Discussion Board Requirements

• Reviews

• Textbook Assignments

• KAPLAN UNIVERSITY GRADING SCALE

Accounting I

Textbook

Title: Accounting, 23e

Author: Warren, Reeve, and Duchac

ISBN: 0324662963

Publisher: Cengage

Your textbook is an interactive textbook, hosted by Direct Digital.

Accounting I

Textbook

• Your textbook is an interactive textbook, hosted by Direct Digital. This textbook gives you many new features, including: highlighting, creating notes, searches, and the ability to collaborate with your classmates in the book!

• You can find the user guides in the Doc Sharing.

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Office Hours

Thursday 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST

AOL Instant Messenger (AIM)

AIM Name hwatkinsk

Outside of office hours:

Virtual Office

Email

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Four (4) items make up the Discussion Board grade.

Quality

Participation

Clarity and Organization

Professional & Netiquette

Discussion Board Grading

40% of your post will be measured on this criteria:

Discussion questions were answered completely

Posts were on topic and unique in content

All posts demonstrated analysis of the topic

Quality

30% will be measured on the following criteria:

Initial post by Saturday, midnight EST

Posts made on at least 3 different days

The original post to be no less than 100 words

Participation

20% of your post will be measured on these criteria:

Posts were organized and logical

No spelling or grammatical errors

References were used and cited properly

Clarity and Organization of Writing

10% in your post will be measured on these criteria:

Respect and consideration toward class

Appropriate language

Professional use of abbreviations and acronyms

Professional & Netiquette

• Be clear about which message

• Make sure you are adding something new

• Make your postings clear and easy to follow

• See others in the Syllabus

Discussion Guidelines

Use Homework Templates in the Units

Show your work.

Submit assignments in the Dropbox Basket.

• Separate your work such as 1a, 2b or 3d

Assignments

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Homework Assignments

• Due last day of the units in Units 2 - 8

• Worth 50 points each

• Submit to Dropbox Basket – Start the file name with your Last name.

• Grades returned by Sunday night following the due date (if submitted on time)

• Templates under Units – Save Time– Guide to Correct Answer

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Reviews

• Reviews are 1 hour in length only.

• Reviews consist of 10 multiple choice or

True/False questions from the text and course

objectives.

• When taking an objective quiz/exam/review, your

score and detailed results will be available seven

days after the unit ends.

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Practice Review

You may prepare for the Unit Review Quiz by taking the Practice Review as many times as you wish. Access the Practice Review on the left in the course shell.

The answers are in Doc Sharing.

• When you are ready, access the graded Review Quiz on the left. The Review will consist of a set of 10 multiple choice questions.

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Writing Assignments

• Unit 6 – 25 Points

• Unit 9 – 25 Points

• For APA resources and assistance, please visit the Kaplan University Writing Center.

• Assignment Details and Required Documents

• IMPORTANT: Submit to Dropbox with your Last name as the start of the file name.

Determining Your Grade through the Syllabus and Rubrics!

• Grade Point Distribution

• Late Policy

• Extenuating Circumstances

• Grading Scale

• Grading Rubrics

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GRADING CRITERIA/COURSE EVALUATION   AB114                             Assessments Number Points each Total PointsDiscussions 8 15 120Homework Assignments

8 50 400

Seminar/Alternate

Assignment

9 15 135

Professional Development Activity

1 15 15

Review 8 20 160Business Professional Development

1

15

15

Final Exam 1

105

105

Writing Assignment

2 25 50

Total Points     1,000 Points

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Late Policy

• Located in Syllabus– Up to 1 week late 20% point reduction– 1 to 2 weeks late 30% deduction in points– No work will be accepted more than two (2)

weeks after the due date.

• Extenuating Circumstances– Computer issues are not extenuating

circumstances– Late DBs are not accepted.

– No late work accepted after end of Unit 9

Late Policy1 - 7 days late 20% deduction in points

8 - 14 days late 30% deduction in points

Extenuating Circumstances  

You should review all current policies in the Kaplan University Catalog and/or addendum.

Course Navigation Tutorial• (These are under Academic Tools in each Unit.)

• Dropbox Guide

• Gradebook Guide

• Online Communications Guide

• Seminar Guide

• Online Library

• Math Center - Math Reference Library and Math Tutor

Writing Center• (These are under Academic Tools in each Unit.)

• Writing Center

• Paper Review & QA Services

• Plagiarism

• Writing Reference Library

• Writing Tutor

• Science Center

• Kaplan Radio

Seminar

We will have a seminar each week (1-9).

Wednesday at 9:00 PM EST

Polling may be used.

If you do not attend, a quiz or another assignment is available for the points (due at the end of the Unit).

Course Calendar• Unit # Topic

• Unit 2:  Introduction to Accounting and Business

• Unit 3:  Analyzing Transactions

• Unit 4:  Adjustment Process & Recording Adjustments

• Unit 5:  Completing the Accounting Cycle—Part 1

• Unit 6:  Completing the Accounting Cycle—Part 2

• Unit 7:  Accounting for Merchandising Businesses

• Unit 8:  Inventories-Part I

•  Unit 9:  Inventories-Part II  

Questions

Thank you for attending this seminar.