Spring 2019 Course Syllabi

Dakota College at Course Syllabus Course Prefix/Number/Title: ACCT 260 – Accounting Information Systems Number of Credits: 3 semester hours Pre/Co-requisites: None Course Description: Accounting software will be used to study the processes and procedures by which an organization’s financial information is accumulated, classified, processed, analyzed, and communicated. Topics include business cycles, controls, integrated accounting software, and spreadsheets. Instructor: Emily Rodacker Phone: 701.340.4069 Email : emily.rodacker@ndus.edu Lecture/Lab Schedule: Online Textbooks: Connect Access Card for Computer Accounting with Quickbooks 2015, Kay 17e. ISBN: 1259874753 / 9781259874758 Software Requirements: Firefox web browser recommended for Connect. Students will also be required to use Quickbooks and may also be required to use e-mail and Mircosoft Excel when applicable. System Requirements: Students will need to use McGraw Hill Connect to complete assignments. Visit the McGraw Hill Connect System Requirements page at http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/0000065899/student_view0/getting_started/system_requirem ents.html Course Objectives It is expected that students will be able to: • Interpret and use information provided by financial accounting systems in making business decisions. • Prepare financial statements for businesses and communicate financial accounting information. • Evaluate accounting events and transactions and record events utilizing the accounting cycle. • Prepare and adjust necessary adjusting and closing entries. • Prepare a trial balance. • Prepare financial statements. • Prepare a post-closing trial balance. • Prepare general and subsidiary ledgers. • Record current liability transactions, including payroll/calculate payroll and deductions.