FINANCIAL ACCOUNTINGCOURSE CODE: 01-01-0332SECTION CODE: 1181Course Study Guide
Academic Year Fall 2011BBA ProgramDepartment of Business AdministrationFaculty of Management Sciences Summarized Course Outline of Financial Accounting, for BBA (Fall 2010)Course Facilitators: Moona Shamim |
Lecture | Contents of Lectures |
1 & 2 | Course Introduction (Individual project assigned)Overview & FundamentalsRatio Analysis |
3 | The corporation: Valuation |
4 | Partnership: Formation & Withdrawal of Funds |
5 | Partnership: Distribution of profit & loss |
5 & 6 | Partnership: Admission |
6 & 7 | Partnership: Retirement |
7 | Partnership: Dissolution |
Mid-Term | Midterm Examination – COMPULSORY |
8 & 9 | Company Accounts: Absorption |
10 | Company Accounts: Amalgamation |
11 | Company Accounts: Reconstruction |
11 & 13 | Company Accounts: Final Accounts |
14 & 15 | Statement of Cash flow |
15 | Project Submission & Presentation (No late work will be accepted!) |
16 | FINAL Examination – COMPULSORY |
Introduction
This course is designed to provide an overview of the framework in which accounting information is prepared and its use by managers & other stakeholders in the decision making process. It explains how systematically financial transactions are recorded, classified and summarized in order to provide a deeper insight into the management of the affairs of the organization. Further, it will demonstrate how financial statements are prepared & used by managers in order to evaluate the operational and financial health of the organization.
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Objectives
* To expose the students to the framework in which accounting information is prepared and its use by the managers & other stakeholders in the decision making process.
* To explain how systematically financial transactions are recorded, classified and summarized in order to provide a deeper insight to the management into the affairs of the organization.
* To demonstrate the students how the financial statements are prepared & its use by the managers to evaluate the operational & financial health of the organization.
Text books
Students may use the following available book:
* Advanced Accounting by S N Maheshwari & S K Masheshwari
* Advanced Accounting by Syed Iftikhar Ali
* Principles of Accounting by Syed Iftikhar Ali
Attendance:
Attendance is required as per university policy.
Important advice:
Only those student are advised to take this course who:
* Have access to a reliable and secure pc, connected to the internet;
* Have a decent command of the English language;
* Are not afraid of number crunching and are disciplined to follow systematic rules, instructions and procedures;
* Are ready to put in at least 6 hours per week of relevant dedicated “work”.
* Are not afraid of learning what they don’t know, and in some cases may not have seen the application of the concept applied in Pakistan.
Assignments:
Students are responsible for all class work and assignments according to the schedule, even in case of absence. No late work will be accepted. Students should be expecting assignment every week. Assignment will be assigned in class or available on the course network folder
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A from 88% Your target
B+ from 81% Very achievable
B from 74%
C+ from 67%
C from 60%
FAIL below 60%
Standard University Grading Policy (What you do, is what you will get!)
Mid-term 35%
Final 55%
Quizzes,
Assignments,
Project & Presentation 10%
Total 100%
Important Note: Grade weight age is tentative and is subject change without notice.
Class Conduct:
| * Students must be prepared for class according to what the schedule indicates. Chapters should be read prior to the class discussion. |
| * Class participation is strongly encouraged. Please feel to ask any question at any time. |
| * Cell Phones must be turned off. Running out of class to answer a cell phone is totally unacceptable. |
| * Leaving class early or entering the class late will be considered an absence. * Attendance once marked will NOT be changed. * NO excused absence at all. NOT present in class (for whatever unavoidable reasons) means ABSENT. * 4 absences means a grade of FAIL! * LATE means absent (absolutely no exceptions).
* Class disruption or any other nuisance that disturbs the discipline of the class will result in negative class participation marks. Prolonged class distraction will result in suspension from class. * With regards to the above issues DON’T bother me. NEVER call me! |
Individual project & presentation: Financial Data Collection & Analysis
Each student is required to submit their project in the last class (that is, the class before the final exam).
Students are not allowed to work as a group. DO NOT plagiarize. I want original work. Your 7 minute self explanatory presentation should be in PowerPoint. However, you will not be required to present. Your project documentation (and feasibility report) must be at least 7 pages (12 Times New Roman, 1.5 spacing, reference pages, table of contents, titles, sub-titles, etc).
You will submit your project report hard copy (which will include a CD with the soft copy of your slide presentation, project report, & data file).
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You will also be required to submit the data file on an assigned network folder. You are required to collect real economic data (assigned to you) and analyze it:
* Only work on the data in the format you are required. Do not make any changes to the data format requirement.
* Be very precise in your data collection.
* The most important part of your project is the relevance and accuracy of your data; any problem in your data will affect your analysis and results.
* Check the network folder regularly for instructions for the project.
* Failure to follow instructions will result in project marks of ZERO or even negative marks.
Session 1:
GOOD LUCK!
